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Twenty men. Six weeks. One focused objective — career, wealth, fatherhood, leadership and more.
Gentlemen's Factory · Human Development Institution
Men don't need another network. We need a system for development.
Gentlemen's Factory is a human development institution offering personal and professional development for Black and Brown men — structured cohorts, school partnerships and institutional programs across career, wealth, health, relationships, technology and leadership. We help men move from conversation to action, from access to advancement, from potential to measurable progress.
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What brings you to Gentlemen's Factory?
Different audiences enter Gentlemen's Factory through different doors. The mission remains the same.
02For schools
Bring GF to My School
Develop young men before the world defines them — confidence, career awareness and leadership.
03For corporations, government & institutions
Partner With Us
Workforce development, leadership development, sponsorships and large-scale initiatives.
04For research, events & community
Discover Our Impact
Measurement built around behavior change, our research platform and signature convenings.
New · For young men in grades 7–12 & their parents
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Live virtual cohorts on consent, courage, situational awareness and character for families nationwide. Starts November 3. Only 10 seats per cohort.
Bring it to your community: schools · churches · organizations · free parent guides
01 The New Gentlemen's Factory
We built the room.
We built the room.
Now we're building the system.
Before the institution, there was the room.
- A membership community with physical spaces in Brooklyn
- Entrepreneurs, executives, creatives and civic leaders under one roof
- Signature convenings like the annual Change Agent Mixer
A human development institution.
- Structured six-week cohorts built around one focused objective
- Schools, research, institutional partnerships and technology
- Measurement built around behavior change, not just attendance
For nearly a decade, Gentlemen's Factory has created spaces where Black and Brown men could connect, collaborate, build businesses, exchange opportunity and develop relationships.
Those spaces mattered. They created trust. They produced partnerships. They introduced men who otherwise may never have met. They helped entrepreneurs build.
But our work taught us something important. Connection alone is not development. A man can have a powerful network and still struggle with his career. He can be successful professionally and still struggle financially. He can earn more money and still struggle in his relationships.
So Gentlemen's Factory is evolving. We are building an institution designed around what happens because they gathered.
The measure of our work is no longer how many men entered the room. It is what changed after they left it.
Signature Event
Community
Annual Change Agent Mixer in NYC
02 Who We Serve
There is more than one way to build with Gentlemen's Factory.
Our development programs for men of color reach individuals, young people, schools, government agencies, corporations and institutions. Different audiences enter Gentlemen's Factory through different doors. The mission remains the same: develop people, expand opportunity, create measurable progress.
Build the next version of yourself.
Join a six-week cohort centered around a specific goal, transition or challenge — alongside 19 other men.
Explore Cohorts
Develop young men before the world defines them.
Bring Gentlemen's Factory into your school to build confidence, career awareness and leadership.
Explore School Partnerships
Turn human development into an institutional strategy.
We design and deliver workforce development, leadership development and large-scale initiatives.
Explore Institutional Services
Invest in people, talent and community.
Partner through sponsorships, employee development, cohort underwriting and customized programming.
Explore Corporate Partnerships
03 Why Gentlemen's Factory Exists
Too much of a man's development is left to chance.
Men are expected to know how to navigate some of the most complicated moments of adulthood without ever being given a roadmap.
- How do you make a career pivot at 35?
- How do you rebuild after a layoff?
- How do you prepare for marriage?
- How do you recover after divorce?
- How do you become the father your children need?
- How do you build wealth when nobody taught you how?
- How do you manage people for the first time?
- How do you prepare for an economy transformed by AI?
Gentlemen's Factory exists to change that. We create structured environments where men can learn, reflect, be challenged, build relationships, access expertise and take action.
04 The Human Development Model
The Whole Man Framework
Six interconnected pillars. A stronger you. A stronger tomorrow.
Our human development framework is designed to help men grow in every area of life — because true progress happens when we develop the whole man, not just one part of him. Select a pillar to explore it.
Career & Purpose
Build work that moves your life forward — understanding your skills, navigating transitions, negotiating compensation and preparing for the future of work.
Connected cohorts
Wealth & Economic Mobility
Move from income to ownership — stronger financial habits, investing, entrepreneurship and long-term economic strategy.
Connected cohorts
Health & Wellness
Protect the person responsible for everything else — physical wellness, mental health, stress and resilience. The goal is sustainability.
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Family & Relationships
Fatherhood, marriage, divorce, friendship, family, communication and boundaries — becoming a better partner, father and friend.
Connected cohorts
Voice & Leadership
How you communicate, make decisions, respond under pressure and behave when nobody is watching.
Connected cohorts
Legacy & Impact
Understanding AI and emerging technology productively, and building a legacy that outlasts you — building inside the future, not watching it happen.
Connected cohorts
20Men per cohort
6Weeks, start to finish
2016Founded in Brooklyn
05 Cohorts
Twenty men. Six weeks.
Twenty men. Six weeks.
One focused objective.
Gentlemen's Factory cohorts are structured development experiences for men ready to intentionally work on a specific area of their lives. Large enough to create diversity of experience. Small enough to build trust.
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Career Pivot
For men asking, "What comes next?"
AI & The Future of Work
Prepare for an economy being transformed by AI.
Entrepreneurship
Stop treating your business like a side project.
Wealth & Ownership
Build something that lasts, not just income.
Fatherhood, Divorce & Leadership
Plus tracks for life after divorce and stepping into greater leadership.
06 The Ecosystem
One organization. Multiple ways to build.
Schools
Young men need more than intervention. They need development.
School-based programming for confidence, leadership and career readiness.
Bring GF to Your School Institutional ServicesCommunity knowledge. Institutional execution.
Leadership and workforce development for government, corporate and nonprofit partners.
Explore Capabilities EventsSome conversations deserve a bigger room.
The Change Agent Mixer, State of Black Men Summit and more.
Explore Upcoming Events Research & InsightsWe cannot develop men without understanding the systems shaping their lives.
The Gentlemen's Agenda: a policy platform built with the Black Dollar Initiative.
Explore Our Research ImpactWhat changed because we were here?
Measurement built around behavior change, not just attendance.
See Our Impact AboutBefore the institution, there was the room.
Our legacy, history and founder Jeff Lindor.
Our Story
07 In the Room
Nearly a decade of bringing men together.
CommunityOn the court at Barclays Center WorkshopsA full room in a Brooklyn loft ConversationsThe exchange that happens one-on-one The FactoryOur original Brooklyn home Signature EventsAn evening gathering CommunityEvery generation in the room The SpaceA morning under the GF logo Signature EventsOn the rooftop Health & WellnessPickup on game day The FactoryA working session MembershipBuilding in the lounge ConversationsSmall groups, real talk
08 Why Gentlemen's Factory Is Different
Community is the environment. Development is the product.
Men develop best when expertise, accountability, relationships, opportunity and structure exist in the same ecosystem. We are building that ecosystem.
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Structure
Programs have a defined beginning, process, outcome and measurement system.
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Community
Participants learn alongside people navigating similar challenges.
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Expertise
Practitioners and subject matter experts bring real-world knowledge.
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Accountability
Insight only matters when it changes behavior.
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Opportunity
Relationships across the GF ecosystem lead to jobs, mentors and partnerships.
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Measurement
We want to understand whether the work actually moved people forward.
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09 Watch
See Gentlemen's Factory in motion.
Tours, panels, mixers and the moments in between — a running record of the room.
What are you ready to build?
Maybe you're a man ready to work on the next chapter of your life. Maybe you lead a school, a company or a government agency looking for a trusted partner. There is a place for you inside the next chapter of Gentlemen's Factory.