Background
Blackwell was born in Mississippi and grew up in Montevallo, Alabama.
Blackwell was born in Mississippi and grew up in Montevallo, Alabama.
He received a Bachelor of Science in Commercial Design and Business from the University of Montevallo on a basketball scholarship.
He then worked for Colonial Properties, and started his own small business, Ikana Development, in 1996. Blackwell attended Enon Baptist Church in Calera, Alabama as a child.
He is a member of the Birmingham Business Alliance, Mountain Brook and Greater Shelby County Chambers of Commerce, the Alabama Republican Party, and a Board Member of Birmingham Golf Association.
