About Our Founder & Principal - Robyn (Kaplan) Ginese
Robyn is a leadership facilitator, curriculum designer, and executive trainer, with a background in talent development, change management, and team effectiveness. She is both a corporate L&D professional as well as a higher education practitioner. Serving as the Global Head of Executive Leadership & Development for an international corporation, Robyn works to design curriculum and experiences that aim to strengthen the leadership pipeline. She also has over 15 years of experience within Higher Education for which she served four institutions in several capacities, most recently Rutgers University where she was the Director for Leadership, Experiential Learning & Career Readiness.
She designs and advances immersive learning environments with a strategic focus on transformative learning, confidence and community building, organizational renewal, and hands-on competency development.
Certified and fluent in several leadership styles’ inventories (StrengthsFinder, MBTI, DiSC Inventory, True Colors), Robyn has experience developing populations from youth to adult learners and college to corporate audiences. Known to infuse energy, cultivate confidence, and inspire action, Robyn brings any training or retreat to life with practical examples, relevant content, and interactive and thought-provoking delivery.
Robyn graduated with a Master's of Education from the University of Connecticut and a Bachelor’s Degree from Brandeis University where she double majored in Political Science and History and a concentration in Legal Studies.
Connect with Robyn on LinkedIn or e-mail robyn.ginese@gmail.com for any SanKofa requests or questions.
Testimonials
“We took advantage of the opportunity to invite Robyn to come and work with our superintendent and principal staff as a two-part retreat. She provided an extremely engaging and fun-filled day of leadership training for all levels of leadership across the district. The workshop included personal insights on leadership styles that helped to bridge conversations between buildings and departments.
Robyn brings a dynamic set of skills and activities that will connect and resonate with your leaders through a common language and community building techniques. We’re already planning her next workshop with us!”
“We work with the SanKofa team every year for our LDP retreat. The energy they bring is second to none, and exactly what we need for our global team to get to know each other and build some foundational relationships. The activities that are used always set the tone and have intentional takeaways that help the group emerge closer and more strategic than when they started!”
“I’ve had the privilege of working with over 200 leadership development specialists across North America and Europe. Robyn is hands down one of the most effective and talented leadership developers out there. Not only does she get incredible results, but she approaches her work with an open mind, dedication, enthusiasm, and expertise that is hard to come by.”
“Robyn conducted a series of trainings for an incoming cohort of MS-Supply Chain Analytics graduate students at Rutgers University. The information she shared was tremendously useful to those trying to become competitive in the job market and successful in their careers. Robyn brought passion and energy to the cohort, which is largely made up of international students.
She has the ability, confidence, and energy to influence an audience! I look forward to future collaborations. ”
“I experienced the benefits of Robyn’s approach firsthand as I progressed through my own leadership development journey. As my set of skills grew, I was given tasks that stretched me in new areas. As my understanding expanded, I was challenged to think deeper and from different perspectives. Always pushed far enough to come out stronger, but never further than I was able to handle, I became confident not only in a wide variety of areas, but also in my ability to conquer future unknown challenges. My story is one of so many similar ones that are the result of Robyn’s coaching and support.”