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.

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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."

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