Name: Andy Patterson
Age: 30
Title: Co-founder of Purpose Pops. Purpose Pops are ready to eat fruit smoothie pops that are delivered to your door. This month for every new customer we are donating $5 to Phoenix Children’s Hospital.
Married/Single: Married!
Kids: one 2 month old boy! He goes by either squishy man or “the boss” if you were wondering.
City you live in: Scottsdale
A typical day in my life includes…
every day is different. We are ramping up our production now, so building relationship with suppliers has been a major focus.
I was born…
in Yuma, AZ! Grandpa was a rancher!
My favorite thing about Arizona…
hands down the outdoors, in less than an hour and a half I can be driving on a dirt road to our family cabin in Payson.
I’m listening to…
Podcasts: #askgaryveeshow, Tony Robbins, How I Built This.
My family…
is amazing and a huge blessing. I have the most supportive wife in the world – and I already told you about the new addition. Being a native most of my family is here also which is huge plus too.
If I could have dinner with anyone, it would be…
well aside from my wife, Tara, I am thinking Gary Vee would be pretty cool.
One thing I cannot live without…
family and friends.
When I was younger, I wanted to be…
Well growing up my brother and I mowed lawns in Arcadia… so for a while there I had my eyes set on the landscaping in business!
I’m inspired by…
passionate people.
If I could change anything in the world, it would be…
right now with the Purpose Pops focus our mission is make healthy #realfood more convenient and accessible.
The perfect day would be…
a morning hike with the wife and baby, a getting some work done for Purpose Pops, and ending it with a casual happy hour.
My first job was…
mowing lawns.
My favorite escape…
Camelback mountain, the gym, or a good happy hour.
I’m currently working on…
improving Purpose Pops operations and building the team.
Always…
half full.
Never…
make excuses.
Favorite Quote…
this one is sticking right now: “the perfect is the enemy of the good”.
Biggest Dream…
get the added sugars currently found in 80% of consumer products down to… I don’t know 40%?!
Pet Peeve(s)…
complaining.
