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.
Season IX | EP 6: Brie Dillman, Student-Founder. Beautiful Thinker.
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 toward her degree. Within months, the Kelley School student built ElevateEd, won her first pitch competition, and discovered that confidence isn't knowing all the answers—it's trusting yourself to handle uncertainty. From handing out popsicles at her parents' drag racing events ...
20 Jan 2026
Season IX | EP 5: Julia Michels, Gymnast. Music Supervisor. Grammy Winner. Beautiful Thinker.
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 over $2 billion in ticket sales—but she went to IU for sports science and drove to LA in a Toyota Tercel to dance in music videos. From teaching aerobics to running into elevators for mentorship moments to bringing Bradley Cooper's midnight song to set, Julia reveals why saying yes ...
19 Dec 2025
Season IX | EP 4: Marshall Goldsmith. Student of Drucker. World's #1 Executive Coach. Beautiful Thinker.
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 serving coffee for free, studied under Peter Drucker, and learned that credibility must be earned twice: first by doing good work, and second by making sure people know about it. From IU Kelley School of Business to coaching CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, Marshall reveals why ha...
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