# John Sperry

> John Sperry is the co-founder and founding CEO of InMoment, originally Mindshare Technologies, and now chairman, CEO and co-founder of Halosight. His work focuses on making customer feedback and conversations useful for business decisions and follow-through. Based in Midvale, Utah, he also mentors entrepreneurs and participates in BYU’s entrepreneurship community.

- **Role:** Chairman, CEO and Co-Founder at Halosight
- **Organizations:** Halosight, InMoment, Mindshare Technologies, SunGard, RevRoad, BYU Marriott Entrepreneurship Founders, Curtis Center
- **Education:** Business studies (finance), Brigham Young University, MBA, University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business
- **Known for:** Co-founded InMoment and led its early development as Mindshare Technologies., Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Utah Region, 2010., Utah Business CEO of the Year honoree, 2016.

## Career timeline

- **—** — Served as senior vice president at SunGard before building InMoment.
- **2002** — Co-founded Mindshare Technologies, later InMoment.
- **2010** — Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year for the Utah Region and a V100 entrepreneur.
- **2013** — As Mindshare CEO, led the company through its acquisition of Empathica.
- **2016** — Recognized as a CEO of the Year by Utah Business.
- **2017** — Moved to chief scientist and chairman at InMoment when Andrew Joiner became CEO.
- **2018** — Joined BYU Marriott’s Entrepreneurship Founders group.
- **2019** — Ended direct involvement with InMoment and co-founded Halosight.
- **2020** — Publicly promoted a RevRoad entrepreneur competition as a mentor.

## Achievements

- Co-founded InMoment and led its early development as Mindshare Technologies.
- Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Utah Region, 2010.
- Utah Business CEO of the Year honoree, 2016.
- InMoment reported 118 consecutive months of profitability in its 2016 award announcement.

## Latest updates

- **2024-02** — Appeared on episode 066 of Founders, Investors & Operators as Halosight’s co-founder.

## Links

- Website: https://www.halosight.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnsperry/

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