It began…

…without any acting background, or comedy skills, or theatre connections, or a director, or even a show script — at 36 years old, Patrick set out to create something amazing.

After years lacking the self-confidence, Patrick found the courage to attempt his most audacious dream: a comedic, one-man theatre show. 

(The “one-man show” is the Mount Everest of the theatre world. It’s not “stand up comedy.” It’s a no-safety-net attempt to wow a theatre audience by telling an epic story and performing all the different characters – Just you, all alone, on stage for two hours).

The first year was full of difficult lessons, hard fails, and naysayers. Yet it was the start of a rocket ride that would take Patrick around globe for 15 years, 400 performances, critical acclaim, and more than 100,000 tickets sold for the show he wrote, directed and starred in, titled “Man 1, Bank 0.”

On a remarkable journey that took him from “Bad to Broadway”, and that earned him international acclaim and invitations to perform in extraordinary events such HBO’s Comedy Festival, Patrick learned that by following your bliss you “become a far greater person by far than you ever dreamed to be,” and that you inspire others to live theirs.

Through his keynote presentations, Patrick has spread his message about each person’s ability to astound themselves to more than 1 million people live.

He has been the invited guest speaker of more than 1,500 organizations and has spoken in every U.S. state and more than 10 countries.

Along the way, Patrick’s been a cover story in The New York Times, The London Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The San Francisco Chronicle and a more than 100 newspapers.

He’s appeared on ABC Nightly News, NBC Nightly News, Good Morning America, The Phil Donahue Show, CNN, NPR, The Tonight Show, and The View for an interview with Barbara Walters.

Patrick is driven to inspire others to follow their bliss, accomplish remarkable things, and continually astound themselves.