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The Beautiful Thinkers Project

Hosted by Carolyn Hadlock, Founder/President · business · EN-US

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Join Carolyn Hadlock, founder and President of The Beautiful Thinkers Project as she interviews creatives, founders, creators, leaders, and visionaries to discover what makes beautiful thinking.

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Public web form

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25%

Guest openness

Selective

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Questions about The Beautiful Thinkers Project

What is The Beautiful Thinkers Project about?

Join Carolyn Hadlock, founder and President of The Beautiful Thinkers Project as she interviews creatives, founders, creators, leaders, and visionaries to discover what makes beautiful thinking.

Who hosts The Beautiful Thinkers Project?

The Beautiful Thinkers Project is hosted by Carolyn Hadlock, Founder/President. The show has published 59 episodes to date.

What has The Beautiful Thinkers Project covered recently?

Recent episodes include "Season IX | EP 6: Brie Dillman, Student-Founder. Beautiful Thinker." (2 March 2026, 31 minutes), "Season IX | EP 5: Julia Michels, Gymnast. Music Supervisor. Grammy Winner. Beautiful Thinker." (20 January 2026, 32 minutes), and "Season IX | EP 4: Marshall Goldsmith. Student of Drucker. World's #1 Executive Coach. Beautiful Thinker." (19 December 2025, 34 minutes).

How often does The Beautiful Thinkers Project publish?

The Beautiful Thinkers Project publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 36 minutes across 59 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on The Beautiful Thinkers Project?

Booking probability for The Beautiful Thinkers Project is 25%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Beautiful Thinkers Project requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Beautiful Thinkers Project's contact route on record: public web form.

Who should pitch The Beautiful Thinkers Project?

The strongest fits for The Beautiful Thinkers Project are Artists, Writers & Performers and Business & Management Consulting. The Beautiful Thinkers Project has a business audience.

About the host

Carolyn Hadlock, Founder/President hosts The Beautiful Thinkers Project, a business podcast with 59 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Episode #6

    Season IX | EP 6: Brie Dillman, Student-Founder. Beautiful Thinker.

    Mar 2, 202631 minS9

    What if the best opportunities come from just showing up? Brie Dillman is a junior at IU Indianapolis who went to a startup founders meeting without a startup—just curiosity and 65 dual credits that wouldn't all count...

  • The Beautiful Thinkers Project

    Season IX | EP 5: Julia Michels, Gymnast. Music Supervisor. Grammy Winner. Beautiful Thinker.

    Jan 20, 202632 min

    What if getting injured was the best thing that ever happened to your career? Julia Michels is a Grammy-winning music supervisor whose work on A Star Is Born , Pitch Perfect , and The Devil Wears Prada has generated...

  • Episode #4

    Season IX | EP 4: Marshall Goldsmith. Student of Drucker. World's #1 Executive Coach. Beautiful Thinker.

    Dec 19, 202534 minS9

    What if the biggest risk isn't failure—it's staying down when life knocks you flat? Marshall Goldsmith didn't become the world's #1 executive coach by accident. He sat in the back of Paul Hersey's classroom for months...

  • The Beautiful Thinkers Project

    Season IX | EP 3 : Chris Noel, Mayor of Denali. From Hoosier to the Last Frontier. Beautiful Thinker.

    Dec 14, 202531 min

    What if the craving for community is what roots you in the most unlikely places? Chris Noel left Indiana for Alaska's remote Denali Borough—fewer than 2,000 residents stewarding the land around North America's highest...

  • Episode #2

    Season IX | EP 2: Mike Weasner, Stargazer. Fighter Pilot. Beautiful Thinker.

    Nov 25, 202530 minS9

    What if failure isn't the opposite of success but the fuel for it? Mike Weasner's initials were written in the stars before he could spell them—and his path to those stars included medical disqualifications, career...

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  • The Beautiful Thinkers Project

    Season IX | EP 1: Dr Bryant Paul, Rebel. Optimist. Beautiful Thinker.

    Oct 28, 202529 min

    What if our ability to worry about social media and porn means we're doing better than we think? Dr Bryant Paul, whose research has been cited by the Supreme Court, studies the fundamental human craving that connects...

  • The Beautiful Thinkers Project

    Season VIII | Episode 6: Jonathan Racek, Designer. Playmaker. Beautiful Thinker.

    Dec 17, 202430 min

    On the sixth episode of Season VIII Polarity - IU Edition, welcomes Jonathan Racek, Professor and Program Director of Comprehensive Design at the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design. In this episode, Dr...

