Jake grew up in Fort Pierre South Dakota and graduated from T.F. Riggs High School in 2006. While in high school, he loved to play soccer and helped his team win the state championship in 2004. After high school Jake attended Black Hills State University where he graduated with a degree in Business Administration with a specialization in Entrepreneurial Studies in 2011. He then moved to Williston, North Dakota to help his family build and manage a large real estate development. After marrying his wife Tara in 2012, he moved back to Rapid City and started his career as a real estate agent. Since then, he has invested in several commercial real estate projects and continues to help consumers of real estate to find, negotiate, purchase, and market real property in western South Dakota. Jake is known as a energetic agent who specializes in listing and buying bank owned properties, first time buyers, and move up buyers and sellers. In May 2015, Jake and Tara welcomed their son Benjamin to the world. Jake is a proud father, husband, friend, and entrepreneur.