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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.0.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Thu, 28 Aug 2008 12:42:43 GMT--><rss xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Nimble - about us</title><link>http://NimbleTheory.com/about/</link><description>Nimble - about us</description><copyright>Nimble - about us</copyright><language>en-US</language><generator>Squarespace Site Server v5.0.0 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</generator><item><title>Jeff Barson short bio</title><category>All About Nimble</category><dc:creator>Jeff Barson</dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Feb 2006 05:41:24 +0000</pubDate><link>http://NimbleTheory.com/about/jeff-barson-short-bio.html</link><guid isPermaLink="false">55748:479916:391867</guid><description><![CDATA[<h2><span class="full-image-float-left"><img alt="smooch.jpg" src="http://NimbleTheory.com/storage/smooch.jpg" /></span></h2> <p>Managing Partner, <a class="offsite-link-inline" target="new" href="http://www.surface-med.com">Surface Medical Spas</a><br /> My <a href="http://surface-med.squarespace.com/" target="new" class="offsite-link-inline">Medical Spa MD: Doctors in cosmetic medicine.</a><br /> Founding Partner, Nimble<br />Founder, Wild Blue<a href="http://www.nimbleit.com"><br /></a>Currently: Joined <a href="http://www.sendsidenetworks.com">Sendside Networks</a> startup management team as: <a href="http://www.sendsidenetworks.com/company/management-team#jeff" target="_blank" class="offsite-link-inline">Director of Product Marketing, User Experience Czar, and Chief Evangelist</a><br /> <a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffbarson" target="_blank" class="offsite-link-inline">My Linked In Profile</a><br /> (My wife likes me to use this picture and she's right behind me.)<br /></p> <p>Article: <a href="http://www.connect-utah.com/article.asp?r=2000&iid=48&sid=2" target="_blank" class="offsite-link-inline">Connect Magazine, Point of View</a><br /> </p> <p><span id="Content">Born Logan. Schooled in England. High school, back in Utah again. College USU. Majored in Art after pre-Med. Two years Boston. Nine years Manhattan. Now 6 years in Park City.</span></p> <p><span id="Content"> <span class="full-image-float-left"><img src="http://NimbleTheory.com/storage/thumb%20Eve.jpg" alt="thumb Eve.jpg" /></span>For years I was a <a class="offsite-link-inline" target="new" href="http://www.ren-man.com">artist </a>bachelor living in Manhattan and hawking my tawdry wares through my network of agents and publishers. I spent my time painting for clients that included New York City Opera, Ballentine, Coca-Cola, yada-yada-yada times 30. And since, through numerous misadventures, I garner myself at least a little of a reputation, I was commissioned to paint portraits of Princess Diana as well as Vivien Leigh for the 60th anniversary of the release of Gone With The Wind. <a href="http://NimbleTheory.com/display/ShowGallery?moduleId=935559">See some of my portfolio here</a>.<br /> <br /> <span class="full-image-float-right"><img src="http://NimbleTheory.com/storage/yellowdrape.jpg" alt="yellowdrape.jpg" /></span>I&rsquo;ve been fortunate to have a few hobbies. Managing Director of the Russian-American Society for the Protection of Animals (An international non-profit 501c charity) based in New York City that gave me the opportunity to help save some polar bears and arctic foxes. I scared a whole lot of university students as I bounced around teaching, lecturing and tearing up their work. And I got bounced around a fair amount myself as I was taught <a class="offsite-link-inline" target="new" href="http://www.nyshorinji.org/">Shorinji Kempo</a> (beware of being the only large American in an all Japanese martial art). After retiring to Park City (a few East Coast summers of 98 degrees and 98% humidity will do that to you) I put my art career on hold and changed direction for a while.</span></p> <p><span id="Content"><span class="full-image-float-left"><img alt="Gapingvoid.jpg" src="http://blog.guykawasaki.com//Gapingvoid.jpg" /></span>Moving to Park City I caught something of an entrepreneurial bug. I started a publishing company (closed), a funky furniture company (failed), and learned some valuable lessons. My next ventures into technology in medicine; <a class="offsite-link-inline" target="new" href="http://www.surface-med.com">Surface Medical Spas</a> and consumer facing tecnologies for cosmetic medicine; <a href="http://www.medicalspamd.com" target="_blank" class="offsite-link-inline">Medical Spa MD</a>, have met with some success. </span></p><p><span id="Content">Moving further into technology, I founded Nimble, a tech startup designed built around aggregated sales for local business.</span><span id="Content">Having formed an angel group in Park City, I came across Sendside Networks, a startup founded by a friend of mine that has the potential to disrupt some really big markets. So, I both invested and joined the team at <a href="http://www.sendside.com">Sendside</a>.<br /></span></p> <p><span id="Content">I'm married to my dazzling gorgeous and headstrong creative director Shelly, and have one daughter Madison. (Shelly was not put off when, before we were married, I made her attend an opening of mine in South Carolina that included mingling with 600 women dressed up as Scarlet O&rsquo;Hara.) </span></p> <p><span id="Content"><span class="full-image-float-left"><img src="http://NimbleTheory.com/storage/la3070-001.jpg" alt="la3070-001.jpg" /></span>I&rsquo;m glad to be living in Park City, Utah with my lovely wife Shelly, daughter Madison, dog Jai, cocatoo Loki, and horses; Pharaoh, Maverick, Cakee, and Moon.<span class="full-image-float-none"><br /> </span></span></p> <p> </p>]]></description><wfw:commentRss>http://NimbleTheory.com/about/rss-comments-entry-391867.xml</wfw:commentRss></item></channel></rss>