About Us

Our Leader & Teams

Gino Ferrin, President

Led by our President, Gino Ferrin, with 25 years in the field of leadership & management development, we are a team more passionate & determined than ever. This wonderful, and at times unpredictable, journey has seen Gino hold progressively senior positions within the corporate world culminating with starting his own, and long aspired leadership organization, Ferrin Leadership Development in 2005. Gino has a contagious passion and motivation that enables all aspiring leaders. Since beginning his practice, he has partnered with well over 100 companies, within a wide scope of industries, including conducting well over 1000 workshops in Canada, the US & Europe. Gino has worked in 30 states in the US & 9 provinces in Canada. Leadership of people has truly never been more profoundly needed as it is today. The data on the importance and impact of leadership is overwhelming in illustrating the need for people not merely to be smart (IQ), and skilled, but equally wise and emotionally strong (EQ) in their vast abilities to successfully manage human beings through immense change and challenge. Managers (leaders) account for 70% of the variance in team employee engagement (Gallup 2024). Gino leads us each day to bring out the very best of who and what we are, in order to meet and exceed our clients’ needs. This is where we get our heartbeat, our purpose and our motivation.

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Gino Ferrin President

Gino’s obvious passion stems from early life experiences, in playing the highest levels of sport (soccer & hockey), even then recognizing how leadership makes an enormous difference on how people behave and perform beyond merely IQ and talent. This sporting and leadership passion led to attaining a full scholarship at the University of Maryland where Gino went on to star for the Maryland Terrapins Men’s NCAA Division 1 Soccer team, leading them to their most ever wins in a season (at the time) and setting a record for most assists by an individual player in a single season that still stands today.

Through his athletic experiences and love of learning, he was supported in his journey through an upbringing that emphasized working hard and smart, along with values of honesty, humility, patience, and sacrifice. This foundation serves him to this day, in building genuine and highly productive relationships with his client partners, through mutual trust and respect, along with an intense desire to see his partners succeed.

With his vast treasure chest of experience around developing positively impactful leadership programs, Gino’s advanced communication, presentation, consulting and coaching skills assist organizations in continuously improving their performance by fulfilling their leadership potential. His vast industry knowledge and polished consulting skills help him create positive long-lasting relationships with exemplary results for his client partners. Married to his high school sweetheart for over 33 years, they have two beautiful, now adult, children. Gino has also found the time to volunteer coach elite youth soccer in fulfilling his pay-it-forward philosophy. With any free time, he truly loves to be in the kitchen, cooking for family and friends while enjoying interesting conversations around the table. He very much enjoys reading, travel, exploring, and seeing life through different lenses.

Service Team
From the moment you engage Ferrin Leadership Development, a genuinely dedicated, competent and professional team of people are always ready to listen, respect and appropriately act in facilitating a smooth, diligent, and effective process to a successful and satisfying journey.
Solutions Team
Our people have spent a lifetime acquiring knowledge, skills and tools that provide real world application. Our team of talented professionals, with over 100 years of cumulative experience, work smartly and wisely to create appropriate, custom-tailored solutions for our partners. Our expertise spans from upfront needs analysis, agile solutions along with expert program design, researched assessments, and evaluation. Our passion is in enabling and facilitating our partners' victories!
Delivery Team
Along with our expert internal team, we also boast having a global consulting, coaching, design and facilitator network that allows us to remain agile, and scalable, while leveraging vast capabilities from a pool of industry experts. We also boast having strong, productive partnerships with some world leading organizations, and work hard to ensure that all of our independent Trainers/Consultants match our passion and values of respect for all.

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Shaun Hopkins | President at Shaun Hopkins Seminars

“Gino is one of the best instructors that I have worked with in my 25 years as a training professional. What sets Gino apart from other instructors is that he cares about each and every person in his classroom. Through his use of interactive techniques, Gino is able to gain the involvement of each participant and personalize the course content to each person’s needs. Gino’s particular strength is debriefing learning activities. His ability to facilitate meaningful discussions and to ask insightful questions ensures that participants make the link between what they learn in the classroom and how to apply their new skills back in the workplace. In addition to being a great instructor, Gino also possesses an insightful and inquisitive mind. He is able to help clients identify their training needs and focus their resources on the areas in which they will receive the greatest return on investment for their training budgets. This attribute helps him to quickly learn about the client’s business and bring that knowledge into the classroom, helping to create relevance to the learner experience. Gino’s greatest strength though, is creating long-lasting and meaningful relationships with his clients and colleagues. I strongly recommend Gino to potential clients as their training and development partner.”

