Education Summit Speakers

Kent Sharkey, president, CEO & founder of Ulliance, Inc., an international mental health company that provides HR EAP, wellness, training, organizational and leadership development, coaching, outplacement and crisis management. As founder of Ulliance, Kent has been instrumental in the company growth to serve more than one million employees and family members in more than 650 organizations, throughout world including many Fortune 500 companies. Under Kent’s leadership, the Ulliance team has assisted organizations to greatly improve their employees’ emotional health and overall well-being while reducing healthcare benefit costs, resulting in saving millions of dollars for the organizations while enhancing their people. Kent has provided expertise in a wide range of workplace and workforce issues, management consultations, and training to organizations such as, Corewell Health, the State of Michigan, Kelly Services, Wayne State University, Burger King, Flex-N-Gate, Macomb County, and the City of Grand Rapids to name a few. Through his experience as a licensed psychotherapist and business leader, Kent is able to discuss total well-being, the psychology of work, behavioral healthcare and their impact on human resources. Kent is a thought-leader on emotional wellness strategies, performance management, and workplace crisis management. Kent was selected as a finalist for the EY Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award, and has been recognized by Crain’s Detroit Business with an Outstanding Business Award. He has appeared on television, radio and in print including WWJ-AM, WJR-AM, Fox 2, The Detroit Free Press, The Detroit News, Crain’s Detroit Business and makes frequent public speaking appearances. Kent holds a BA in psychology and a master’s in social work from the University of Michigan. Kent has served as board member of the Michigan Labor Management Association (MLMA), Beaumont Health Foundation , Michigan Wellness Council, and the advisory board for The Best & Brightest.   Kent is passionate about healthy living.  He has a rigid daily training schedule, is a certified scuba diver and is a Black Belt in karate.  Kent’s driven spirit to “win” is evident by the love of his wife for 31 years and for his two adult children.   Kent’s motto is “CAN I” which stands for Continuous And Never-Ending Improvement.  Kent is always on the quest to help people achieve their personal best.