Executive Thoughts for fellow technologists out there
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Nicolas Genest
Technology Executive
Purpose: Find and leverage the Best in People to democratize technology so it benefits humanity.
Proven track record building high value and high performance teams in Europe and America.
About Me
With over two decades in tech, I’ve founded CodeBoxx to train diverse talent into business-ready technologists, fostering collaborative, high-performance teams across Europe and America. My journey emphasizes “People AND Technology,” and now I bet on “Humans BEHIND Artificial Itelligence” leading Generative AI initiatives, building award-winning AI chatbots, and driving digital transformations at companies like TheRealReal, ModCloth, Lucky Brand, Walmart and Goodwill.
Key Milestones:
- 2011: First CTO of Veepee in Paris and then New York
- 2013: First CTO of the RealReal
- 2017: Rebirth of Modcloth Acquired by Walmart
- 2018: Founded CodeBoxx Technology
- 2020: Top 10 CEOs to Watch
- 2025: Built World’s Best AI Chatbot
People AND Technology
Experience OVER Dogma
Make Promises AND Meet Expectations
Marketplace Playbook
Experiencing Hypergrowth with the inventor of Flash Sales laid the groundwork of a compreshensive knowledge base that proved effective and valuable for countless brands and actors of the Retail and Resale ecosystem.
Optimistic Human Educator
The Many Discoveries made throughout such a fortunate journey gave birth to the CodeBoxx Academy and a unique technology training program transforming individuals from all walks of life into Digital-Age Technologists.
Business-First, collaborative, humble, coachable and dedicated team members pull any team up whether that team is physically together or distributed
AI Pragmatist
In 2025, our conversational Agent GEM made the a16z market map for resale technologies.
And was awarded RetailTech’s Best Chatbot from thousands of entries in 2025.
We achieved this by cutitng through the noise of what AI promises and focused on what it does well today. Then we showed you how we did it!
More to come
The TRUE measure of success is IMPACT
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