Greg Chajnacki | Human Resources at Taminco Global Chemical Corp

“Gino creates effective training programs by combining careful assessment of company needs and a very engaging and dynamic delivery to participants.”

Stephen Sandre | Technical General Manager at Orgaworld Canada Ltd. -

“I have had the privilege of working with Gino through his provision of leadership training activities over the past 10 years and I know he has a profound commitment to helping people deal with the challenges inherent in the practice of leadership. The tools he uses, modified with the proper balance of theory and real-world examples, provide people with the proper skill set to excel in their roles and continually optimize their teams.”

St Gobain Inc

“I’ve experienced many facilitators in my career & Gino rates among the top – knowledgeable, comfortable, very engaging, reads the room well, clear mastery of material, kept pace, adequate breaks and maintained schedules.”

Our Vision

Inspiring Leadership Excellence: Leadership Excellence is defined as: Inspiring, Facilitating and Establishing, the conditions in which human beings can consistently succeed, practically and psychologically.

Leadership Excellence then is that beautiful balance when IQ & EQ (intelligence quotient & emotional Intelligence) provide the wisdom to leverage each situationally to ensure consistent success, both of practical (quantitative & qualitative) goals and equally, of the cultural (ethical and value based) goals.

Our Mission

Educate Minds, Empower Hearts and Improve Performance! Ask, actively Listen, Understand and Partner with each and every client to leverage our vast experience, skill and passion to provide what is required to succeed! We work to ensure you WIN!

Ferrin's Core Principles Triangle

This triangle symbolizes the three core principles that define our leadership philosophy: Humility, Emotional Intelligence (EQ), and Cognitive Intelligence (IQ). Representing the mind, heart, and the missing piece that connects them. The design reflects a leadership model grounded in self-awareness, empathy, and competence. It's a visual reminder that great leadership isn’t built on power or ego, but on the ability to think clearly, feel deeply, and lead selflessly. This icon is more than a logo. It’s our commitment to creating work cultures where people can thrive.

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We Build & Value Genuine Relationships:

Build Trust

Building trust forms the foundation of meaningful relationships and fosters collaboration, reliability, and mutual respect, paving the way for success in both personal and professional endeavors. Employees who trust their leaders are 61% more likely to stay with their company and not look for another job (Gallup 2023).

Maintain Respectful & Productive Relationships

Maintaining respectful and productive relationships is crucial for cultivating positive interactions, ensuring effective communication, and nurturing a supportive environment where individuals can thrive and achieve collective goals. Only two in 10 employees strongly agree that they feel connected to their organization’s culture (Gallup 2024).

Driven to Help Our Clients Win

We pride ourselves on our commitment to delivering positive results. With our proven track record of success and expertise, we guarantee to drive impactful outcomes that propel your business forward. When employees strongly agree that the leadership of their organization communicates effectively with the rest of the organization, they are 73% less likely to feel burned out at work.

Our Strategic Partners

Blanchard

With over 40 years of experience, Blanchard sits at the intersection of leadership development, human-powered learning experiences, and team performance. They specialize in Organizational Leadership Consulting, Executive Development, Engagement and Cultural Change, Leadership Skill Training, Coaching, Assessments, eLearning, and SLII®

Wiley

The masterminds behind the iconic program Everything DISC. With over 200 years of experience in publishing, Wiley’s has become a trusted leader in research and learning.

RocheMartin

Over the last two decades RocheMartin has become one of the most trusted names in Emotional Intelligence, mindfulness and leadership. We’ve authored a suite of exclusive tools and helped some of the world’s most iconic brands adapt and flourish in the Digital Age.

Experience

Gino is a seasoned traveler having worked extensively in the US & Canada, across 26 states and 9 provinces with local, national & global organizations as well as in Western Europe. Spanning over 25 years in the learning, leadership, development and coaching business, Ferrin Leadership Development has accumulated a tremendously expansive portfolio over that time, that includes more than 3500 client days in conjunction with experiences with over 25 Industries, including:

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Ferrin is always searching for ambitious, joyful & ethical contractors that align with our vision-mission and aim to elevate our client experience. Please send us a message if that's you!