VITAL STATISTICS
Age: Hill: 58. Barrell: 45.
Where born: Hill: Ogden. Barrell: Mt. Pleasant, Pa.
Family: Hill: Wife Loretta and children Shelly, Spencer and Jodi. Barrell: Husband M. Kay and children Ross and Ian.
Education: Hill: Weber State College, bachelor in business administration. Barrell: Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa., bachelor of arts. Graduate work at the University of Southern Colorado and the University of Utah.
Primary products: Ballet performances and education programs.
Primary markets: Salt Lake City, Utah, western region and the United States.
Number of employees: 83.
Annual sales and contributions: $4.5 million.
PERSONALITY PROFILE
First "real" job: Hill: Del Monte canning factory. Barrell: J.C. Penney at age 16. All jobs are "real" jobs.
Management style: Hill: Participative. Barrell: Open door; team approach; look for new ways, new approaches to the same vision.
Strategy for success: Hill: Develop a shared vision, challenge the process, empower people, encourage ownership in the mission and reward success. Barrell: Anything is possible with an open approach, open mind and channeled energy.
A memorable failure: Hill: One-tenth of 1 percent sales tax for Animals, Arts and Kids.
Barrell: U.S. Film & Video Festival, fourth-year budget.
Heroes: Hill: David O. McKay. Barrell: No response.
Leisure time and hobbies: Hill: Golf, tennis and family.
Barrell: Gardening, reading and camping.
Favorite book and movie: Hill: "The Firm." "Ben Hur." Barrell: "U.S.A. Trilogy" by dos Passos. "Babette's Feast."