# Sean Blixseth

> Sean Blixseth is the founder and CEO of R\West, an independent marketing agency established in Portland in 1997. His creative and filmmaking career includes the Trunk Monkey commercials, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry gala materials, SORELstyle and the Rioja documentary series The Heart of Harvest and Rioja Paired.

- **Role:** Founder and Chief Executive Officer at R\West
- **Organizations:** R\West
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** University of Kentucky
- **Known for:** Founded and continues to lead R\West., Creative director credited on the Trunk Monkey spot “The Date.”, Directed The Heart of Harvest, which received Best International Marketing Campaign at the 2022 International Wine Challenge Merchant Awards Spain.

## Career timeline

- **1997** — Founded the agency now known as R\West in Portland.
- **2003** — R\West created the Trunk Monkey campaign for Suburban Auto Group.
- **2004** — Included in Portland Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 class.
- **2008** — Named as creative director and president in the announcement of the Rico campaign for Brondes Ford, produced by Limbo Films.
- **2013** — Co-directed SORELstyle with Elizabeth Morrow-McKenzie and discussed Keno Confidential in Public Gaming International.
- **2022** — Directed The Heart of Harvest, a five-episode documentary series filmed during Rioja’s harvest.
- **2024** — Directed Rioja Paired, hosted by Marti Buckley; shared writing credit with Taylor Siolka.

## Achievements

- Founded and continues to lead R\West.
- Creative director credited on the Trunk Monkey spot “The Date.”
- Directed The Heart of Harvest, which received Best International Marketing Campaign at the 2022 International Wine Challenge Merchant Awards Spain.
- Directed Rioja Paired, for which Rioja’s council reported more than five million U.S. viewers in December 2024.
- Portland Business Journal Forty Under 40, class of 2004.

## Latest updates

- **2024-12** — Rioja’s regulatory council reported that Rioja Paired, directed by Blixseth, had exceeded five million U.S. viewers.

## Links

- Website: https://www.rwest.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-blixseth-b8337917

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Last updated: 2026-10-06