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He revolutionized hospitality, twice. Chip Conley, co-founder of @ModernElderAcademy, shares his secrets to being able to evolve in an ever-changing world. Chip Conley, founder of Joie de Vivre and former Airbnb executive, reflects on the dynamics of age, wisdom, and curiosity in the ever-evolving world. In this Legends interview, Conley shares his experiences challenging conventional norms in the hospitality industry, navigating the dot-com boom and bust, and embracing the role of a "modern elder" at Airbnb. Conley offers a thought-provoking exploration of the ways curiosity and wisdom intersect. In a world that's rapidly changing, discover why being open to new mindsets is not just an option but a key to longevity and happiness. Go Deeper with Big Think: ►Become a Big Think Member Get exclusive access to full interviews, early access to new releases, Big Think merch and more. ►Get Big Think+ for Business Guide, inspire and accelerate leaders at all levels of your company with the biggest minds in business. About Chip Conley: Chip Conley is on a midlife mission. After disrupting the hospitality industry twice, first as the founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, the second-largest operator of boutique hotels in the U.S., and then as Airbnb's Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy, leading a worldwide revolution in travel, Conley co-founded MEA (Modern Elder Academy) in January 2018 in Baja California, Mexico. Inspired by his experience of intergenerational mentoring as a ‘modern elder' at Airbnb, where his guidance was instrumental to the company's extraordinary transformation from fast-growing start-up to the world's most valuable hospitality brand, MEA is the world's first ‘midlife wisdom school' and has a campus opening on a 2,600-acre regenerative horse ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico in early 2024. Dedicated to reframing the concept of aging, MEA supports students to navigate midlife with a renewed sense of purpose and possibility. A New York Times bestselling author, Conley's 7th book Learning to Love Midlife: 12 Reasons Why Life Gets Better with Age is about rebranding midlife to help people understand the upside of this often-misunderstood life stage and he was asked to give a 2023 TED talk on the "midlife chrysalis." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chip Conley built the world's second largest boutique hotel chain to 3500 employees, but after a near death experience, Chip realized he wanted out. Chip went on to become Airbnb's Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy, where he mentored co-founder Brian Chesky. Conley went on to create MEA -- the Modern Elder Academy -- the world's first ‘midlife wisdom school'.

If you raise your hand, what's the worst that can happen? You'll either get a yes or a no. Naba Banerjee is Airbnb's Head of Trust and Safety, and she has made it her mission to raise her hand and put herself forward for all the opportunities she can.Naba was born and raised in India and has a father who encouraged her to apply for an engineering course as soon as she was able. Naba moved to the US after her graduation and began working for Walmart in various roles.At Airbnb, Naba is best known for her party ban algorithm. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Airbnb saw a rise in properties being booked for one-night parties, something that is prohibited in its terms and conditions. The introduction of Naba's algorithm resulted in a significant reduction in party bookings and an increase in the banning of those who continuously broke the rules.Naba has five teenage children, and she believes that AI will play a fully integrated role in their future careers.Join us for every episode with hosts Suchi Srinivasan & Corin Lines from BCG to hear meaningful conversations with women in digital, technology, and business.Mentioned in this episode:About Fixable On the new TED podcast Fixable, Francis Frei and Anne Moriss have helped leaders at some of the world's most competitive companies solve all kinds of problems. On their show, they'll pull back the curtain and give you the type of honest, unfiltered advice they usually reserve for top executives. Maybe you have a co-worker with boundary issues or you want to know how to inspire and motivate your team. Give them a call at 234-Fixable (that's 234-349-2253) to leave Anne and Frances a voicemail with your workplace problem. They'll help you solve the problems you're stuck on. Find Fixable wherever you listen.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy

In this conversation with bestselling author and hospitality maverick Chip Conley we explore the research that reveals surprising conclusions about when we are at our happiest in life and why, the “midlife crisis”, four types of transition, paths to purpose and the collective chrysalis of these times. Chip Conley is the New York Times bestselling author and hospitality maverick who helped Airbnb's founders turn their fast-growing tech start-up into a global hospitality brand. In Wisdom@Work: The Making of a Modern Elder, he shares his unexpected journey at midlife — from CEO to intern — learning about technology as Airbnb's Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy, while also mentoring CEO Brian Chesky. Chip is the founder of the Modern Elder Academy, where a new roadmap for midlife is offered. He serves on the board of Encore.org and the advisory board for the Stanford Center for Longevity. Visit coachesrising.com to see our acclaimed online coach trainings and other offerings.