  • The Beautiful Thinkers Project

    Season VIII | Episode 5: Jean Camp, Academic. Engineer. Beautiful Thinker.

    Dec 11, 202427 min

    On the fifth episode of Season VIII "Polarity" - IU Edition, welcomes Jean Camp, Professor and Director of Center for Security and Privacy at the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering. In this episode...

  • The Beautiful Thinkers Project

    Season VIII | Episode 4: Shahzeen Attari, Environmentalist. Storyteller. Beautiful Thinker.

    Nov 25, 202429 min

    Our fourth episode of Season VIII “Polarity”: IU Edition, welcomes Shahzeen Attari, professor at the O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs at Indiana University. In this episode, Dr. Attari shares her...

  • The Beautiful Thinkers Project

    Season VIII | Episode 3: Lee Feinstein, Diplomat. Scholar. Beautiful Thinker.

    Nov 14, 202430 min

    Our third episode of Season VIII “Polarity”: IU Edition, welcomes Lee Feinstein, founding dean at the Hamilton Lugar School of International and Global Studies, President of McLarty Associates, and researcher for the...

  • The Beautiful Thinkers Project

    Season VIII | Episode 2: Dana Marsh, Professor and Director of Music, IU Jacobs School of Music

    Nov 7, 202429 min

    Our second episode of Season VIII “Polarity”: IU Edition, welcomes Dana Marsh, director at Historical Performance Institute and professor at the IU Jacobs School of Music. In his work, he prioritizes balancing tradition...

  • Episode #1

    Season VIII | EP 1: Jamie Theophilos, Educator / Advocate / Beautiful Thinker

    Oct 24, 202431 minS8

    Our first episode of Season VIII "Polarity": IU Edition, welcomes Jamie Theophilos, doctoral student and associate instructor at the Media School at Indiana University Bloomington. Theophilos discusses their work on...

  • Episode #4

    Season VII | EP 4: Johannes Torpe, Designer/CEO Johannes Torpe Studios

    May 2, 20241h 1mS7

    In this episode, Carolyn Hadlock, Founder and Host sat down with Johannes Torpe to discuss his circuitous creative path starting with being born in a commune, and his evolution as a multidisciplinary creative and CEO of...

  • The Beautiful Thinkers Project

    Season VII | EP 3: Nevada Berg, Author / Founder of North Wild Kitchen

    Apr 10, 202444 min

    In this episode, Carolyn Hadlock, founder of TBTP talks with Nevada about how the landscape of Norway informed her culinary evolution. She speaks to the importance of seasons, cooking in the outdoors and respecting the...

  • The Beautiful Thinkers Project

    Season VII | EP 2: Paul Bennett, Design Leader / Former CCO, IDEO

    Mar 14, 202457 min

    In this episode, Carolyn Hadlock, Founder and Host sat down with Paul Bennett to discuss his long and fruitful career with IDEO, his creative partnership with Tim Brown, how to land in a room deeply and what's next on...

  • Episode #1

    Season VII | EP 1: Marcus Engman, CCO / IKEA

    Feb 28, 202448 minS7

    In this episode, Carolyn Hadlock, founder of TBTP talks with Marcus Engman about the future of retail, IKEA's inaugural Artist in Residency Program with Annie Leibovitz, designing change and growing up IKEA as the...

  • Episode #7

    Dr. Hirt (Pt. 2)

    Dec 20, 202339 minS6

    On the season VI finale of “Saturated,” Carolyn Hadlock and IU students Mina Denny and Caterina DeSantis bring back Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences at IU, Dr. Edward Hirt. If you recall, we kicked off...

  • The Beautiful Thinkers Project

    Jason Q. Ng

    Dec 14, 202331 min

    The sixth episode of Season VI "Saturated" : IU Edition welcomes Jason Q. Ng, Author of Blocked On Weibo where he writes about Chinese internet censorship and currently works as a Data Scientist at Duolingo. In this...

  • Episode #5

    Denise Roberson

    Dec 4, 202337 minS6

    The fifth episode of Season VI “Saturated”: IU Edition welcomes Denise Roberson, Chief Purpose Officer at TBWA, Professor and Speaker. Denise is the first Chief Purpose Officer TBWA has had. Denise shares her passion...

  • Episode #4

    Aakash Ranison

    Nov 22, 202335 minS6

    The fourth episode of Season VI “Saturated”: IU Edition welcomes Aakash Ranison, Author, Nomad and Climate Optimist. Aakash shares his personal journey of how traveling (via bicycle) through India opened his eyes to the...

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