About me
Kent serves as the moderator and host for the Executive Summit at TUG CONNECTS 2026, a role he has held the past five years. Kent is a lifelong storyteller - which began with writing for a San Francisco area newspaper chain when he was 17 years old. Based in Jacksonville, Florida, Kent is a television nightly news anchor, hosts a weekly podcast on economic growth and development, moderates debates, leads a Sunday morning politics show, and loves lively conversations about almost any topic. In addition, Kent is a licensed wealth advisor, a musician, and alongside his bride of more than 30 years, a certified marriage coach.