Fran Goldsmith

Fran has focused over 30 years of experience in business, entrepreneurship, and developing people into Curious Conversations.

In the early ‘90s, she identified curiosity as the leading quality behind peak performance. This led her to work with some of the world’s leading innovators in human development, organizational learning, and psychology, as well as study both the science behind - and real-world applications - of curiosity.

While curiosity is often held as a strong desire to know something, showing interest, or asking a lot of questions, Fran approaches curiosity as an intangible force which can be observed, learned, and measured. She developed the Curiosity Cultivators™, a large set of teachable curiosity skills and, along with her team and colleagues, has proven the effectiveness of her approach within corporate and public settings through training workshops and coaching sessions with both groups and individuals. 

Fran often provides pro-bono mentoring to causes and people close to her heart, including young start-ups and those who have no idea where to begin.  She has collaborated on developing movie scripts and books, produced Off-Off Broadway shows, and continues to help develop events, entertainment, and media that share a world we would all like to live in, full of inspiring possibilities.