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Career Pivot

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Career Pivot is Gentlemen’s Factory’s career transition program for men — an 8-week cohort 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.

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Who This Is For

For men asking, “What comes next?”

Men considering a new industry, a leadership-level move, an entrepreneurial pivot, or any major professional transition where the strategies that got you here aren’t enough to get you where you want to go next.

The Problem

Why this cohort exists

Your career may look successful on paper while no longer feeling aligned with who you’re becoming — and most career advice online is either too generic to act on or assumes you already know what’s next.

What You'll Leave With

Specific outcomes, not just conversation.

  • A clear-eyed evaluation of your transferable skills and current market position
  • An intentional career transition strategy — not just a job search
  • A personal 90-day action plan for your next move
  • A peer group of 19 other men working through their own transitions alongside you
Format & Structure

How the Career Pivot cohort is structured.

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

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

Format: 8-week cohort · up to 20 men · $1,250 investment · sessions held virtually · concludes with a personal 90-day action plan. Cohorts are formed on a rolling basis as applications are reviewed — apply to be matched with the next available group.

How To Apply

Development should have a process.

01

Apply

Tell us what you want to work on and why this moment matters.

02

Get Matched

If Career Pivot is the right fit, you'll receive an invitation to enroll.

03

Establish Your Baseline

Before Week One, you'll complete an assessment that establishes where you're starting.

04

Do The Work

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

05

Build Your 90-Day Plan

Your final weeks focus on translating insight into action.

06

Continue

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

FAQs

Common questions about Career Pivot.

How does a Gentlemen's Factory cohort work?

Each cohort runs 8 weeks with up to 20 men. You apply, get matched, complete a baseline assessment, then work through structured facilitated sessions, expert conversations, assignments and peer accountability before building a personal 90-day action plan.

What does the $1,250 investment include?

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 the broader GF alumni community after the program.

When does the Career Pivot cohort start?

Cohorts are formed on a rolling basis as applications are reviewed. Apply to be matched with the next available group.

Is Career Pivot right for me if I don’t know exactly what’s next?

Yes. Most men start the cohort without a fixed answer. The first weeks are built around evaluating where you actually stand — skills, options, constraints — before narrowing toward a direction.

Career Pivot is one part of Gentlemen's Factory's Human Development framework — mapped most directly to the Career & Purpose pillar of the whole man.

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