Co-founded by Toby Gorniak MBE & James Thorp
The GoodMan Circle.
Be the standard.
A global brotherhood of men doing the work together. Better work, better relationships, and something you build that helps other people. Three mornings a week, live with James and Toby, from homes in the UK and Dubai.
The problem
Most men do this on their own.
The Circle gives a man a room full of men doing the same thing, and a weekly routine that keeps him going.
You hold things together at work.
You hold things together at home.
You do it quietly, and you do it alone.
Why they built it
Two lives. The same gap.
Toby
On every stage, in every classroom and parliament room, one pattern kept showing up: men carrying it all alone. Successful men, struggling men, quiet men who would never say a word. Toby knew that gap from the inside. It was the one he once needed filled himself.
James
Raised by a good man and shaped by many more, James has also seen what it costs when men have nowhere to turn. Two very different worlds taught him the same lesson: what a man is trusted with is about who he is when no one is checking.
“The world changes when good men stand together.”
The Good Man Circle Founding Charter
What twelve months looks like
Everything points at three things.
They are the reason the early mornings are worth it.
Your work gets stronger
A year learning from good men who have built businesses, run teams and made the decisions you are facing now.
Your relationships get better
Five values put into practice where they are hardest to hold: with your partner, your kids, your parents and the people you work beside.
You build something that helps people
Every man builds at least one thing that gives back, at home, at work, in his town or online. The Circle helps him plan it and backs him while he runs it.
The five values
What every brother carries within.
The same five elements that sit at the heart of The Gorniak Method, now carried by a brotherhood.
- 01
Respect
Listen first. Speak well. Lift others.
- 02
Peace
The calm you bring to every room.
- 03
Love
The warmth you carry into every action.
- 04
Unity
The choice to build, together.
- 05
Fun
The gift of bringing life to every room.
The eight virtues
What he extends into the world.
Eight virtues, worked through over time. Each one forges him.
Knowledge
What he pursues.
He keeps studying, stays curious, and lets his work speak for him.
Calling
What he answers.
The work he was meant to do. He finds it, masters it and gives it to the world.
Honour
How he carries himself.
He keeps his word, and acts the same whether anyone is watching or not.
Courage
What he summons.
He speaks the hard truth, takes the right risk and is not afraid to fail.
Brotherhood
What he stands inside.
He builds the men around him into the men they are capable of becoming.
Teaching
What he passes on.
He shares his craft, his counsel and the lessons he has earned.
Builder
What he becomes through his work.
He gives his time and skill to build the room the next generation walks into.
North Star
What he steers by.
When the other seven live in one man, other men start to steer by him.
The rhythm
Three mornings a week, live with James and Toby.
Real time with both founders. Sessions run 30 to 60 minutes at 6am UK, and every one is recorded, so brothers from Dubai to Sydney can watch when it suits them.
The Set
One idea, one principle and a clear intention for the week ahead.
Real Talk
Live and unscripted. An honest answer from two men who have been there.
Fitness
The body gets held to the same standard as everything else.
The Full Circle
The whole brotherhood together, wherever in the world.
The Gathering
Where brothers are recognised as Elders in front of the whole Circle.
The community
Live threads for introductions, real talk, wins and business, plus a vault of every session.
Meet the founders
Two worlds. One standard.
The qualities that earn the trust of a royal court are the same qualities that build a good man: honour, discretion, consistency, and standing for something when no one is watching.
Co-founder
Toby Gorniak MBE
Born Roma in Poland, Toby arrived in Britain a refugee, homeless and unable to speak English. He built The Gorniak Method, now the foundation for the UK’s first Hip Hop PhD, and became Ambassador of Empowerment for the World Roma Federation, a TEDx speaker, a Netflix actor and an MBE.
“If I can, you can.”
Toby’s story
Co-founder
James Thorp
A career across more than ten sectors and four continents. For over a decade James has worked quietly with ruling families and family offices in Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia, advising on major portfolios and coaching hundreds of founders and executives.
“Say less than you know. Deliver more than you promise.”
What men say
One man who didn’t give up.
“From the outside, I had it all. Inside, I hadn’t spoken to another man about anything real in years. One real conversation and I said things out loud I’d never even admitted to myself.”
“He talked to me like I already was the man I was trying to become. I went from being the one nobody expected anything from to speaking in front of a room full of people.”
“He sat with my darkest stuff without flinching. He never tried to fix me, he just kept showing up until I remembered how to show up for myself.”
For the greater good
The world needs more good men. Be one of them.
Membership, sessions and everything else about the Circle live on its own website.