The Adam and Dr. Drew Show #2071: ICE and the Thought Police + Jeremy Barker on his Murphy Door Empire Pt. 2
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Jan 30, 2026 Jeremy Barker, serial entrepreneur and inventor who founded Murphy Door and Murphy Ladder, shares his rise from living in his truck to building a multimillion-dollar hidden-door hardware brand. He talks about inventing a pivot hinge for heavy concealed doors. He explores hidden rooms, speakeasies, manufacturing scale, trademark battles, and why he moved operations back to Utah.
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From Millionaire To Living In A Truck
- Jeremy Barker lost his early shed-company fortune and lived in his truck before rebuilding his career.
- He used that hardship to pivot into construction, firefighting, and later inventing Murphy Door hardware.
Pivot Hardware Solved Heavy Hidden Doors
- Jeremy saw traditional side-mounted hinges fail under heavy hidden-door loads and designed a top-and-bottom pivot instead.
- That pivot fixed twist and screw-shear problems and enabled heavier, deeper hidden doors.
Start With Real Installer Problems
- If you want a side business, make hardware that solves a real installation pain point.
- Jeremy started by selling a surface-mounted pivot so he could keep his firefighting job while testing the market.