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Dr. Brian "BK" Kent selected as Top Strategic Advisor of the Year by IAOTP
Dr. Brian "BK' Kent, Strategic Advisor, was recently selected as Top Strategic Advisor of the Year for 2024 by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) for his outstanding leadership, dedication, and commitment to the industry.
Inclusion with the International Association of Top Professionals is an honor in itself; only a few members in each discipline are chosen for this distinction. These special honorees are distinguished based on their professional accomplishments, academic achievements, leadership abilities, longevity in the field, other affiliations, and contributions to their communities. All Honorees are invited to attend the IAOTP annual award gala at the end of this year for a night to honor their achievements.
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With close to four decades of experience, 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, 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 Investigator, 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 in 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.
Prior to his career, Dr. Kent earned his Master's Degree in Management Technology from Murray State University and completed his PhD in Business at Trident University with a dissertation on Technology Acceptance.
Throughout his illustrious career, Brian has received many awards and accolades and has been recognized worldwide for his accomplishments. In 2011 and 2012, he was awarded Fastest Growing Business by INC Magazine. He was Entrepreneur of the Year by Methodist University in 2015. In 2023 He was awarded Top 10 Inspiring Leaders of 2023 by Industry Era Magazine. He was just awarded World's Top-Performing Business Personalities Making an Impact in 2024. This year, he will be considered for a feature in TIP (Top Industry Professionals) Magazine. He will be honored at IAOTP's annual awards gala at Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville this December for his selection as Top Strategic Advisor.
In addition to his successful career, he is 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.
The President of the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP), Stephanie Cirami, stated: "Choosing Dr. Kent for this honor was an easy decision for our panel to make. He is inspirational, influential, and a true visionary and thought leader. We cannot wait to meet him and celebrate his accomplishments at this year's gala."
Looking back, Dr. Kent attributes his success to his perseverance, work ethic, and mentors he had along the way. When not working, he enjoys spending time with his family. In the future, he hopes to inspire and influence those getting into the field.
For more information please visit: https://www.brianlkent.com/
About IAOTP
The International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) is an international boutique networking organization that handpicks the world's finest, most prestigious top professionals from different industries. These top professionals are given an opportunity to collaborate, share their ideas, be keynote speakers, and to help influence others in their fields. This organization is not a membership that anyone can join. You have to be asked by the President or be nominated by a distinguished honorary member after a brief interview.
IAOTP's experts have given thousands of top prestigious professionals around the world, the recognition and credibility that they deserve and have helped in building their branding empires. IAOTP prides itself to be a one-of-a-kind boutique networking organization that hand picks only the best of the best and creates a networking platform that connects and brings these top professionals to one place.
For More information on IAOTP please visit: www.iaotp.com [http://www.iaotp.com/]
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