Among the Veils (Paper Thrones)
Bret Alexander Sweet was born in San Francisco, California. He is the son of prominent Bay Area civil rights attorney and social entrepreneur, Clif- ford Charles Sweet. Bret combined his passion for music and entrepreneurship at a young age by earning an internship at PolyGram Group Distribution’s San Francisco office in the summer of 1995. Three months later he was an artist develop- ment rep focusing on the company’s urban division associated with Island Def Jam artists. He left PolyGram shortly after the merger to focus more on his college career at San Francisco State University and open his own label, House Kemetic Suns. In 2002, Bret began teaching entrepreneurship to youth and young adults from under-developed communities. In 2008, Bret began certifying new co- horts of future NFTE instructors as a NFTE (National Foundation for the Teaching of Entrepreneurship) CETI (Certified Entrepreneurship Teacher Instructor). Bret graduated from the University of San Francisco in May 2009 with his Master’s of Business Administration with a dual emphasis in Marketing and Entrepreneurship. Currently, he teaches entrepreneurship at Cogswell Polytechnical College, the first professor of Entrepreneurship at the school. Bret certifies NFTE teachers, writes for publication and is an outspoken advocate for Alzheim- er’s research toward a cure.