Brian Peret on Reinventing Tech Education in the Age of AI | Ep 1256

In this episode of The Digital Executive Podcast, host Brian Thomas speaks with Brian Peret, Director of CodeBoxx Academy, about his extraordinary journey from engineering graduate to prison inmate to tech education leader. Brian shares how a second chance, a laptop, and an internship helped him rebuild his life and inspired his mission to help others unlock careers in technology through human-centered, outcome-driven education.

Brian explains how CodeBoxx is redefining tech training by focusing on real-world business simulations, collaboration, accountability, and job readiness instead of traditional lectures and certifications. He also discusses the growing role of AI in the workforce, why “curation” will become the most valuable skill in the AI era, and how future leaders must learn to guide intelligent systems with critical thinking, creativity, and human insight.

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