Meet the Cogent Team

Scott is an experienced veteran of building, managing, and advancing small-business ventures. With over 20 years of experience in finance, marketing, operations, and brand development, he spent the past decade in the IT and managed services industry reengineering what IT means to small business. His approach and design to IT service delivery turned what was technical and intimidating for SMB owners and managers into strategic drivers of growth. Scott is an expert at financial analysis, process design, management by metrics and organizational integration. Before joining Cogent in 2014, his previous experience as a business owner of a managed services company and advisor to other owners provides grounded insight into the challenges and opportunities of this industry. A passionate learner and teacher, Scott often speaks at business and community events on topics of innovation and industry best practices.

Although a West Coast native from California and Seattle, Scott now enjoys the coastal life and food of Charleston, South Carolina. Scott holds an M.B.A., is active on many non-profit and community foundation boards, and takes pleasure in observing the humorous lives of his three teenage children.