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A Gentlemen's Factory panel discussion with civic and institutional leaders
Institutional Services / Workforce Development

Build the people who build your organization.

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Gentlemen's Factory is a Brooklyn-based workforce development partner delivering workforce development training, leadership development and custom employee development programs across New York City and beyond. Our capabilities are informed by years of working at the intersection of people, institutions and opportunity.

Capabilities

What we design and deliver.

From workforce development training to custom employee development programs, we build corporate leadership development programs around your organization's specific goals.

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Leadership Development

Facilitated experiences that help emerging and established leaders strengthen communication, executive presence, decision-making, team leadership and personal accountability — informed by our Leadership Accelerator cohort model.

Workforce Development

Programming focused on career readiness, professional skills, technology, leadership and economic mobility as the economy changes quickly.

Youth Development

Programming that prepares young people for adulthood, leadership and the changing economy — see our school-based programs for young men.

Community Engagement

Authentic engagement strategies, facilitated community conversations and stakeholder relationships. Trust cannot be manufactured — it has to be earned.

Training & Facilitation

Workshops, training series, facilitated conversations and cohort-based learning experiences for a range of audiences.

Program Design & Implementation

Program strategy, curriculum, staffing, facilitation, implementation, participant engagement, events and reporting.

Convenings

GF designs and produces summits, roundtables, conferences, leadership sessions and stakeholder gatherings that move beyond conversation toward action.

See It In Action

Inside the GF Innovation Lab

Facilitators, technology & subject matter experts

A look at how we bring facilitators, technology and subject matter experts together to deliver programming for institutional partners.

Procurement

Looking to contract with Gentlemen's Factory?

Gentlemen's Factory works with public-sector, educational, corporate and institutional partners on program delivery, workforce initiatives, youth development, training, leadership development, community engagement and convenings. Procurement and contracting teams can request our current documentation.

  • Capabilities Statement
  • W-9
  • Insurance Documentation
  • Vendor Information
  • Past Performance
  • Program Scopes
  • Staff and Facilitator Bios
  • References
  • Pricing Information
  • Certification Documentation

Looking to sponsor, fund or co-brand a program instead? Explore our Corporate Partnerships.

Build the people who build your organization.