A structured career pathway for pharmacists who want to practice functional medicine with confidence, clarity, and long-term sustainability

Lead & Transform with The Midlife Man’s  Creating  Your Own Men's Consulting Practice

Most pharmacists don’t struggle because they lack information.
They struggle because they’ve been given disconnected trainings instead of a clear path.

The Functional Pharmacist Practice Path organizes clinical education, implementation support, and mentorship into three progressive levels—so you always know where you are and what comes next.

If you’ve ever thought:

“I want to do this… but I’m not sure where I fit.”

This path was built for you.

A Career Path — Not a Comparison Game

 

This isn’t about choosing between programs.

It’s about entering a professional pathway that evolves with you.

Each level of the Path contains specific programs and mentorship environments designed to support you at that stage of development. You’re not “stuck” in a tier—you move through a process.

 

The Three Levels of the Practice Path

🧭 Level 1: Foundation — The Blueprint

Build your clinical confidence, systems, and practice infrastructure.

Foundation is where pharmacists get their footing in functional practice.

This level includes:

Beyond the Labs
Functional Pharmacy University

These programs are designed to help you:

  • Develop clinical confidence in functional thinking

  • Learn to interpret labs in real-world context

  • Understand root-cause patterns instead of chasing markers

  • Build foundational systems and workflows

  • Practice responsibly and ethically—without rushing

If you’re still getting your footing, you start in Foundation.

This stage is about clarity and readiness, not speed.

🔧 Level 2: Build — Momentum

Implement with mentorship and accountability so your practice actually grows.

Build is where training becomes action.

This level includes:

Implement, Elevate, Ascend
Coaching & Mentoring Group

and includes

Beyond the Labs
Functional Pharmacy University

Here, the focus shifts to:

  • Translating functional knowledge into real services

  • Structuring offers, workflows, and patient experience

  • Implementing with mentorship and accountability

  • Building momentum without overwhelm

If you’re ready to implement and grow, you move into Build.

This is where pharmacists stop preparing and start practicing with intention.

🧠 Level 3: Mastery — Scale

High-touch practice acceleration, leverage, and long-term growth.

Mastery is about refinement, leadership, and sustainability.

This level includes:

Signature Practice Builder
Consultant Mentoring

and includes:

Implement, Elevate, Ascend
Coaching & Mentoring Group

Beyond the Labs
Functional Pharmacy University

At this stage, the focus is on:

  • Advanced decision-making and strategic clarity

  • Refining your niche and clinical approach

  • Building leverage without burnout

  • Long-term vision, structure, and mentorship

If you want to scale with high-touch mentorship, that’s Mastery.

This is where pharmacists move from doing the work to leading the work.

How Progression Through the Path Works

You are not locked into a program.

You’re entering a developmental pathway.

Some pharmacists:

  • Begin in Foundation

  • Move into Build as confidence and clarity grow

  • Step into Mastery when refinement and scale matter

Others may enter at a later level depending on experience.

The constant is this:

You’re not stuck. You’re progressing.

Who This Path Is For

The Functional Pharmacist Practice Path is for pharmacists who:

  • Want structure without rigidity

  • Value mentorship over hype

  • Care about doing functional medicine well

  • Are building something meant to last

  • See functional practice as a professional evolution

This is career development, not program hopping.

Where Do You Start?

  • Still building confidence and systems? → Foundation

  • Ready to implement and grow? → Build

  • Looking for refinement and scale? → Mastery

There is a place for you here.

One Path. Three Levels. A Clear Way Forward.

The Functional Pharmacist Practice Path exists so pharmacists no longer have to guess where they belong—only where they are in the journey.

Level I (Foundation Blueprint) BTL + Functional Pharm Univ

$199 / month or $1,995 pay in full or 2 Ă— $1,050

I Want Foundation + Blueprint (This will take you to BTL/FPU

Level II Build (Implement, Elevate, Ascend)

$299 / month or $3,500 pay in full or 2 Ă— $1,800

I Want Build (This will take you to Implement, Elevate, Ascend)

Level 3 — Mastery (Signature Practice Build Mentoring)

$425 / month, or $4,500 pay in full or 2 Ă— $2,400

I Want Mastery (This will take you to Signature Practice Accelerator)

About Rob Kress

I’m Rob Kress — a licensed pharmacist, specialist and leader in functional medicine — often called the “godfather of functional pharmacy.”

Here’s what I see in most practitioners: they build a model where they see people from time to time — one-off consults, scattered follow-ups — and they never build something that’s true, sustainable, and built for the long game.
So their income stays tied to their hours… and nothing “pays them back” when they’re not working.

I’m the creator of Beyond the Labs and Functional Pharmacy University, and I lead communities through The Midlife Medicine Collective and Mythic Man Medicine. I’m also a partner in the Soul of Medicine medical practice.

The way I practice — and the way I teach — is a Beyond the Labs approach: we don’t treat numbers on a page. We look at the whole person — their body, their health history, their goals, and where they want to go — integrating everything from functional medicine to mind-body work.

And here’s the truth: most practitioners don’t struggle because they lack knowledge. They struggle because they don’t have a clear offer, a signature message, and a simple enrollment and growth system that turns their expertise into something repeatable.

That’s what the Signature Practice Builder is for. We’ll turn what you already know into a program you can confidently deliver, enroll, and grow — with structure, integrity, and a system that holds.

FAQ's

“I don’t have time with my full-time job.”
That’s exactly why this works. You’re not guessing your next move — you’re executing a roadmap with short feedback loops.

“What if I build it and nobody buys?”
We’re not building in isolation. We build the talk + offer together, then refine it based on real-world delivery and responses.

“I don’t have a big audience.”
Good. You don’t need one. You need the right message and a repeatable way to present it so the right people raise their hand.

“This is a big investment.”
If one client is worth ~$1,700–$3,200+, this pays for itself fast. The expensive option is staying stuck another year.

Â