Kent Smith

Principal | Executive Vice President

NAI Robert Lynn
4851 LBJ Freeway, 10th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75244
United States

+1 214 256 7102
19725298499

Specialties

Office

Scope of Experience

Kent Smith, SIOR, Principal, oversees the McKinney / Allen / Richardson / Plano / LBJ submarkets for NAI Robert Lynn. Kent and his team are experienced representing tenants throughout DFW's vibrant office submarkets, including Uptown, Downtown, Las Colinas, Plano, Frisco and Addison. Kent has been recognized numerous times throughout his career by D CEO Magazine and the Dallas Business Journal.

Background & Experience

Kent joined NAI Robert Lynn after a successful career in the software sales industry, where his clients included Georgia Power, Black & Decker, Devon Energy, American Electric Power and Murphy Oil Corporation. From 2002-2004, Kent was Vice President of Sales for Time Industrial, Inc., where he closed the largest transaction in the start-up company's history (Georgia Power). In 2001, Kent was the top account executive in the southwest region for Lawson Software, where he focused on strategic markets. Previously, Kent worked for Buena Vista Pictures in Burbank, CA, where he was responsible for nationwide distribution of in-theater motion picture marketing. From 1995 - 1997, Kent worked in television commercial production, primarily at RSA/USA in Los Angeles, where he served as Transportation Coordinator for legendary Director Tony Scott (known for films including Top Gun, True Romance, Beverly Hills Cop II, Days of Thunder).

Kent and his wife Stephanie met in Los Angeles on a blind date in 1998. They live in Las Colinas and have two children, a son Alex, who attends Arizona State University, and a daughter Zoe, who attends The University of Georgia. Kent and Stephanie are members of St. Monica Catholic Church in Dallas. They served as teachers in the Faith Formation Program at Christ The King Catholic Church in Dallas from 2004-2017.

Education

Kent received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Georgia in Athens, GA. Additional: Innsbruck International Summer School, Innsbruck, Austria 1992 UCLA Extension - Film Production and Distribution, Los Angeles, CA 1998

Professional Associations & Designations

SIOR - Society of Industrial and Office Realtors

D CEO Magazine "Power Broker" (2013 – 2023)

Dallas Business Journal "Heavy Hitters" (2008)

Transaction History

InfoVision Consultants

Infonaligy Partners

Swagit Productions

Camden Homes

Medical Practice Solutions

Chesmar Homes

L&S Mechanical

Veritex Community Bank

Southern Wealth

Leeward Renewable Energy

National Bankruptcy Services

Reeder Capital Partners

Cytracom

The 20

CMTA

Rosenthal Kalabus & Therrian

RockLake Insurance

PHA Consulting Engineers

Congruent Investment Partners

BridgeTower Properties

Igniter Media

Safeguard Properties Management

ProCollect

Apex Insurance

Farmer, Fuqua & Huff, P.C.