Patty began her career working as a respiratory therapist in the neonatal intensive care unit of Nicklaus Children’s Hospital in Miami. She found her full-time therapy job challenging and rewarding, but it was also emotionally taxing, and she found it hard to “turn off” at the end of a long day. The birth of her second child prompted Patty to make a crucial change. She started an online business on eBay: The Shopping Mom.