Kent Hill has traveled a long way from his hometown of Americus, Georgia, with many varied experiences along the way. His first stop after leaving Americus was to attend Georgia Tech on a football scholarship. A proud graduate of Georgia Tech with a degree in Industrial Management, Kent was named to Georgia Tech’s All-Time Football Team in 1992 and inducted into the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 2006.

Moving on to Los Angeles, as a first round draft choice for the Los Angeles Rams in 1979, Kent earned all-rookie honors and was the Rams’ Rookie of the Year. An All-NFL, All-Pro and five-time Pro Bowl performer, Kent’s stellar NFL career spanned nine years and he has been named to the Rams’ All-Time Team. One of Kent’s proudest moments was his induction into the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame, class of 2001.

Kent has always been interested in empowering youth and, starting in his hometown, he founded the Kent Hill Youth Development program during his professional football career that served the Americus community for many years. He has served on several boards over the years for organizations such as the Ronald McDonald House, NFLPA Scholarship Fund, Christmas in July and various school related boards.

After professional football, Kent’s career took him back to Georgia Tech as the Assistant Athletics Director for Student Athlete Development where he started the Georgia Tech Letterwinner’s Club to support and maintain connection for former student-athletes of all varsity sports. Having grown up in a home where his father was a successful business owner, Kent developed an entrepreneurial spirit that lead him to become a multi-franchisee of Subway Sandwich Shops and to found Kent’s Country Cookies, a very successful all-natural gourmet cookie company.

Since 1998, Kent has been affiliated with The Pacific Institute, consulting and facilitating with organizational leaders, in many varied industries, sharing the concepts of applied cognitive psychology and principles of effective leadership to improve organizational performance. He draws on his extensive background and experiences in high level athletic competition and developing and running successful businesses to provide a wealth of real-world examples that make the material relevant for clients.

Kent and his wife, Camilla, have three grown children.

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