This is the professional home of Jeff Barnes

Helping organizations navigate growth, innovation, and change.

From startup ventures to industry-leading organizations, I've spent my career helping creative, technology, and entertainment businesses grow through strategic partnerships, business development, marketing, and executive leadership.

My work has spanned visual effects, immersive media, emerging technologies, and entrepreneurial ventures, always focused on bringing together talented people, compelling ideas, and practical execution to create meaningful results.

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Building Businesses

Co-founded ComputerCafe Group and helped grow CaféFX, The Syndicate, and Sententia Entertainment into a collection of creative businesses generating more than $180 million in revenue.

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Creating Opportunities

Led business development, strategic partnerships, marketing, and creative initiatives across organizations including Digital Domain, Lytro, and Light Field Lab.

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Industry Leadership

Former Chairman and Executive Board Member of the Visual Effects Society and recipient of both VES Fellow and Honorary Lifetime Membership recognition.

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Current Focus

Today, I'm most interested in opportunities involving business development, strategic partnerships, creative problem solving, organizational growth, and emerging technologies. I remain open to executive, advisory, fractional, and project-based opportunities.

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