Kent grew up on a large crop and livestock farm in the Atkinson area. He is a 2011 graduate of Atkinson High School. He has two brothers and a sister.
He graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2015 with a bachelor of science degree in business and agri-business.
After graduation, he moved to Nashville, TN, for one year, but wanted to get back to Nebraska agriculture.
Kent recently completed eight weeks of training at the Homestead Bank headquarters in Cozad.