Pat Kerr Tigrett
Pat Kerr, Inc. & Celebrations!!!, Chairman/CEO
|  | Of all the creative Society of Entrepreneurs members, Pat Kerr Tigrett most likely is the one with the most fashion sense. She ought to be, as Pat is Chairman and Owner of Pat Kerr, Inc., a clothing design firm that focuses on couture, children’s couture, and bridal couture. Her Celebrations!!! company focuses on bridal planning and producing large events. Antique lace design is truly where Pat Kerr has found her niche, and the dresses that she has provided the fashion world are revered far and wide as works of art. She’s dressed a long list of women, including European royalty, famous film and stage stars, and beautiful brides.
Even though she’s internationally known, Pat Kerr hasn’t forgotten Memphis, as she gives a great deal of time to the arts and to charitable organizations. She’s spearheaded some of the most memorable benefit parties in the city’s recent history, such as the lighting of the Hernando-Desoto Bridge celebration and the Pyramid “Big Dig” party, as well as the Jingle Bell Ball, and the Nutcracker Ball.
She is Founder/Chairman of the largest annual ball in America. The Blues Ball, benefiting Memphis' legendary musicians and children's charities. She also serves on numerous boards, including Stanford St. Jude Golf Championship, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, The University of Memphis, Memphis in May, and Memphis Charitable Foundation.Description of Business:
Pat Kerr, Inc.-A clothing firm with three divisions: Couture, Children's Couture and Bridal Couture
Celebrations!!!-Planning and producing large events
Year Business Founded:
1980 Year Inducted:
1992 Thoughts on Entrepreneurship: "'Entrepreneurship embodies the spirit of the creative world of business and separates it from the mundane."
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