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With over two decades our team has developed core beliefs that define our approach. Knowing what we believe has enabled us to guide clients through markets extreme and ordinary. Our philosophy guides our research, forecasting, allocation, modeling, and investment manager’s due diligence. Thus, there is an alignment throughout our investment process with a thoughtful reason for every investment, recommendation, and decision. Investment managers should be able to articulate clearly and consistently why their investment philosophy is worthy of confidence.
BRIAN L. KENT, Principal
Passively invest in real estate and vetted ventures.
Accredited investors want to grow their wealth with vehicles like real estate, non-traditional financing and syndications, but they don’t have time to find sponsors, source deals, and perform lengthy due diligence.
Investors turn to Inolesco LLC to curate and vet real estate offerings, perf”Dr. Kent earned his Master’s Degree in Management Technology from Murray State University and completed his PhD in Business at Trident University with his dissertation on Technology Acceptance. He holds a National Association Board of Directors (NACD) Certification. As part of Dr. Kent’s continuous thirst for knowledge, he has completed courses at Harvard University in Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions and the Series 7 General Securities curriculum.
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. Continuingly investing in properties nationally and he has developed a network of relationships for real estate investing.
As a Strategic Advisor, 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, and continues to build and advise companies for strategic growth through innovation.
As an accredited investor, Dr. Kent has pursued endeavors to invest and build technology companies.These have included startups in medical, real estate, aviation, electronics, and biometrics. Dr. Kent builds on structure, scaling, and leaning processes. He understands the dynamics of Lean Six Sigma and ISO 9001:2008, having been certified as a lead auditor. His current enterprise consists ownership in over a dozen privately held Corporations.
He continues his support in the commercial market through Angel Funds, Venture Capital, and Consulting. Dr. Kent’s first Angel Fund project was in 2006. His initial investment allowed JerFilm Productions to complete their first feature film and grow into a 2021 Emmy Award Winning company, winning three Emmy’s that year. In 2015, he joined the Innovative MicroAngel Fund (IMAF) Sandhills where he served as the president of the fund.”orm due diligence on opportunities – to save time and avoid headaches and invest more intelligently.