Blake Knowles

Blake grew up on his family's fourth-generation working cattle ranch in the rolling hills of eastern Oregon. From a young age, Blake was always expected to hold his own on the ranch and was quietly exposed to the power of hard work and accountability. Over the years, the responsibilities grew in importance and he now finds himself greatly involved in all day-to-day operations of the ranch. Blake has been responsible for developing and improving the recreational aspect of the ranch, successfully implementing a guided hunting program. He is currently looking to expand and include additional recreational activities. 

Thanks to his background, he has a broad understanding of farm, ranch and recreational properties and can easily identify the opportunities and strategies that pertain to each. He attended college on a full-ride scholarship for rodeo and headed off to the great state of Montana. Blake majored in business marketing but always kept in mind the importance of a diverse knowledge base. While pursuing his business degree, he supplemented many agriculture and livestock classes that provided a well-balanced curriculum. In 2005, Blake received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business marketing from Eastern Oregon University.

For several years Blake pursued a career as a professional rodeo athlete and was fortunate enough to qualify for The National Finals Rodeo on five separate occasions.  In the pursuit of his goals, he was able to travel all over North America, seeing first-hand farms and ranches across the great landscape.  One of his favorite parts of competing on a national stage was meeting the people from all walks of life and touring the ranches in new parts of the world while staying over if time permitted.  He has recently moved on from his professional rodeo career but uses his past ties and relationships built through the sport to create a strong networking web full of opportunities.  Because of his cowboy upbringing, Blake strongly believes in the "handshake" way of life and lives by the code of honesty and integrity

 Blake has always had a great love of the outdoors. Whether it is pursuing big game, snow skiing in fresh powder, or ranching on a good horse, so many awesome memories have been provided by mother-nature's great gifts. 

 Licensed in the State of Oregon