About Illumine
Illumine exists to help leaders and teams work with greater clarity, courage, and cohesion — even in the midst of disruption.
Founded in 2020 by Christy Foldenauer, Illumine is a leadership and team dynamics consultancy that brings depth of insight and practical frameworks to every engagement. We partner with forward-looking organizations that want to create transformation from the inside out.
Our Origin Story
Illumine was born out of a tension: high-performing leaders and teams were accomplishing more than ever, yet many were exhausted, misaligned, and losing sight of what truly matters. Christy saw this pattern repeatedly in her work with leaders and their teams in both Fortune 500 companies and purpose-driven organizations.
The question that launched Illumine was simple:
What is the best way for people to lead and team in a world that is constantly, and relentlessly, changing?
That question led to the creation of the Movemental Model — Illumine’s proprietary framework for developing leaders and teams across 16 competencies and 4 domains of human and organizational growth. Built from psychological research, systems theory, coaching insight, and years of lived leadership experience, Movemental helps organizations, leaders, and teams move from merely functioning to flourishing.
The result is a consultancy that brings unique insight and bridges what many treat as opposites — performance and purpose, clarity and compassion, speed and sustainability.
How We Work
Every Illumine engagement begins with listening. We start by understanding the real dynamics at play — the unseen drivers beneath team tension, leadership fatigue, or stalled innovation. From there, we design tailored pathways for growth that integrate three disciplines:
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Facilitation that builds shared understanding and momentum.
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Coaching that strengthens leadership presence, confidence, and adaptability.
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Assessment that measures what matters — using the Movemental framework to track progress over time.
Our approach is both structured and soulful — research-driven, yet deeply human. We believe that when people grow, organizations reach new levels of performance.
The Illumine Difference
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A Proprietary Framework for Measurable Change – The Movemental Model provides a shared language and process for development, not just inspiration.
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Cross-Sector Expertise – Two decades of experience spanning corporate, non-profit, and academic environments mean our insights translate across contexts.
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Whole-Leader, Whole-System Focus – Illumine helps leaders see beyond their own role to the larger ecosystem they influence.
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Sustainable Growth – We don’t chase quick wins. We build enduring capacity for leadership and collaboration.
