You leaned in until you fell over.
You tried to balance until you tipped.
Now it's time to focus, to be well, and to excel.
Future in Focus Attorney Masterminds are the industry-leading professional and personal development experience for attorneys.
In 2024 Apochromatik is again raising the bar with Future in Focus Women Excelling in Law and Life (WELL).
This innovative program will transform the careers and lives of attorneys through group and 1:1 coaching, educational programming, and accountability and support you just can’t find anywhere else. Registration is now open for the 2024 cohort of attorneys ready for this transformational experience.
Don't miss the opportunity to discover your possibilities and go farther, faster, as there are only 12 seats available in the 2024 Future in Focus Women Excelling in Law and Life program.
Transformation
What is so great about WELL?
Women Excelling in Law and Life includes:
3 Immersive and Transformative Retreat Experiences
Transformation begins with getting away and focusing on yourself and your goals.
- Go Beyond the Zoom Box - 3 in person retreats allow you to have an even deeper transformational experience with your cohort away from the everyday pressures and demands.
- 2024 WELL Retreats - February xx-xx in Phoenix, AZ; May xx-xx in Charlotte,NC; and September xx-xx in Chicago.
- Get Back in Touch with the Person and Lawyer You Want to Be - WELL Retreats are about more than "holding space" or "woo." They're about getting back in touch with the person and lawyer you want to be --your strengths, your unique perspective, and all you have to offer. They're also about getting into action and learning how to apply all of that to your work and life in the real world.
1:1 Executive Coaching
What do top executives, athletes, and leaders all have in common? Personal, 1:1 coaching.
- 1:2 Strategy Kickoff Session - Plan and set goals and accountability parameters in your individually customized Strategy Kickoff Session with both Keith and Amy. By the end of your personal 2 hour Kickoff Strategy Session, you will be ready to make the most out of WELL and out of 2024.
- Certified Attorney Coaches - Don't waste your time searching for a coach who understands the legal field. You'll schedule with the WELL coach(es) of your choice, allowing you to choose from Certified Professional Coaches with vast experience coaching attorneys, as well as the specialties (time management, personnel management, etc.) to help you excel.
- Customized - One size does not fit all. Through your coaching sessions, you’ll get the support and accountability you need to advance on your unique individual goals.
- Budget - Reduce your financial stress with 12 included 1:1 coaching sessions (1 hour/mo) at a fraction of the cost of typical coaching investments.
Monthly Group Calls and
All-Access pass
The hard work is focused in the retreats, but you have a container of support for the entire year as you take action to Excel.
- Monthly Topics - Every month, WELL is focused on a particular theme -- topics like managing your time, leading in the office, confidence, mindset, and more. Concise monthly videos by Apochromatik and external experts give everyone information and inspiration, and become tools for discussion at monthly calls.
- Monthly Group Coaching and Mastermind Call - Monthly 90 minute WELL group coaching and mastermind calls ensure you stay on track and keep you excelling between retreats. These calls are like rocket fuel for your success.
- Office Hours - Have a quick Q or need support between coaching sessions or calls? Office hour sessions allow you to bring challenges and opportunities and seek advice and counsel.
- Future in Focus Vault - Skip irrelevant and outdated advice on Google. Access our exclusive vault of 5 years of content and materials designed to help women attorneys with your career development and advancement, business development, goal achievement, leadership, mindset, time management, imposter syndrome, executive presence and much more.
- Apochromatik Access - Apochromatik is a full service coaching and consulting firm that provides workshops, webinars, leadership forums, etc. across multiple industries. Benefit from access to these opportunities throughout the year as members of WELL.
What attorneys like you have to say:
"This sounds so cheesy, but I feel like a living testimonial on the Future in Focus website. Future in Focus gave me the confidence and courage to leave the job that looked good and made other people happy. I have moved into a new job I love, and I don't just love it because it's new, I love it because it's the right match for what matters to me. I didn't even know what that was before Future in Focus. For the first time as a working adult and mom, I have good balance in my life. And I am getting paid more because Future in Focus helped me negotiate my comp!"
—S.A.N. | FIF 2022
"Joining Future in Focus has been one of the best decisions I've ever made, both for my career and for my life. The combination of practical tools + inspiration and encouragement have enabled me to remake my career into something I enjoy and have an answer again for what I do outside of work. I'm so glad I made the investment, and the negotiation coaching made it easy to make it back."
—C.E.B. | FIF 2021
"I have several specific wins, but the biggest is more general: an overall boost in confidence and an understanding of how to grow my career outside of the resources provided by my firm."
—Jennifer E. | FIF 2020 and 2020 2.0
Future in Focus WELL 30 Day Guarantee
Our proven methods have been tested over the last eight years working with high achieving attorneys just like you. These methods work and they’ll take you to the next level in your career, no matter how overwhelmed, stressed out, and confused you are right now.
We guarantee you’ll be satisfied with your results if you do the work. If you have any technical difficulties that impede your experience, we will apply an equivalent credit toward your purchase of any of our other services if you notify our team within 30 days of purchase date.
Hurry, offer ends in:
Ready to jumpstart your career and life?
For the next 30 days, sign up for a free Law and Life Clarity Call to see if you are ready for Future in Focus WELL. Seats in the 2024 program are only open until filled and there is a cap of 12 seats for all of 2024. Schedule your call today.
Schedule your Law and Life Clarity Call today to see if you are a good fit for WELL.
FOR A LIMITED TIME ONLY
Hurry, offer ends in:
Future in Focus Women Excelling in Law and Life is available to only 12 attorneys willing to commit to taking their career and life to the next level over the next 12 months.
