The heart and soul of THRIVE are our Community Managers — ringleaders and ringmasters rolled into one. They are here to rock your world, simplify your life, restore your faith in humanity, and basically make your THRIVE experience a bowl of cherries. Minus the pits. Take a moment to meet one of the family.
THRIVE | Asheville Community Manager, Patrick Deehan
What’s your hometown?
Alpharetta, GA
Cats or dogs?
Woof
Which do you prefer: cake, pie or cookies?
COOKIES
What is the most-used app on your phone?
Safari
Sunrise or sunset?
Sunset
What’s your musical jam?
Sound & Fury by Sturgill Simpson.
Whose autograph or celebrity selfie do you have?
Pro football hall-of-famer Ray Lewis.
Who do people say you look like?
Joaquin Phoenix (or Jeffrey Hunter if you’re over 70).
[For those of you under 70, Hunter was an actor who starred in films such as The Searchers and King of Kings — Ed.]
What is your favorite local shop or restaurant?
I’m looking forward to discovering what Asheville has to offer!
When it comes to movies you are more a fan of …
Suspense
What is your favorite movie?
Fletch or Lethal Weapon
Do you have a nickname?
My family calls me Trick.
Most-prized possession?
My most recent Dunkin’ large black iced-coffee.
Do you have a guilty pleasure?
Pulpy old genre books — detective/western/sci-fi paperbacks from the ’60s and ’70s (like Elmore Leonard and Philip K. Dick). And playing Fortnite with my coworkers Gabe, Brandon and Luke.
What’s your favorite saying?
Alea iacta est (“The die is cast”).
What absolutely excites you right now?
Books
What skill does it take to be a great CM?
I would say attentiveness tops the list.
What is the least obvious skill it takes to be a great CM?
Flexibility in negotiation.
“You wouldn’t know it to look at me, but…”
I’m actually 6 feet 5 inches tall.
