Barry Henthorn
Encyclopedia
Barry Henthorn is the CEO at Pangea Networks, DBA Baristas. He was the co-founder of ReelTime.com
, an Internet
video on demand
provider.
The two companies merged to create Innovative Communications Technologies, which creates and markets communications technologies. Henthorn is the CEO of the merged company and the creator of its new Global Private Telecommunications Networks. Henthorn also produced "Name That Lick", an MTV
style game show
, in 1998.
Henthorn has been featured in publications such as The New York Times
, Washington CEO, The Seattle Times
, The Wall Street Journal
, and others.
Henthorn has also sat on advisory boards for US corporations in industries including aerospace
, law, accounting, international trade, espresso
machine manufacturing, and travel.
In September 2011, the U.S. Department of Labor filed a complaint against Henthorn over unpaid wages on behalf of 45 employees of Baristas Coffee, which he owns. The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries investigated 16 such complaints, and ordered Henthorn to pay some of those employees and pay fines.
and academic support for college basketball player Jamal Crawford
, the NCAA suspended Crawford for six games while it launched an investigation of Crawford for violating rules on amateurism. As a result of the exposure that the investigation received the NCAA vowed to revisit its criteria for and position on amateurism in college athletics.
ReelTime.com
ReelTime.com is an Internet-based video on demand provider located in Seattle, Washington. It was founded as Reeltime Rentals Inc. in 2004 and went public in September 2006 at the same time that its online service was launched. The company's Directors are Michael Gersh and Beverly...
, an Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
video on demand
Video on demand
Video on Demand or Audio and Video On Demand are systems which allow users to select and watch/listen to video or audio content on demand...
provider.
Career
Barry Henthorn is a pioneer and marketer of telecommunications technologies. In 1990, Henthorn founded and served as CEO of Emerald City Telecommunications and formed Emerald City Cellular in 1992.The two companies merged to create Innovative Communications Technologies, which creates and markets communications technologies. Henthorn is the CEO of the merged company and the creator of its new Global Private Telecommunications Networks. Henthorn also produced "Name That Lick", an MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
style game show
Game show
A game show is a type of radio or television program in which members of the public, television personalities or celebrities, sometimes as part of a team, play a game which involves answering questions or solving puzzles usually for money and/or prizes...
, in 1998.
Henthorn has been featured in publications such as The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, Washington CEO, The Seattle Times
The Seattle Times
The Seattle Times is a newspaper serving Seattle, Washington, US. It is the largest daily newspaper in the state of Washington. It has been, since the demise in 2009 of the printed version of the rival Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle's only major daily print newspaper.-History:The Seattle Times...
, The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal is an American English-language international daily newspaper. It is published in New York City by Dow Jones & Company, a division of News Corporation, along with the Asian and European editions of the Journal....
, and others.
Henthorn has also sat on advisory boards for US corporations in industries including aerospace
Aerospace
Aerospace comprises the atmosphere of Earth and surrounding space. Typically the term is used to refer to the industry that researches, designs, manufactures, operates, and maintains vehicles moving through air and space...
, law, accounting, international trade, espresso
Espresso
Espresso is a concentrated beverage brewed by forcing a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure through finely ground coffee. Espresso is widely known throughout the world....
machine manufacturing, and travel.
In September 2011, the U.S. Department of Labor filed a complaint against Henthorn over unpaid wages on behalf of 45 employees of Baristas Coffee, which he owns. The Washington State Department of Labor and Industries investigated 16 such complaints, and ordered Henthorn to pay some of those employees and pay fines.
NCAA Influence
After Henthorn provided room and boardRoom and board
Room and board describes a situation where, in exchange for money, labor or other considerations, a person is provided with a place to live as well as meals on a comprehensive basis...
and academic support for college basketball player Jamal Crawford
Jamal Crawford
Jamal Crawford is an American professional basketball player who most recently played with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks. He is a 6'5" and 200 lb shooting guard–point guard...
, the NCAA suspended Crawford for six games while it launched an investigation of Crawford for violating rules on amateurism. As a result of the exposure that the investigation received the NCAA vowed to revisit its criteria for and position on amateurism in college athletics.