Recent Coverage
Q1 2026 Press Wall
Eight major placements between January and March 2026, totaling 47.9M+ direct readers across home, lifestyle, business, and broadcast.
In Their Words
What Editors and Hosts Said
Lifted verbatim from the placements above. No publicist polish, no edits.
“Designers say more clients are requesting this 'secret' feature.”
“From a $5,000 truck and a kid who needed dinner to a hidden-door empire.”
“The Murphy Door Empire. 200,000 orders and counting.”
“Hidden doors went from novelty to the most-requested high-end upgrade of the year.”
“Murphy Door manufactured across three American plants: Ogden UT, Lexington KY, and Rigby ID. A real American manufacturer behind the brand.”
On Air · Q1 2026
Podcast Highlights
Three guest appearances driving 1M+ listeners across long-form interviews. Tap any card to listen.
The Hardware
Awards & Recognition
- 2024 · EY
- Entrepreneur of the Year. Mountain West Finalist
- 2019-2026 · Inc.
- Inc. 5000. 7× Honoree
- 2022 · NAHB
- Best Indoor Product · IBS
EY Entrepreneur of the Year, Mountain West region.
Murphy Door on the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing list in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025, 2026.
National Association of Home Builders International Builders' Show winner.
As Featured In
Additional Press & Citations
Selected long-form features and on-air appearances tracing the full Murphy Door arc, all live and verifiable.
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Fortune · October 2025
"Murphy Door CEO's small-business rule that turned the firefighter's side hustle into national scale."
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Deseret News · November 2025
"What's behind the Murphy Door hidden door company?" Covers celebrity clientele, national expansion, John Wick Experience.
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Deseret News · May 2026
"Meet the resilient Utah 'CEO of the Year' behind the hidden door." Despite setbacks, Jeremy Barker has learned to persevere.
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KSL · May 2026
"Meet the resilient Utah CEO of the Year behind the hidden door." Statewide broadcast feature.
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Utah Business · May 2026
"What the firehouse taught me about building a business." A firefighter-turned-founder thought-leadership essay.
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GlobeNewswire · April 2026
"Murphy Door Founder Named 2026 Utah Business CEO of the Year." Official release.
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Business Elevated · April 2025
"Jeremy Barker. Behind the Hidden Door." Business Elevated (Utah GOED) podcast, Season 7, Episode 14.
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KSL · December 2025
"How a firefighter accidentally found the secret door to success."
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Apple Podcasts · Jan 2026
"#2071: ICE and the Thought Police + Jeremy Barker on his Murphy Door Empire Pt. 2." The Adam & Dr. Drew Show.
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