who we are

Paddi Murphy is a family owned, family run company that started in 2005 with the goal of producing soft, luxurious women's sleep and loungewear that highlighted femininity and function above all else.

Our flagship line, Softies, is a beautiful collection of moisture wicking nightgowns and pajamas specifically designed to alleviate night sweats and hot flashes.  From the very begininning, the performance fabrics in Softies made such a tremendous impact on the lives of our customers that in 2006 we introduced a sister Spa Collection of cozy wraps, robes and bed jackets to serve as soft, comfy coordinates to our popular Softies line.

Now, over five years later, the Paddi Murphy family is full steam ahead, selling our Softies and Spa Collections to customers across North and Central America.  We have even introduced two new lines for the little ones in your family:  Paddi Cakes for little girls and Paddi Wagons for little boys.  Our playtime marshmallow coats in each collection are spun from the same fabrics that have always kept you Soft, Cool and Dry.

 

about us

Dennis Murphy, nicknamed Paddi as a newspaper delivery boy in South Dakota, has over 40 years in the lingerie and apparel business, specializing in all areas of sales, design and, most importantly, new ideas for his customers.

In 2005, when Dennis started his moisture wicking Softies line, he distributed his first run of test products to mothers of all the boys he'd coached through the years.  "I chased their kids around ball fields for years, so I asked for a favor in return," he says.  As it turned out, Dennis was doing them the favor.

"Be brutally honest", he told the moms.  "Are the pajamas comfortable?  Do they work?"

The baseball-mom testers answered unanimously, resoundingly:  "Yes!"   Some of the testers were menopausal or pre-menopausal.  Some suffered from diabetes or other disease.  All of them loved the pajamas, loved sleeping soft, cool and dry.  A chemotherapy patient told him it was the first time she didn't have to change pajamas in the middle of the night.

Today, Dennis has found that it takes just one buyer.  "Sell one pair," he says. "Within a few days, she'll tell her family and friends, and they'll all want a pair for themselves."




Tim Murphy, the middle of three Murphy boys, started with Paddi Murphy in 2008.  Tim had previously worked with a Fortune 50 company for three years as a sales manager and has a marketing degree from the University of Wisconsin - Madison. 

"I love working with my family," says Tim.  "Anyone who's met my dad knows that he's an energetic, funny guy that really knows his business.  Working for him has been a great opportunity to learn from the best, while also being given the freedom to be autonomous and implement my own ideas that help us continue to grow."

When asked what it is like to sell women's sleepwear, Tim replies: "I'll admit that I did not see this as a career path when I was twenty, but working in this industry with my family could not have been a better fit.  We make a great product that truly helps people, and we take an immense amount of pride in what we do.  To me, that sounds like a great job."

 

Peggy Murphy, the mother of the Murphy group, started with Paddi Murphy in 2009 after working for 15 years as a surgery scheduler.  Peggy is the official CFO of the company, keeping a watchful eye on the checks and balances.  When the finances are in place, Peggy spends the rest of her time at the warehouse or checking up on Dennis and Tim.


"When I first started with Paddi Murphy, it felt like raising my kids all over again," says Peggy.  "Those two are always up to something and a little supervision seems to keep them on task - most of the time."

How is life different from the daily office grind and working with the family?

"There's no HR department around here.  Good for me, bad for them!" Peggy laughs.



Lily Nguyen is designer extraordinaire for Paddi Murphy.  With the company since its beginning in 2005, Lily is "the daughter I never had and the most talented person I know," says Dennis. 


Based out of California, Lily is constantly finding new designs, colors and styles to keep Paddi Murphy customers happy and fashionable.