About
Jeremy Barker

Founder Story

Founder and CEO of Murphy Door

Jeremy Barker is the founder and CEO of Murphy Door, the company behind the patented hidden-door system that turns wasted space into functional, secure, and beautiful places. What began as a single prototype became a category, and a manufacturing operation shipping nationwide.

Where It Starts

On October 19, 1987, Jeremy's father George Barker stood inside Merrill Lynch on Wall Street as the market collapsed in a single afternoon. Black Monday. The Dow lost 22.6% in one session, the worst single-day percentage drop in U.S. history. George spent the night on the phone with clients watching paper fortunes evaporate. Jeremy was a small kid at the time. He didn't understand the trading floor, but he understood the look on his father's face. Money is not the same thing as security. Discipline is.

Jeremy's mother, Paulette, was born and raised in Nantes, France. French was the first language spoken at home before English took over at school. The blend of American grit and European craft sensibility, of grace under pressure and respect for the made object, runs through every product the family has shipped since. Two countries. One operator.

The first business showed up early. As a teenager Jeremy launched Frontier Shed, building outdoor structures by hand. He learned how to quote, build, deliver, and collect before most kids could drive themselves to work. Then came the call that changed the next decade. Old man Haskell of Haskell Homes told Jeremy he was losing money on every build because his crews were taking nine months to close out a house. Jeremy looked him in the eye and said he could do it in 90 days, or Haskell didn't have to pay him a dime. That promise built a $30M-per-year custom home book of business and the operating discipline behind every Murphy Door shipped since.

Entrepreneurial Beginnings

Jeremy's path to founder didn't start in a boardroom. It started in a firehouse. He spent his early career as a firefighter, work that taught him discipline, composure under pressure, and how to run toward the problem when everyone else is running away. That instinct never left. He started his first companies young, learned how to sell, and learned, twice, how it feels to lose everything.

Founding and Scaling Murphy Door

In 2012, Jeremy invented the Murphy Door and bet everything on it. Over the next decade he grew the business from roughly $7M to nearly $50M in annual revenue, sustaining 70% year-over-year growth at its peak. He built a team of 100+ employees, shipped 200,000+ installations, generated 486M+ earned press reach in Q1 2026 alone across Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, House Beautiful, Salt Lake Tribune, Utah Business, Fox 13, Fortune, and Adam Carolla, and surpassed 1B+ social media views across the Murphy Door and JGB channels.

Along the way the company earned recognition as an Inc. 5000 honoree six times over, an EY Entrepreneur Of The Year finalist (2024), and was featured by Fortune (2025). In 2026, Jeremy was named Utah Business CEO of the Year.

A Portfolio of American Companies

Murphy Door is the anchor, not the ceiling. Today Jeremy operates a $60M-per-year combined portfolio across roughly 12 American companies. Murphy Ladder builds compact, Type IAA-rated multi-position folding ladders, designed by firefighters. Purebrand is an AI-driven customer advocacy platform that turns verified customers into authentic brand advocates through live product demos, built to rival Yelp and Google Reviews. The Pinnacle at Flaming Gorge is destination real estate on the Utah-Wyoming line. Barker Capital Group is the investment arm. Everything is built in Ogden, Utah and Lexington, Kentucky. Everything is made in America.

Built Upon Resilience

Before any of it worked, none of it did. Jeremy went bankrupt twice. He lost more than $20M and, at one point, slept in his truck. He didn't have a Plan B because he burned the boats. When you've been there, you stop being afraid of failure. You just build. That resilience is the foundation under every company he's started since.

Personal Life

Jeremy lives in Ogden, Utah, with his wife Shannon and their four kids. Faith and family anchor the work. The legacy he is building is measured in more than revenue. Discipline. Faith. Freedom. Legacy.