Patrick Schaal

Since becoming a certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, Patrick Schaal has been able to use his skills not only as a healer, but as an Account Executive as well. At his current position as an Account Manager with CA Technologies in New York City, Schaal has successfully injected new business into the company’s portfolio through telemarketing, direct mail, and strategic partnerships, leading to the extension of a previously non-existent pipeline to more than $1.4 million in revenue for the company. Schaal has directly contributed to the company’s coffers by closing deals worth $435,000 in products and services.

Despite his success in sales and accounts, Patrick Schaal did not receive an education in business; instead earning a Bachelor of Education in therapeutic education from the University of Toledo in Ohio. In fact, before making the move into business, Patrick Schaal developed his skills as a Recreational Therapist while an intern at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, leading to a stint as a Recreational Therapist at the Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center from 1999 to 2003. Schaal continued to work as a professional Recreational Therapist at New York Columbia Presbyterian Hospital from 2003 to 2005 and as a Consultant Therapist with the National Multiple Sclerosis Society from 2000 to 2007.

Beginning in 2006, Patrick Schaal began the successful transition from therapist to businessman as a Pharmaceutical Sales Representative at Takeda Pharmaceuticals/Publicis Selling Solutions and then as an Account Manager at Wright Medical Technology, Inc., from 2007 to 2008. Schaal found success at both companies, nurturing relationships with physicians while ensuring revenue growth and sales. From 2008 to 2010, Schaal led a team of engineers and specialists as an Account Executive at EMC Corporation, where he successfully brokered deals totaling $2.7 million. CA Technologies hired Schaal in 2010 and has seen brand new revenue opportunities grow by $1.4 million as a result of his efforts.