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This December, Patrick Pierce will celebrate a year of owning the Big Frog Custom T-Shirts and More<\/a> location in Clearwater. In the short time he\u2019s been in business for himself, he has made a big impact on the Clearwater community, donating t-shirts to people fighting cancer battles, patients undergoing surgery, and for a fundraiser walk for the family of Deputy Michael J. Magli, killed in the line of duty in February 2021. Now Patrick enters the holiday season supporting \u201cChristmas Combat,\u201d which raises money for less fortunate Clearwater area families thru t-shirt sales, as well as joining the brand\u2019s national Shop Local All the Way<\/a> campaign.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Owning a Small Business<\/h2>\n

Patrick made the entrepreneurial leap to business ownership in December 2020 after having been in the finance world for nearly 14 years and wanting a change. And change he got! He and his wife were expecting their first child, but when the opportunity in Clearwater came available, he couldn\u2019t turn it down.<\/p>\n

His father-in-law was on the board of directors for Big Frog, so Patrick and his wife were familiar with the brand and its focus on local, community support. That resonated with them as well as the \u201cfamily-friendly\u201d hours.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a bit of a crazy time because when we opened our daughter was just two months old, but it was such a good fit for me and my family,\u201d Patrick said. \u201cMy wife was very supportive and, although our life changes were pretty huge at the time, I wouldn\u2019t have changed a thing. The chance to support other local businesses and charities for this past year has been super rewarding and I\u2019ve been able to be more present to watch our daughter grow.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Clearwater shop is the original Big Frog location, established in 2008 by co-founders Leeward Bean, Tina Bacon-DeFrece, and Ron DeFrece to provide \u201cun-frog-ettable\u201d custom apparel and t-shirts as well as unparalleled customer service to this tight-knit Florida community. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic retail struggles, the Clearwater shop was shuttered until Patrick came along.<\/p>\n

A University of South Florida grad with strong financial and business analyst chops, Patrick has made Clearwater his home for more than a decade and now also makes it his place of small business ownership. His wife Kerry is a native of nearby Seminole who went to school in Rhode Island and returned home and married Patrick.<\/p>\n

Giving Back to the Community<\/h2>\n

Heading into his second Christmas season, Patrick anticipates helping other families in need through charities in Clearwater and Dunedin, where Big Frog\u2019s corporate offices are located.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s all in the just-launched Shop Local All the Way<\/a>, a campaign to promote other small businesses nationwide. The idea is to support other neighboring businesses in communities by offering discounts, visibility on social media channels, and opportunities to win Big Frog swag and gear. With Big Frog leading the way, \u201call boats rise with the tide\u201d and people are encouraged to \u201cshop local\u201d in small-town neighborhoods like Clearwater.<\/p>\n

Patrick\u2019s Big Frog is located at 1874 Gulf to Bay Blvd., Clearwater, FL 33765 and is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Closed Sundays. Patrick also owns the territory nearby in the greater Brandon area and has plans to open a shop there in the summer of 2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This December, Patrick Pierce will celebrate a year of owning the Big Frog Custom T-Shirts and More location in Clearwater. 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