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Your next chapter should not be left to chance.

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Gentlemen's Factory cohorts are personal development programs for men built around one focused objective at a time. Every man reaches moments when the strategies that got him here are no longer enough to get him where he wants to go. Sometimes it's a career transition. Sometimes it's money, a relationship, fatherhood, business or health. These professional development cohorts and men's development programs give you a structured environment to work through those moments alongside 19 other men.

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Why Cohorts

Advice is everywhere. Structure is harder to find.

Most people already know more than they consistently act on. Another podcast episode will not necessarily change your life. Another book may give you ideas. But meaningful development usually requires something more: a clear goal, a process, accountability, feedback, expertise, other people, time to reflect, and an environment that expects action.

That is what the cohort model is designed to provide.

The Human Development Model

We develop the whole man.

A man may be thriving professionally while struggling personally. He may be financially successful while physically exhausted. He may be an exceptional leader at work while feeling disconnected from his family. Gentlemen's Factory organizes its work around six interconnected areas.

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Career

Build work that moves your life forward — understanding your skills, navigating transitions, negotiating compensation and preparing for the future of work.

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02

Wealth

Move from income to ownership — stronger financial habits, investing, entrepreneurship and long-term economic strategy.

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03

Health

Protect the person responsible for everything else — physical wellness, mental health, stress and resilience. The goal is sustainability.

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Relationships

Fatherhood, marriage, divorce, friendship, family, communication and boundaries — becoming a better partner, father and friend.

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Leadership

How you communicate, make decisions, respond under pressure and behave when nobody is watching.

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Technology

Understanding AI and emerging technology productively — building inside the future, not watching it happen.

What A Cohort Feels Like

This is where the work happens.

Every cohort begins with a question: what are you trying to change? From there, participants establish a starting point, define a goal and begin working through the behaviors, decisions and systems required to move forward.

Some weeks introduce new ideas. Some challenge old ones. Some conversations are tactical. Others are deeply personal. But every week should move you closer to action.

The Experience

  • A dedicated facilitator responsible for guiding the group
  • Subject matter experts who bring specialized knowledge into the room
  • Conversations with other men navigating similar challenges
  • Practical assignments completed between sessions
  • Real accountability, and a way to measure your progress
  • A concrete 90-day development plan at the end
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Eight weeks will not solve every problem. But eight focused weeks can change the direction of a year.

Featured Cohorts

What are you working on?

For men asking, "What comes next?"

Career Pivot

Your career may look successful on paper while no longer feeling aligned with who you are becoming. Career Pivot is one of GF's career transition programs, built for men navigating a mid-career transition — evaluating where they are, identifying transferable skills, understanding emerging opportunities and building an intentional career development strategy. Ideal for a new industry, leadership role, entrepreneurial move or major professional transition.

Format: 8-week cohort · 20 men · $1,250 investment · concludes with a personal 90-day action plan.

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Do not wait for the future of work to arrive.

AI & The Future of Work

Artificial intelligence is changing how companies operate, what skills employers value and how professionals create leverage. This cohort delivers practical AI training for professionals — hands-on AI workshops that build real AI skills for working professionals, help you redesign personal workflows and prepare for an increasingly technology-driven economy.

Format: 8-week cohort · 20 men · $1,250 investment · concludes with a personal 90-day action plan.

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Stop treating your business like a side project.

Entrepreneurship

Designed for founders and aspiring entrepreneurs who want greater clarity around their customer, product, revenue model, sales process, operations and growth strategy. As one of GF's entrepreneurship programs for Black men, this cohort pairs entrepreneurship training with a peer group of other Black entrepreneurs building real businesses. Participants leave with a sharper business model and clear priorities.

Format: 8-week cohort · 20 men · $1,250 investment · concludes with a personal 90-day action plan.

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The goal is not simply to make money.

Wealth & Ownership

This cohort delivers financial education for Black men focused on ownership, not just income — one of GF's financial literacy programs for adults. Through hands-on financial wellness workshops, participants strengthen their relationship with money, establish stronger financial systems and explore pathways toward investing, homeownership, entrepreneurship and long-term asset building.

Format: 8-week cohort · 20 men · $1,250 investment · concludes with a personal 90-day action plan.

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Your children don't need a perfect father.

Fatherhood

One of GF's fatherhood programs and parenting workshops for fathers, this cohort creates space for fathers to examine presence, communication, discipline, emotional connection, co-parenting, legacy and the type of relationship they want to build with their children.

Format: 8-week cohort · 20 men · $1,250 investment · concludes with a personal 90-day action plan.

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A marriage can end without your life ending with it.

Life After Divorce

This cohort helps men rebuild identity, routines, relationships, purpose and vision after divorce — space for reflection while remaining focused on the future.

Format: 8-week cohort · 20 men · $1,250 investment · concludes with a personal 90-day action plan.

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The promotion changes your title. Not your capacity.

Leadership Accelerator

Leadership Accelerator is GF's leadership development program for Black men — one of our emerging leader programs and leadership programs for men of color stepping into greater responsibility. Participants develop communication, executive presence, decision-making, delegation, conflict management and a personal leadership philosophy.

Format: 8-week cohort · 20 men · $1,250 investment · concludes with a personal 90-day action plan.

Learn More Apply to Leadership Accelerator
How The Process Works

Development should have a process.

01

Apply

Tell us what you want to work on and why this moment matters. Applications help us create groups with strong alignment.

02

Get Matched

If the cohort is the right fit, you'll receive an invitation to enroll — some cohorts include a brief conversation with the GF team first.

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Establish Your Baseline

Before Week One, participants complete an assessment that establishes where they are starting.

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Do The Work

Eight weeks of structured facilitated sessions, expert conversations, assignments and peer accountability.

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Build Your 90-Day Plan

Your final weeks focus on translating insight into action.

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Continue

Graduation isn't the end of the relationship — participants join the broader GF alumni and global community.

What You're Paying For

The $1,250 investment is not payment for eight Zoom sessions.

You are investing in a structured curriculum, a skilled facilitator, access to subject matter experts, a carefully selected peer group, tools and exercises, assessments, accountability, a development plan, and entry into a larger community after the program.

You should be able to point to something that changed because you participated.

See how we define and track that change on our Impact page, and explore the data behind our approach in our research.

Who Should Apply

This is for men ready to do the work.

A GF cohort may be right for you if you're navigating an important transition, feel stuck in an area of your life, want greater accountability, or want to learn alongside men confronting similar questions.

It may not be right for you if you're looking primarily for networking, unwilling to participate consistently, or want someone else to do the work for you.

GF provides structure. Experts provide guidance. Peers provide accountability. You still have to execute.

You can spend the next year thinking about what needs to change. Or you can spend eight weeks working on it.

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