Patrick Simmons

Patrick Simmons is an accomplished marketing professional with extensive experience in sales management and strategic brand solutions. Currently serving as Vice President at Strategic Brand Solutions since September 2018, Patrick leads a full-service promotional product and event activation company. As the Detroit Sales Manager at USA TODAY since September 2005, Patrick has successfully built and managed a sales team, driving growth across a territory that includes Michigan and Northern Ohio. Prior experience includes roles as Detroit Sales Manager for TIME Inc./Golf Magazine/Southern Living, where responsibilities included strengthening key account relationships, and as VP, Account Supervisor at McCann Erickson, focusing on marketing for light, medium, and heavy-duty trucks. Patrick holds a Bachelor of Applied Science in Marketing and a Bachelor of Science in Education from Eastern Michigan University.