Profile: Patricia L. Grandle

Pat brings to Sunbelt a wealth of knowledge and expertise related to small and medium- size companies. Over the past two decades, she has held several sales, marketing and leadership positions and managed several disciplines at a vice presidential and ownership level. This was at a highly successful, family-owned manufacturing company in the mid-west primarily serving the automotive marketplace. She spent her entire professional career at this company until it closed in 2009.

This experience has allowed her the ability to build relationships with high-level personnel and close large deals in heavily competitive environments.

Pat has extensive professional, corporate, and sales experience with a specialty in marketing. She first demonstrated her career strengths and critical thinking skills when she obtained a degree in business management and a minor in psychology. She also brings substantial life experience to her work as a business broker, having served the business communities in Mexico and Europe.

Pat has served as a member of several associations including the American Marketing Association (AMA) and Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). She was Chair of the Society of Automotive Engineers International Trade Show Committee for two years. In addition, she spent time in the community as Chairperson of the Indian Boundary YMCA and as board member of her home owners association.