Patrick Hull
{{Short description|American entrepreneur (1966 - 2021}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Patrick Hull
| image = Patrick-Hull-Headshot-2012.jpg
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| alias = Pat Hull
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1966|06|08}}
| birth_place = Louisville, Kentucky
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2021|01|02|1966|06|08}}
| alma_mater =
| occupation =
| yearsactive = 1998–2021
| known_for = Getloaded.com{{cite news|title=Rig de Rigueur: Wheels and a Laptop|url=http://partners.nytimes.com/library/tech/00/12/biztech/technology/13stra.html|accessdate=13 April 2017|work=The New York Times}}{{cite news|last1=Geiger|first1=Jacob|title=Patrick Hull|url=http://www.richmond.com/business/you-need-to-meet/article_2da939da-c1e2-5402-8522-0ef4ca616a21.html|accessdate=13 April 2017|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|language=en}}
| website = {{URL|http://phullholdings.com/}}
}}
Patrick Hull (June 8, 1966 – January 2, 2021){{cite web|title=Patrick Minker Hull (b. 1966)|url=http://birth-records.mooseroots.com/l/46608499/Patrick-Minker-Hull|publisher=MooseRoots|accessdate=13 April 2017|language=en-us}} was an American entrepreneur based in Richmond, Virginia.{{cite news|last1=JOHN REID|first1=BLACKWELL|title=Serial entrepreneur Pat Hull focuses on technology startups|url=http://www.richmond.com/business/local/serial-entrepreneur-pat-hull-focuses-on-technology-startups/article_8f8a1a1d-170a-52d8-97fc-e9a145ac979f.html|accessdate=10 April 2017|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|language=en}}{{cite news|last1=Sinclair|first1=Melissa Scott|title=Board Games With Branson: Guess Who Won?|url=http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/board-games-with-branson-guess-who-won/Content?oid=1611161|accessdate=13 April 2017|work=Style Weekly}} He was known for co-founding Getloaded.com,{{cite news|title=An Accidental Entrepreneur|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickhull/2012/12/03/an-accidental-entrepreneur/#43d811ab7b96|accessdate=10 April 2017|work=Forbes}} a freight matching service that has enhanced logistics for long-haul truck drivers.{{cite web|title=Trucker Path opens beta testing of truckload freight marketplace|url=http://www.ccjdigital.com/trucker-path-opens-beta-testing-of-truckload-freight-marketplace/|publisher=Commercial Carrier Journal|accessdate=10 April 2017|date=7 July 2015}}{{cite web|title=Technology turning truck drivers into sustainable, smarter players, experts say – DC Velocity|url=http://www.dcvelocity.com/articles/20160226-technology-turning-truck-drivers-into-sustainable-smarter-players-experts-say/|publisher=DC VELOCITY|accessdate=10 April 2017}}
Career
According to the Richmond Times-Dispatch, Hull was adopted at birth by John and Marianne Hull. In 1980,{{dubious|1=Dubious college year|date=August 2024|reason=unlikely the subject was in college at age 14 and the source doesn't cover that}} he started Cayman Inc while he was studying construction management at Virginia Tech.{{cite web|title=Capital City |url=http://richmondmagazine.com/news/capital-city-12-10-2013/|publisher=Richmond Magazine |accessdate=13 April 2017|language=en-us|date=10 December 2013}} In 2009, he founded The Hull Foundation, which distributed gifts and stuffs to various humanitarian causes.{{cite news|title=Local entrepreneur donates $20,000 to UnBoundRVA|url=http://www.richmond.com/business/local/article_d0abab30-d7bd-590e-ba0b-273538d02442.html|accessdate=10 April 2017|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|language=en}}{{cite web|title=Take two: Entrepreneur donates second $20000 to UnBoundRVA|url=http://www.pressdisplay.com/pressdisplay/mobile/articleview.aspx?articleId=aac55298-e574-49df-947b-f942ce466ef2&bookmarkid=|publisher=PressDisplay.com|access-date=10 April 2017}}{{dead link|date=February 2024|bot=medic}} Later in 2010, he founded Richmond Unite, which supported dozens of charities.{{cite news|title=Premier Gets Some Star Power|url=http://richmondbizsense.com/2011/06/17/nonprofit%E2%80%99s-premier-gets-some-star-power/|accessdate=10 April 2017|work=Richmond BizSense|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413234923/http://richmondbizsense.com/2011/06/17/nonprofit%E2%80%99s-premier-gets-some-star-power/|archive-date=13 April 2017|url-status=dead}} In December, 2012 he joined as a contributor at Forbes.{{cite web|title=Patrick Hull - Lessons From An Entrepreneurial Life|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickhull/#c30205b75cf8|work=Forbes|accessdate=10 April 2017}}{{cite news|title=Qualities of Successful Entrepreneurs|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/patrickhull/2012/12/06/qualities-of-successful-entrepreneurs/#7eef7f6a6dc7|accessdate=10 April 2017|work=Forbes}}
In 2008, Getloaded.com was selected to participate in Virginia's VALET Program.{{cite news|title=Virginia Economic Development Partnership|url=http://www.yesvirginia.org/AboutUs/NewsItem/923|accessdate=13 April 2017|work=YesVirginia}}{{cite web|title=DeGennaro heads Future Committee - Chesterfield Observer|url=http://www.chesterfieldobserver.com/news/2008-03-05/news/033.html|publisher=Chesterfield Observer|accessdate=13 April 2017|language=en}}
Institutional positions
- CEO at Phull Holdings{{cite web|title=Pat Hull - Angelist|url=https://angel.co/pat-hull|publisher=AngelList|accessdate=10 April 2017}}{{cite web|last1=Bihani|first1=Ekta|title=The Entrepreneurship Bug might bite you on Accident|url=https://thehackerstreet.com/accidental-entrepreneurs-entrepreneurship/|publisher=The Hacker Street|accessdate=13 April 2017|date=1 April 2016}}
- Founder of Richmond Unite{{cite web|last1=Sinclair|first1=Melissa Scott|title=Board Games With Branson: Guess Who Won?|date=13 September 2011 |url=http://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/board-games-with-branson-guess-who-won/Content?oid=1611161|publisher=Style Weekly|accessdate=10 April 2017}}
- Founder of ScoopMonkey{{cite web|title=Who We Are & Reputation Management for Freight Professionals|url=https://www.scoopmonkey.com/about|publisher=ScoopMonkey|accessdate=10 April 2017|language=en}}
Children
Patrick Hull has 3 children, Madison Hull, Madalyn Hull, and Benjamin (Cristelle) Hull.{{cite web |url=https://www.blileys.com/obituaries/Patrick-Minker-Hull?obId=19534080 |title=Obituary information for Patrick Minker Hull |format= |accessdate=2023-12-14}}
References
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External links
- {{official website| http://phullholdings.com/}}
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Category:Businesspeople from Louisville, Kentucky
Category:Businesspeople from Richmond, Virginia