Patrick Henry (HA 鈥�25)
Chairman & CEO
Patrick Henry Creative Promotions, Inc.
Patrick Henry (HA 鈥�25) founded Patrick Henry Creative Promotions Inc. (PHCP) in 1987 as a beverage promotions and marketing company. Henry started his agency as a one-person operation out of his house with two clients. The business grew quickly, earning a place among Houston鈥檚 Fast Track 100 Companies in the Houston Business Journal and a ranking as the No. 1 Best Company to Work for in Texas by Texas Monthly magazine.
PHCP鈥檚 clients include top hospitality chains in America such as Darden Restaurants, Outback Steakhouse, Carrabba鈥檚, Landry鈥檚 Inc., The Cheesecake Factory, Red Lobster, Buffalo Wild Wings, Hooters, BJ鈥檚, Applebee鈥檚, Cracker Barrel, Fogo de Ch茫o, P.F. Chang鈥檚, Delaware North, and The Melting Pot.
Henry has also consulted for Walt Disney World, Coors Brewing Company, Molson Brewery of Canada, the U.S. Navy, Amtrak, and Absolut.
Henry earned the Enterprise Champion Award as one of Houston鈥檚 top small business leaders. The Houston chapter of the Red Cross named him an 鈥渆veryday hero鈥� for his community involvement, and then-Mayor Bill White presented him with the Houston Public Service Award for his work to end domestic violence. In fall 2023, Henry delivered the commencement speech for Hilton College, where he serves on the Hilton College Dean鈥檚 Advisory Board.
Today, Henry is chairman and chief executive officer of PHCP, traveling more than 100,000 miles across the country each year 鈥� much of it by private rail.