Future in Focus WELL Investment:
You've heard the advice, "Focus on things you CAN control." One investment you CAN control is investing in yourself, your career, your family and friends , and your life.
Future in Focus WELL is a 12 month program billed over 11 months with a first month deposit to hold your seat in the program.
$1497/month
Deposit due upon signup. Monthly billing starts in February 2024.
Participating in Future in Focus WELL will help you:
- Feel motivated and supported in your career journey
- Take time to step away from work and life and re-energize
- Have the resources you need to succeed
- Stop wasting time on irrelevant busywork and redirect your most valuable resource to the things that will help you truly excel
- Connect with a community of other smart, ambitious women lawyers ready to support, encourage, and hold you accountable
- Build your personal Board of Advisors
- Simplify your workday so you can focus on the big picture
- And so much more!
The Leaders of
Amy M. Gardner, JD, MPPA, CPC
Amy M. Gardner works with law firms and corporations to reengage teams and help them thrive by utilizing Apochromatik’s proprietary Team Driven Leadership approach to build leadership skills, improve relationships, strengthen emotional intelligence, have difficult conversations, and more. She also works with lawyers to advance or transition in their careers through 1:1 coaching and Apochromatik's industry leading attorney masterminds.
Amy's work with lawyers draws on her unique experience as a former Big Law litigator, partner at a mid-size Chicago firm, and dean of students at the University of Chicago Law School.
She received her MA in Public Policy and Administration from Northwestern University, JD from the University of Chicago, and BA from Luther College, as well as certifications in team and leadership coaching, 1:1 coaching, and various assessments. She is an appointee of the Illinois Supreme Court on its Committee on Character & Fitness and serves on the Institute for Well-Being in Law governance committee. Amy is a member of the Illinois and U.S. Supreme Court bars. In her free time, she is an enthusiastic traveler, avid reader, and would-be runner.
Amy is a frequent speaker for professional organizations and bar associations on career, leadership, and team development topics. Her expertise has been featured in media including American Bar Association publications, Law360, Corporette, Glassdoor, Health, Monster, NBC, and Women’s Running magazine. She has appeared on podcasts including Be that Lawyer, Coffee Break, Exhibit (A)ttorney, Hustle & Flow, Irresistible Brand, and the Resilient Lawyer.
Keith R. Sbiral, MBA, MS
Keith R. Sbiral brings to Apochromatik a career in management, communication, and process improvement. He draws on that real-world experience, earned in often contentious and politicized environments, to help teams and leaders in both corporations and governments reach their full potential. In addition to his MBA and MS degrees, he has certifications in team and leadership coaching, 1:1 coaching, and assessment certifications including the EQ-i 2.0 and 5 Behaviors of a Team.
Keith earned his M.B.A. with a Certificate in Leadership and a Certificate in Innovation from the University of Iowa Tippie College of Business and his M.S. in Urban and Regional Planning with emphases in development finance and land use planning from the University of Iowa. Keith earned his B.A. from Luther College with a major in Political Science and minor in Economics.
In his free time, Keith is an avid traveler and photographer; he has visited all 50 states and more than 50 countries, and is a member of the Circumnavigators Club. His photography has been featured in three solo gallery shows, a group show, and multiple publications.
Keith's professional expertise has been featured in media including Harvard Business Review, NBC, Fast Company, Forbes, Glassdoor, and Monster.
We've got A's for your Q's
What if I don’t know whether I want to advance or change jobs?
This program is perfect for you, because you can take advantage of all the programming as your needs/the economy/your interests evolve.
What if I can’t afford the program?
Can you afford to end 2024 regretting not making this investment in your career and life? Investing in yourself is critical to your success. We find that people willing to commit the investment in themselves find success faster. We practice what we preach and invest tens of thousands of dollars in our own growth and development each year. You can benefit from our investment with your investment.
Can you afford to hope you get a new job on your own? Can you afford to leave the wrong job right after you’ve arrived, leaving a hole in your résumé you’ll be explaining for years to come? Can you afford to be passed over, fired, or laid off with no plan?
Most of our clients earn back their investment while they’re working with us, in the form of increased compensation, bonuses, or in the amount of time and energy they save on things that aren’t helping them succeed – once we help them figure out what things they actually need to focus on.
What if I’m too busy to finish the program?
We have accountability structures in place to help, but remember, this is an investment in yourself. The investment of your time will pay dividends. We also understand that you are all busy attorneys. All of the group calls are recorded in case you have an emergency and can't participate live. We know you’ll make the most progress if you complete the entire program, but we also know that life happens – especially for busy attorneys. That’s why we have made WELL a 12 month program. Giving you 12 months to take full advantage of all of the components of the program even if you have a trial, illness, or some other life event gets in the way. We want you to succeed.
I’m not sure I’m ready for this. How will I know?
We don’t want members who aren’t ready for the program and who aren't all-in. That’s why we have a call with each person to make sure this is the right fit and to place you with a group of participants with unique compatibility with your season in your career. This isn’t about filling a program – it’s about making sure it’s the right fit for you. It is about your success, and the success of the members of the group.
What if I might want to leave the law?
No problem. With a focus on coaching lawyers, we’ve worked with many who considered leaving the law all together. Because our experience goes beyond law, we’re able to work with you in a way we couldn’t if we only had experience in the legal industry.
Do I need to sign up for this right now?
Once the program starts, we are unable to add additional members. The investment will be substantially higher in future cohorts based on our clients’ results. There are only 12 seats in Future in Focus WELL and we are only running one cohort in 2024.
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If you’re tired of going it alone, hoping for the best, take action by scheduling a conversation about Future in Focus WELL.