The Writer - Patrick Flannery

Pat is a journalist, copywriter and editor with a deeper understanding of small business and manufacturing than most. After graduating from the Carleton School of Journalism in 1994, he spent 10 years selling CNC machine tools in the southwestern Ontario automotive market. He returned to media with a gig selling advertising for the London Free Press in 2005, then moved on writing the ads themselves at Surge Communications. There, he worked on such major accounts as the Ivey School of Business, Westcast, Gennum and Maple Leaf. A successful freelancing effort followed, including writing for GoodLife Fitness and Manulife. Pat came full circle back to journalism when he was hired as Managing Editor for two national trade magazines, Wood Industry and Coverings, where he spent the next three years covering issues relevant to wood products manufacturers and flooring retailers.