ELUME COLLECTIVE

A cohort-based founder collective for leaders shaping the future of responsible business

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Some founders are running businesses.
Others are raising the standard for how business operates.

Across the country, companies are raising the bar — proving that strong brands can run resilient operations, build ethical supply chains, and invest in the communities around them.

ELUME Collective is a cohort-based founders shaping the future of responsible business with this kind of intentional design.

For Lancaster founders building culturally relevant, impact-driven companies people trust, love, and believe in.

9 months of coaching, community, and in-person leadership experiences to help you build one meaningful impact initiative inside your business.

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A different kind of founder experience.

This is for founders already creating & building.

Inside ELUME, you strengthen how you lead, how you grow, and how your business shows up in the world.

No heavy language. No posturing. Just honest guidance, strong community, and a practical way to build a business with more depth.

For founders becoming recognizable leaders in the impact economy

You may be a fit if you want to:

  • build a business people trust and want to be part of

  • embed impact into the business by design

  • become a more visible voice in the future of business

  • shape culture through the company you lead

ELUME founders are making responsible business desirable.

Connect with us to explore if you are the right fit

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Start with one move.

At the center of the collective is one simple idea: choose one meaningful step your business is ready for now.

We call it your Minimum Viable Impact (MVI).

A practical sustainability initiative that improves operations, strengthens your brand, and delivers measurable value to your bottom line.

That could mean:

  • making a better sourcing decision

  • strengthening team culture

  • cutting waste

  • building a stronger local partnership

  • getting clearer on how your business creates impact

One move your business can actually take to be about something aligned and grow from.

the practice

Look closely at where your business stands

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Choose one impact move that fits your goals

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Build it through coaching and expert support

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Grow with a cohort of peers

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Put it into motion inside your business

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Program snapshot

Format: 9-month founder collective

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Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania

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For-profit founders in the Lancaster region with at least 2 years of operations

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investment: $980

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Joining the collective

  • Step 1- APPLY

    Submit your application sharing about your business and why the experience resonates with you.

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  • Step 2- Secure your spot

    After review of your application, you’ll receive an invitation to join and a payment link to confirm your place in the cohort.

    Membership fee is $980. non refundable

  • Step 3- Onboarding

    Once your seat is secured, ELUME will begin the onboarding process and prepare you for the first founder gathering.

  • Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the cohort is full.

the Collective experience

Coaching, community, and room to get grounded

You’ll get a blend of practical business development with time in nature and honest conversations with other founders navigating similar challenges.

Monthly Community

founders bring the real challenges of running their business. We workshop through leadership, systems, growth, and managing impact facilitated by ELUME’s coaching team.

Connect outdoors to steward our lands. Time in nature helps founders reset, reconnect, and return to the business with fresh perspective. Explore how natural systems inform leadership, decision-making, and resilient business practices, informing directly to your company.

Quarterly Outland Adventures

Hear from leaders across ELUME’s global network whose work brings fresh perspective, lived experience, and new ways of building.

Thought leadership series

The leadership this season is building

By the end of the collective, founders leave with:

  • a clearer view of how their business fits into larger systems

  • one practical sustainability initiative in motion

  • stronger operations, brand trust, and impact language

  • the perspective and well-being that come from time outdoors

  • a founder community rooted in connection and shared growth

Upcoming events

  • Community 1

    4.7 11:30-1:00 PM

    Kick off to cohort monthly zoom calls


    (Apply for the collective to access)

    Complete application

  • Outland Adventure

    4.11 8:00-12:00 AM

    Stewarding leadership: Connect and immerse in nature. A partnership adventure with Lancaster Conservancy focused on ecological restoration, nature hike, and leadership development

    (Sold out)

  • Community 2

    5.12 11:30-1:00 PM

    Cohort monthly zoom


    (Apply for the collective to access)

Frequently Asked Questions

  • For founders of for-profit businesses in the Lancaster region who have been operating for at least two years and are ready to grow with more depth, stronger systems, and a clearer sense of impact.

  • The membership is for the individual founder. If you can’t make a session, someone else from your team can’t automatically attend in your place — each participant needs their own membership.

  • No. This is for founders who want to build a stronger business and are open to doing it in a way that is more responsible, grounded, and relevant.

  • I already have sustainability practices in place. Will this help me grow further?

  • Yes. Members keep priority access to ELUME events, workshops, and community gatherings, plus member discounts — so learning and connection continue beyond the cohort.


  • A stronger way of leading, a trusted founder community, and one meaningful initiative already taking shape inside your business. You will be more knowledgable about the impact business landscape: conferences, networks, leaders, funding opportunities, winning impact strategies

  • Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis until the cohort is full. We are looking for founders who are committed, thoughtful, and ready to grow their business that shapes the landscape of Lancaster’s business sector

  • Yes! Each co-founder needs their own application and membership so you both can fully engage in coaching and experiences.

  • Expect one monthly coaching session, plus occasional workshops and in-person experiences. The value you get depends on the effort you put in — show up fully, engage, and your business will benefit.

  • It’s a mix. Monthly coaching circles happen online, while we host three immersive in-person adventures — hikes, camping, or outdoor workshops — to explore ideas, reflect, and connect with nature.

  • Recordings and resources are provided, but real impact comes from active participation. There are no refunds, and results reflect the time and attention you invest

  • A practical sustainability initiative you can put into motion inside your business. For many founders, sustainability can feel important but hard to make real. MVI gives you a more attainable place to start—one step you can test, measure, refine, and let grow naturally through the way your business already operates.

  • Yes — the program is $980, an investment in guidance, peer support, and experiences that help your business run stronger, scale sustainably, and lead in your sector.

  • This collective brings together coaching, outdoor leadership experiences, and shared learning to grow both the business and the person leading it. We believe the future of responsible business begins by returning to our roots—reconnecting with the land, learning from nature, and leading with a wider sense of connection.

  • In community we learn through stewardship, reflection, and shared experience with other founders. It is space to reset, reconnect, and return to the business with a wider view. We have fun in nature hiking, walking, and adventuring