Lead Exceptional Teams. Become Essential.

Robin Toft is a 20-year industry executive and entrepreneur turned headhuntress who has helped countless organizations attract and retain diverse, innovative talent to drive business results. As the author of 2019’s top CEO business book WE CAN, and founder and former CEO of an executive recruitment firm based in the hotbed of innovation, the San Francisco Bay Area, Robin now brings everything she’s learned to keynote speaking engagements around the globe.

But Robin doesn’t just help organizations learn how to attract the best possible talent— she helps individuals within those organizations to supercharge their careers by helping them become essential value creators within their companies, industries, and personal lives.

“When Robin speaks at one of my events, it is immediately clear that she is absolutely passionate about helping life science companies build great teams to accomplish great goals. Her observations about talent identification and acquisition are keen. Her guidance about team development is both practical and insightful. All is delivered with energy that can best be described as a force of nature!”

— Sara Jane Demy, Founder & CEO, Demy-Colton

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About Robin

Robin Toft is the Co-Founder and Chairwoman of We Can Rise™, a community of women, men, and companies committed to elevating women into leadership positions worldwide.

Her experience as the CEO of a prominent executive search firm has uniquely positioned her to help motivated women acquire the skills they need to dramatically elevate their careers.

Robin is also the author of the award-winning book, We Can: The Executive Woman’s Guide to Career Advancement. As a nationally recognized speaker, she is sought after to share the secrets of headhunters and leadership lessons learned along the way while placing some of the top executives in biotech, life sciences, healthcare, and high tech.

Executive Search Visionary

As CEO of Toft Group Executive Search, Robin founded and scaled a startup to $10 million in revenue over ten years, successfully selling it to a global player on the strength of her executive skills and personal and professional commitment to career development.

Award-Winning Entrepreneur

Robin’s work has earned her finalist in CEO of the Year for multiple consecutive years, and finalist in the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards in both 2018 and 2019.

Expert Developer of Diversity Talent

Robin’s 2019 book WE CAN was awarded #48 on the Top 100 Business Books of All Times by BookAuthority, as featured on CNN, Forbes and Inc – BookAuthority identifies and rates the best books in the world, based on public mentions, recommendations, ratings and sentiment.

Woman of the Year

In the American Business Awards for 2020, Robin won Gold in the three major individual categories of Lifetime Achievement, Maverick of the Year and Woman of the Year. Robin also won silver for Entrepreneur of the Year – Business and Professional Services. In 2018 and again 2019, she was honored as a finalist in Ernst & Young’s prestigious Entrepreneur of the Year awards. In 2017, she was named Woman of the Year by the San Diego Business Journal and also as a finalist for their “Most Admired CEO” awards.

“I love starting a professional development program with a session by Robin, or ending it with Robin because of the excitement, empowerment, and motivation that she stirs in her audience. Robin draws on her deep experience and boundless passion for identifying and developing talent, and challenges her audience to think big - for themselves, their teams, and their organizations. When she says, We Can, we believe her!”

— Elizabeth Fitzsimons. Vice President, Leadership & Engagement, LEAD San Diego

Robin takes home 8 Stevie Award honors in the 2020 American and International Business Awards

Gold - Maverick of the Year - Business Services Industries

Gold - Woman of the Year - Business Services Industries

Gold - Lifetime Achievement Award - Business Services Industries

Silver - Best Business Book, WE CAN - The Executive Woman’s Guide to Career Advancement

Silver - Entrepreneur of the Year - Business & Professional Services

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Robin says…

“To get groundbreaking new discoveries to market, smart companies must invest in and develop NextGen talent as quickly as possible.”

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