Jim Jorgensen

Jorgensen's industry selection for these new enterprises has been wide, running from retail to manufacturing, from Internet to mail order, and from oil exploration to insurance.

One of his first projects was to help negotiate the Battle of the Sexes (the tennis extravaganza between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs) with sports and entertainment mogul Jerry Perenchio.

An early entry in female sports representation, Future Inc.’s clients included; Billie Jean, Chris Evert, Rosie Casals and golfers Sandra Palmer and Jane Blalock.

Tournament cities included; London, San Francisco, Tokyo, Los Angeles, Osaka, Monterrey, Atlanta, Stuttgart, and Tampa.

(Hoffman 2006) Inspired by Billie Jean's friendship with Elton John, the company tried music concerts with Ray Charles and Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66.

He recruited Eva Auchincloss as executive director, and the board of trustees was expanded to include influential persons like Donna de Varona, Peggy Fleming, Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz.

(Jorgensen was the founder and senior partner) – Clients included; actors, Sharon Stone, Teri Hatcher, Lily Tomlin, Sharon Gless, Judge Reinhold, Shawn Weatherly (Miss Universe and Baywatch) and Tracy Scoggins – writers Douglas Adams (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Universe) John Hughes (Home Alone, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Breakfast Club), Ronald Shusett (Alien, Total Recall), Dan O’Bannon, Diane English (Murphy Brown) and Jane Wagner (The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe), – directors Tobe Hooper (Poltergeist), William Dear (Harry and the Hendersons), and Gary Sherman (Vice Squad), – celebrity PR executive Pat Kingsley and Senator Alan Cranston.

(Hoffman 2006) Western Equity – a real estate development and investment company (Jorgensen was a co- founder and general partner with Dr. David Schoenstadt).

The malls featured sports like; soccer, basketball, baseball, gymnastics, dance, and hockey with restaurants and stores to service participants and fans.

Launched on March 30, 1999, within 12 months the company had: On April 2, 2000, AllAdvantage held a first anniversary event at Jorgensen's Stanford campus home.

The keynote speaker was President Bill Clinton[14] and music provided by Grateful Dead members Mickey Hart and Bob Weir.

(Hoffman 2006) Political attendees included Minority Leader Richard Gephardt, Representatives Patrick Kennedy, Zoe Lofgren, Bob Menendez, Ellen Tauscher, Nancy Pelosi, Charlie Rangel, Anna Eshoo, Martin Frost, Barbara Lee, Tom Lantos, Cal Dooley, David Wu, Mike Honda and California Governor Gray Davis.

Other attendees included: the President's daughter, Chelsea Clinton; venture capitalist John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins; financier Frank Quattrone; winemaker Ernest Gallo; Oracle founder Larry Ellison; Intuit CEO Steve Bennett; Eric Schmidt (Chairman of Google); pioneering Chief Privacy Officer Ray Everett; VP and General Counsel, David Johnson; HR VP Jan Daniel; eBay CFO Gary Bengier, Microsoft Chief Strategist Craig Mundie, Dr. Dean Ornish, PayPal founder Elon Musk, and Overstock.com founder and CEO Patrick Byrne.

[15] Discover Walks – a travel company headquartered in Paris (Jorgensen was a co-founder with Alex Gourevitch, Bertrand d’Aleman, and Thomas Ferre).

The company runs tour operations in Paris, San Francisco, Rome, London, Barcelona, Madrid, Prague, Lisbon and St. Petersburg, Russia.

[17] RebelsMarket – largest internet marketplace for counterculture fashion and merchandise (Jorgensen was a co-founder with James Wachira and Rob Wagner).

[18] Company's internet following is led by its 1,300,000 Facebook page [19] FashionSprout – an emerging online marketplace for trendy and affordable fashion, proudly supporting American small businesses and seasonal trends.

The platform focuses on styles and merchandise made in the USA, offering unique, budget-friendly options for a wide range of customers.