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BRIAN "BK" KENT, PHD, NACD.DC
A KEYNOTE SPEAKER
I help Corporate Managers, Executives and Entrepreneurs with Relationship Management to understand how to raise standards and identify accountability goals to scale.
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VISIONARY STRATEGIC
ADVISOR
I help all kinds of businesses, from small startups to big Fortune 100 companies, figure out how to grow and follow the rules. I work with them to come up with smart plans that match what they want to achieve.
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INTERNATIONAL BEST-SELLING
AUTHOR
The R Factor covers leadership, accountability, process, and decision making. However, its primary focus is understanding Relationship Management and its critical role in effective leadership.
Awards & Accolades
Meet Brian 'BK' Kent, PhD, NACD.DC
A Keynote Speaker & Strategic Advisor
Dr. Brian Kent is a global leader and senior consultant focusing on International and Domestic Operations. Over the past 3 decades he has worked in multiple levels of leadership with several government agencies to build partner capacity and provide strategy for integration across the Department of Defense and Department of State. This work in emerging technologies focuses in the areas of ISR, Data, Biometrics and Logistics.
As a Strategic Advisor and Consultant, he advises business areas in Technology Transfer/Transition, Real Estate, Finance and Investing. Having served in academic roles as a Principal Investor, Business and Finance Professor and Executive Director for the Center for Defense and Homeland Security (CDHS), Dr. Kent provides an expertise and appetite for growth. Through his engagement with emerging technologies, he has supported DARPA and the DoD Acquisition/Defense Contracting Industry. He builds on structure, scaling, and leaning processes.
As a serial entrepreneur, Dr. Kent’s first business endeavor was a Real Estate Investing Company. The company grew through renovations, new construction and eventually became licensed as a General Contractor. The market included single family, multi-family and commercial properties in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida. Dr. Kent provides a wealth of knowledge across the business market and has founded and led companies in the Defense Industry and Medical Arena. He continues to build and advise companies for strategic growth through innovation.
As an accredited investor, Dr. Kent has also pursued endeavors to invest and build technology companies. These have included startups in medical, real estate, aviation, electronics, and biometrics. He continues his support in the arena on the commercial market through Angel Funds, Venture Capital, and Consulting.
As a Philanthropist, Dr. Kent continues to give back. He is the co-founder for the Kent Family Foundation and E2E Alliance Foundation. He provides scholarships for underprivileged children from depressed areas or disadvantaged children placed in children’s homes or the state systems. Additionally, as a Veteran, he supports veteran, and first responder causes across the nation. He earned his Master’s Degree in Management Technology from Murray State University and completed his PhD in Business at Trident University with dissertation on Technology Acceptance.
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London - The 11th KBA Royal Forum










Tennessee - IAOTP Award Dinner





Greece - Mega Media Mastermind World Tour 2024














