Idea Illuminations helps CEOs and investors accelerate progress, create systemic change, and build momentum towards a vision.
Leaders have a unique opportunity to improve the world
Our consulting business helps executive teams thrive and build momentum – through facilitation, financial transformation, and the power of distilled wisdom. We work with inspired leaders who are actively building a legacy and want to create something meaningful. Our advisory services and investing capabilities are extensions of our consulting business and allow us to contribute energy, resources, and brain-space to people and organizations we believe are at the forefront of important macro trends and our movements + areas of exploration.
SOME OF OUR FAVORITE PROJECTS INCLUDE
WHAT WE DO
consulting
Our consulting services are designed for driven CEOs trying to solve a problem or pursue a specific opportunity. We use tangible deliverables to build momentum and drive efficiency. Our approach is built on a foundation of investing in + building businesses, and is enlivened by our creative problem solving techniques and a relentless focus on delivering outcomes.
HOW IT WORKS
1. Schedule a call
2. Scoping, discovery, project proposal
3. Information gathering, observation, exploration
4. Execution
5. Tangible results
Facilitation
We create and facilitate meaningful experiences for teams and YPO forums. We use gaming activites to drive outcomes and help teams create mometum, align on strategy, and accelerate insights.
Interim Executive
We provide dedicated interim executive support in businesses with $30m - $300m in revenue. We specialize in finance, strategy, innovation, data architecture, systems, and collaboration. We focus on leveraging tangible deliverables to create momentum and support rapid scaling.
Capital Raising
We help CEOs and investors develop strategy, messaging, and materials for accelerated capital raising from aligned partners. We work with VC and PE-backed businesses and high-impact non-profit organizations.
Thought Leadership
We conceptualize and develop content for CEOs, authors, and innovators who are looking for a strategic, intellectual design partner. This includes high-stakes keynotes, intelligent content marketing, research, and beautifully visual books.
We are always learning and exploring new Methods / tools.
We currently USE:
Gamestorming
Appreciative Inquiry
Visual Collaboration
Design Thinking
Mural & Miro
Alteryx
Power BI
Tableau
advising
Our advisory services are designed to help organizations and leaders we believe can make an outsized impact. These are typically 1 year+ engagements and focus on strategic goals and direction. These engagements can be informal or formal in nature, including board representation.
Targets:
•Human empowerment
•Education access
•Industrial automation
Investing
Through Illuminations Capital, we strategically invest private capital to contribute to movements we believe in and to explore our areas of interest.
Targets:
•Software and technology
•Regenerative agriculture
•Water systems
ABOUT THE FOUNDER
Danyelle De Jong
CEO & Chief Illuminator at Idea Illuminations
Danyelle believes that businesses and conscious capital ($) can challenge the status quo and solve pressing global problems. Through her 14 years of experience in private equity and business consulting, her practical experience helping launch and grow Satori Capital, and a passion for creating regenerative investment structures, Danyelle runs Idea Illuminations to explore the world's largest issues and hopefully solve them.
Before starting Idea Illuminations, Danyelle joined Satori Capital to disrupt the investing world. The firm now manages ~$2B and is a pioneer and leader in sustainable investing for superior returns. She was the 4th employee and remains the youngest person and only woman to ever serve on the Investment Team, where she spent six years. In addition to her Investment Team responsibilities, she helped build the firm’s infrastructure, portfolio management strategy, thought leadership materials, and culture.
Danyelle has had the privilege to work and live in 23 countries, where she’s learned the importance of adaptability and connection, and gained perspective on how our intentions and capital can have far-reaching impact. This is why she is working to connect worlds for the benefit of humanity.
MOVEMENTS & Areas of EXPLORATIONS
REGENERATIVE INVESTING & CONSCIOUS CAPITALISM
GIRLS EDUCATION &
EDUCATION ACCESS
SOLAR ENERGY &
ENERGY STORAGE
inspiration
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Do you want to contribute?
We actively grow a global network of collaborators, investors, and innovators. We build collaborative partnerships with a distinct group of thought leaders, strategists, designers, facilitators, developers, data scientists, farmers, and scrappy investment professionals who want to do meaningful work.
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