The Illumify Game Changer
The Illumify Game Changer podcast takes you on the leader’s journey. It’s hosted by Marianne Gobeil, Founder and CEO of Illumify Inc., an internationally award-winning expert on expressing high impact leadership who has over 25 years of experience working with C-suite executives and other leaders around the world. In this podcast, you accompany one person, Jonathan Hill, as he answers each of the 57 questions essential to illuminating a meaningful change and being able to ignite it. This is your front row seat to his journey from, in his own words, “not a leader” to a leader with a big vision. It’s for those committed to igniting meaningful change in their organizations, communities, and the world at large.
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In this episode, we begin the leader’s journey by meeting Jonathan who, upon agreeing to play the Game Changer publicly through this podcast, cautioned me “I’m not a leader”. As you listen, you may hear him reveal otherwise -- whether he recognizes it yet, or not.
1:54: Discovery of language
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Jonathan begins his leader’s journey by first denying that he is in fact a leader. But in this minisode from Episode 1, he soon reveals that there are causes dear to his heart, and that he “has things to say.”
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In this episode, we explore the power of vision and storytelling in leadership, diving deep into the pursuit of truth. Jonathan examines how leaders balance looking forward with honoring the past, and how authenticity, competition, and dignity shape the path to meaningful change.
00:37 Distinction between visionary an...
Jonathan and Marianne explore the foundations beneath human rights—the sacred dignity and soul inherent in every child. In this minisode, they reflect on the limits of language, the role of faith and metaphor, and the profound truth that grounds our shared humanity.
Listen to the full episode here: 01. The Leader's Journey Begins, Part 2
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...Now the Game Changer begins. This is the first in the Illuminate phase of the questions, each of which surfaces insights to illuminate the change most meaningful to you. This first question is a loaded one, deliberately.
00:59: Reference Cards: Illumify Definition & Guidelines for Play
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Igniting significant change takes real leadership. How do you lead if you don’t see that you are significant enough to make this change? In this minisode from Episode 2, Jonathan grapples with his own significance.
Listen to the full episode here: 02. The Leader’s Significance
This episode begins with Jonathan sharing his reflections on the last question where he grappled with the prospect of being significant. This next Illuminate question gets to the heart of him seeing what perhaps only he can see that needs to change. But first he has to wrestle with intolerance and how words can serve the truth.
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Jonathan has spent a lot of his professional life in the political realm. Perhaps as a result, he sees beyond what politics is now to what it could and should be. In this minisode from Episode 3, he shares his perspective on politics, and discovers that it’s part of what makes him and his leadership distinct.
This episode focuses on the heart to help point Jonathan to what he cares about that needs to change. He speaks of dignity, wholeness and heartache, all while experiencing a wide range of feelings coming from his heart.
00:58 Illuminate Question 3
05:07 What makes my heart ache is...
To help identify what change would be meaningful to you, you can look to your heart to see what makes it ache. That’s what Jonathan does in this minisode from Episode 4. And it leads him to capturing it with words that are not usually part of his vocabulary.
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In this episode, Jonathan answers the Illuminate question designed to reveal what is most meaningful to him. You could say his answer gets to the heart of the matter. Integrity plays a pivotal role in this conversation, and we see new dimensions of a leader’s vision.
00:58 Reference Card Reading
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As a leader, igniting your vision of change isn’t just a “Wouldn’t it be nice if?”. In this minisode from Episode 5, Jonathan sees that for his vision to be true, it also has to be necessary.
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In this episode, Jonathan is prompted to answer the question by listening to his inner wisdom. Within mere seconds, he answers with a powerful declaration of what could be different. The conversation then veers into community, how it’s unified and fragmented, and explores unison and truth. It’s another big conversation. If you listen carefully, you’ll hear ...
How does a community unite when its members are fundamentally diverse? In this minisode from Episode 6, Jonathan declares that it’s not just possible; it’s true. Because we know we have lived it before.
Listen to the full episode here: 06. The Leader’s Inner Wisdom
This next question proves challenging – so challenging that at one point Jonathan, the master wordsmith, is at a loss for words. And that’s ok because it reveals a lot about why resistance to change can come from deep within ourselves, even when we know something has to change. Fasten your seatbelt for this one as there are a few sharp curves in the road. B...
So many organizations launch change from the top—then move on, expecting the rest to follow. But meaningful, lasting change isn’t a one-time announcement or a quick handoff. It requires persistence, patience, and a willingness to face resistance—both from others and from ourselves. When we treat change as a checklist item, it rarely takes root. Real transfo...
This episode begins with Jonathan reflecting on why he hit resistance with the last question, delving into pride, nationalism, and the power of emotion to sway. He considers the importance of focused attention and its relationship to meditation. Then he answers the next Illuminate question, diving deeper into what matters to him: the power of language, fin...
We often believe that facts alone will convince, but lasting change is rarely born in the realm of logic. Brexit was a lesson in what happens when heart and emotion are left out of the conversation. Even the most rational arguments can fall flat if they fail to connect on a human level. The truth is, transformation—personal or collective—requires more than ...
This episode goes right to the heart of it, exploring the connection between joy and igniting meaningful change. It’s interesting that Jonathan, a self-described non-believer, is so attuned to the soul.
00:55 Reference Cards: The difference between “I think”, “I believe”, and I know”
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Sometimes joy isn’t something new—it’s a return to what we’ve left behind, an invitation to remember who we are at our core. In the latest episode of The Illumify Game Changer Podcast, we talk about what it means to “unforget” our joy and reclaim the practices that expand us. The Illumify Game Changer Podcast reveals our award-winning methodology for expres...
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