{"id":186762,"date":"2025-02-26T15:37:25","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T20:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/?p=186762"},"modified":"2025-02-26T15:37:25","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T20:37:25","slug":"march-newest-board-member-blake-brown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestbuddies.org\/iowa\/march-newest-board-member-blake-brown","title":{"rendered":"March Newest Board Member &#8211; Blake Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/6&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;186763&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Blake Brown is a seasoned commercial real estate professional with over 22 years of experience in sales and investing. 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