Carolyn Hadlock

About Carolyn Hadlock

As the founder and president of The Beautiful Thinkers Project, I facilitate conversations that help organizations and communities find new edges that are not readily visible. I leverage my 30 years of experience in branding and marketing to create a creative platform that transcends tactical thinking and opens up spaces in unpredictable ways.My passion is to help people awaken their latent creativity and solve problems that have not been articulated yet. I produce a podcast that showcases diverse perspectives from CEOs, founders, artists, and scholars on topics such as creativity, leadership, and purpose. I also integrate and align disciplines across agencies and collaborate with partners to deliver innovative and impactful solutions for brands and movements. I believe that creativity is a skill that requires agility, originality, vision, and perseverance, and I aim to foster the next generation of beautiful thinkers.

Experience

1. Founder President

   The Beautiful Thinkers Project

   Jan 2023 — Present · US

   The Beautiful Thinkers project is a creative platform dedicated to facilitating conversations for organizations and communities to help find new edges that aren’t readily visible. We believe problems are opportunities in disguise. We facilitate conversations by bringing divergent perspectives together. This unconventional creative approach transcends tactical thinking and opens up spaces in unpredictable ways. The project was founded on 30 years of experience of helping build and create momentum for brands, movements and communities. Over the past several years, we have created 30 episodes over 5 seasons showcasing CEOs, founders, artists and scholars focusing on common themes around creativity, leadership and purpose.We produce podcasts, workshops, collaborative ventures, lectures, events and courses for audiences in 139 countries who are looking for inspiration to unlock their creative potential. We are dedicated to growing the next generation of beautiful thinkers.

Education

• Brebeuf Jesuit

  High School

  1978 — 1979

• Indiana University Bloomington

  Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Graphic Design

  1982 — 1986

Skills

• Creative Strategy
• Marketing Communications
• Copywriting
• Online Advertising
• Web Design
• Integrated Marketing
• Digital Media
• Creative Direction
• Interactive Advertising
• Brand Development
• Art Direction
• Direct Mail
• Digital Marketing
• Advertising
• Interactive Marketing
• Graphic Design
• Branding & Identity
• Digital Strategy
• Outdoor Advertising
• Social Media
• Concept Development
• Social Media Marketing
• Marketing Strategy