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Baron Von Opperbean CEO Jee Vahn Knight makes her pitch at The Society of Entrepreneurs' Next Big Thing pitch contest Nov. 18. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
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They decided to go on a road trip to explore the country and find another city to call home.
Jee and Jerry Vahn Knight had been living in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for 17 years. They were ready for a new adventure after all that time.
“We packed up everyone in a Town & Country minivan,” said Jee Vahn Knight. “Our kids were 6, 3 and 2.”
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