Jim Barr on ski slopes wearing snow goggles and a puffed jacket.

Jim Barr

Member at Large, Board of Directors

Jim Barr is the founder, CEO and new media producer to one of Canada’s leading digital  magazine networks, Seekers Media.

A legacy company of the Vancouver/Whistler 2010 Olympics, Seekers Media’s publications include SnowSeekers, FestivalSeekers and ZenSeekers.

His “a.k.a.” or influencer profile is Doc Pow – the Doctor of Powder, a prominent figure within Western Canada’s ski and snowboard industry since 1998.

Jim’s background includes over 25 years of writing, video and photo production, having been a freelance writer for newspapers before witnessing the birth of social media and the impact it would bring to the media landscape.  His expertise in business development is specific to Alberta and BC’s tourism and entertainment industry.

Jim’s leadership and vision saw support from the federal government early in the build of the company and was invited to “48 hours in the Valley” – Silicon Valley – and since then, those San Francisco inspirations and connections have been weaved into the Seekers Media 365 approach to the business, producing for its advertising partners innovative solutions winning them twelve national and provincial economic impact awards over the business’s sixteen-year history.

Outside of the company, you will find Jim on a snowboard or a paddleboard enjoying the bounty of world-leading outdoor experiences here in Western Canada.  Through their latest publication ZenSeekers, Jim has gained new indigenous perspective challenging him to unpack colonial narratives in favour of making room for a more traditional approach to life.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimerbarr/

 

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