A seasoned entrepreneur, Melinda purchased her first home at the age of 18 and owned 16 units by the age of 24. Since then, she has vastly expanded her real estate portfolio and her investments count numerous businesses, including the foodie favorite "5000 Burnet" Food Trailer Park in Austin as well as Ridge at Loafer's Glory, an all-natural free-range cattle ranch that she operates with her husband Kevin Knowles. 

 

“Travel becomes you" has become her favorite phrase with its double meaning. She has shared that she feels as though she keeps little pieces of everywhere she has traveled either in her heart, her soul, or on her wall.