Working together
Four ways in, depending on what you need.
One is free. The others are a subscription, a single conversation, and three months with a small group. Pick what fits and ignore the rest.
Ad Alta Weekly
Free, every Tuesday
An essay on vocation, leadership, and the work of building something that matters. No cost, no commitment. Start here if you don't know where to start.
The Boardroom
$150 a year
Monthly notes with the real numbers behind two companies, plus a quarterly call where I put the business on screen and take your questions. For people who'd rather see the mess than the highlight reel.
An Hour with Michael
$250, or $150 for members
One conversation about the thing you're stuck on. No program, no follow-up commitment. Book it, talk it through, get back to work.
Eight seats
The Ascent
$1,000 - October cohort enrolling now
Six sessions over three months with a small group of people deciding whether to make a move, or already in the middle of one. Led by someone still on the route. Includes a year of The Boardroom.
Not sure which fits?
Start with the Weekly if you don't know my work yet. It's free, it publishes Tuesdays, and after a month you'll know whether the voice is for you.
The Boardroom if you want ongoing perspective and access, and you'd rather see how a business actually runs than read another framework.
An Hour if you have one specific thing in front of you and you want to think it through with someone who's built things.
The Ascent if you've already decided you need to do something different and you'd rather work it out alongside other people than alone.
Some people do more than one. The Ascent includes The Boardroom. Nobody has to do anything.
About Deacon Michael
Michael Halbrook is the founder of Domus Formation and Ad Alta Leadership, and a permanent deacon of the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois.
Before this, he spent thirty years in media, marketing, technology, and consulting - most recently as Director of Adobe on Adobe Consulting, leading a global team of more than a hundred people. He left in May 2026 to build what he's writing about here.
His work has been featured in the Diocese of Springfield's Catholic Times and on The Catholic Man Show.
Consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
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