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Smart People Think Podcast

Karen Colligan

Booking Overview

An interview-led people-development and leadership show featuring external executives, consultants, and organizational leaders discussing practical approaches to leading people and building effective workplaces. Suitable pitches include leadership consultants, HR and people-development experts, organizational psychologists, and executives with credible leadership or transformation experience; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 80

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: < 100

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 96 subscribers

Instagram: 144 followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

kcolligan@peoplethink.biz

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Host

Karen Colligan - Karen Colligan is a people-development expert with more than 20 years of experience creating, delivering, and leading innovative people initiatives.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Executives, executive directors, senior management consultants, CEOs, and established experts in leadership, people development, organizational transformation, or workplace effectiveness
Required Achievements:  
Executive leadership of an established organization, Senior consulting or transformation experience, Leadership of people-development or organizational-learning initiatives, Recognized expertise in coaching, workplace behavior, or leadership development

Recent Guest Discussions

Bill Carbone - Empathetic Leadership, Creating Conditions For People To Do Their Best Work, Trust, And Service-oriented Leadership

Kevin Deasy - Leadership Without Formal Titles, Self-awareness, Communication, Listening, Respect, And Digital Transformation

Stewart Desson - Purpose-driven Leadership, Authenticity, Self-awareness, Evidence-based Development, Coaching, And Organizational Growth

Recent Topics

People Development, Leadership, Organizational Development, Workplace Culture, Executive Coaching

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Smart People Think Podcast
:

Let’s TAWK Leadership podcast featuring, Deborah Solomon, Founder and Owner of Wall Street

September 18, 2026

Meet Deborah Solomon, Founder and Owner of Wall Street Dead aHead Networking LLC® who believes great leadership starts with consistency, approachability and authenticity. For Deborah, leadership means showing up as yourself, creating an environment where people can speak openly without judgment, and making the effort to understand where others are coming from, even when you don’t agree. In this episode, Deborah shares why respect, open-mindedness and surrounding yourself with the right expert...

Let’s TAWK Friendship: The Jersey Girls / 50+ Years and Still Going Strong

September 14, 2026

Eight women. More than 50 years of friendship. In this special episode of Let’s TAWK Friendship, the Jersey Girls share the laughter, memories, loss, lessons and love that have kept their friendship going for more than half a century.

Jersey Girls More Than 50 Years of Friendship

August 30, 2026

What does more than 50 years of friendship teach you? In this short personal reflection created for NPR’s podcast contest, I share what I learned from the Jersey Girls about friendship, belonging and having people who know your story—and still want to be part of the next chapter.

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Frequently asked questions

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Smart People Think Podcast
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How do I get in touch with Smart People Think Podcast?

Smart People Think Podcast is hosted by Karen Colligan. Its publicly listed email is kcolligan@peoplethink.biz. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for Smart People Think Podcast?

The publicly listed email for Smart People Think Podcast: kcolligan@peoplethink.biz.

How many listeners does Smart People Think Podcast have?

Podseeker estimates Smart People Think Podcast reaches fewer than 100 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for Smart People Think Podcast?

Smart People Think Podcast typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Executives, executive directors, senior management consultants, CEOs, and established experts in leadership, people development, organizational transformation, or workplace effectiveness. Common among recent guests: Executive leadership of an established organization; Senior consulting or transformation experience; Leadership of people-development or organizational-learning initiatives. Recent guests include Bill Carbone, Kevin Deasy, and Stewart Desson.

How hard is it to get booked on Smart People Think Podcast?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does Smart People Think Podcast cover?

Recent episodes cover People Development, Leadership, Organizational Development, Workplace Culture, and Executive Coaching. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

kcolligan@peoplethink.biz

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