Kent Glade is a speaker, storyteller, environmental educator, and entrepreneur whose life journey has been shaped by adversity, resilience, and purpose.

After losing his mother at a young age and spending six years in an orphanage, Kent learned lessons about perseverance that would guide him throughout his life.

Over the next four decades, Kent built a diverse career spanning government service, environmental protection, business, consulting, nonprofit leadership, and public administration.

Today, Kent combines powerful personal stories with practical leadership lessons that help audiences turn challenges into opportunities, uncertainty into action, and setbacks into growth.