Bestselling author and hospitality entrepreneur Chip Conley founded the Modern Elder Academy to change the way we think about aging and happiness, and to help people navigate through midlife. The Modern Elder Academy (MEA) has gained international attention for its campus in Baja attracting midlife seekers from around the world with guest teachers like Richard Rhor, Michael Franti and Pico Iyer. Chip's goal is to help others reimagine their lives and discover how to work through transitions, cultivate purpose and own wisdom through experiential curriculums, workshops and wellness retreats. MEA is opening a Santa Fe campus next March.Chip previously served as Airbnb's Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy where he was given the title “Modern Elder” for being someone who is as curious as he is wise. From studying the Gross National Happiness in Bhutan to going on a listening tour to 16 countries while at Airbnb, Chip has led a life of discovery. In today's episode, he details his fascinating journey from starting Joie de Vivre Hospitality at only 25-years-old to helping Airbnb go from a start-up to a billion dollar valuation. As a philosopher, writer and psychologist; he shares his secrets with Melissa for running a successful company. He also reveals the insights he's discovered on aging through decades of experience and gives a sneak peak at his 7th book, Learning to Love MidLife: 12 Reasons Why Life Gets Better with Age, coming out next year.  Plus Melissa and Chip talk about the upcoming Indagare Journey at MEA's private beachside enclave in Baja, California taking place next November. To learn more about the Insider Journey, click here. For more information about Chip Conley and his work on navigating midlife visit www.chipconley.com and follow him on Instagram @chipconley. To learn more about Modern Elder Academy, the workshops, and retreats visit www.modernelderacademy.com and follow MEA Instagram @modernelder. To pre-order Chip's newest book Learning to Love Midlife: 12 Reasons Why Life Gets Better with Age, launching January 2024, check out Amazon, BookShop, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, or Porchlight. For what to expect on the Indagare Insider Journeys trip Finding Your Flow in Midlife and Beyond at the MEA Campus in Baja, California, click here.

Chip Conley, a co-founder of Modern Elder Academy (MEA), joins us today in conversation with Drew. Chip is not a graduate of the Hoffman Process, but the work of MEA and the work of the Process both beautifully support growth and change within. ** (See below for the next community conversation with MEA and Hoffman.) Content warning: This episode mentions suicide. Please use your discretion. If you or someone you know is suicidal, please reach out to The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255), or message the Crisis Text Line at 741741. Listen in as Chip shares his life journey of learning on many levels. In mid-life, Chip's world was rocked when he lost friends to suicide. He had his own suicidal thoughts. Realizing that the human changes we go through in mid-life are not supported by our culture, he began to consider what humans really need to navigate the twists and turns of life. Out of this, Modern Elder Academy was born. In his exploration of mid-life, elderhood, and growing wisdom, Chip has come to see that the ultimate spirituality is one that "actually helps you to show up with the most humanity in this lifetime." Our humanity can be deepened and ripened through life if we engage in an exploration of and conversation in an understanding of our own spiritual nature. As Chip wisely says, wisdom isn't taught, it's shared. **While the vast majority of our guests are Process graduates, we occasionally host experts in other modalities of healing that align with the work of the Process. Join Chip in conversation with Liza and Raz Ingrasci: Chip, together with Liza and Raz Ingrasci of the Hoffman Institute, will host another live event - a community conversation with MEA and the Hoffman Institute. These conversations offer insights and powerful approaches for deepening our spirituality and humanity. Register here and add this exciting event to your calendar: Monday, Sept. 25th from 1:00 to 2:30 PT/4:00 - 5:30 ET.  Discover more about Chip Conley: Chip Conley is on a midlife mission. After disrupting the hospitality industry twice, first as the founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, the second-largest operator of boutique hotels in the U.S., and then as Airbnb's Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy, leading a worldwide revolution in travel, Conley co-founded MEA (Modern Elder Academy) in January 2018 in Baja California, Mexico. Inspired by his experience of intergenerational mentoring as a ‘modern elder' at Airbnb, where his guidance was instrumental to the company's extraordinary transformation from a fast-growing start-up to the world's most valuable hospitality brand, MEA is the world's first ‘midlife wisdom school' and has a campus opening on a 2,600-acre regenerative horse ranch in Santa Fe, New Mexico in early 2024. Dedicated to reframing the concept of aging, MEA supports students to navigate midlife with a renewed sense of purpose and possibility. A New York Times bestselling author, Conley's 7th book "Learning to Love Midlife: 12 Reasons Why Life Gets Better with Age" is about rebranding midlife to help people understand the upside of this often-misunderstood life stage and he was asked to give a 2023 TED talk on the "midlife chrysalis." Discover more about Chip here. Follow Chip on Instagram and LinkedIn; and follow MEA on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn. https://media.blubrry.com/the_hoffman_podcast/content.blubrry.com/the_hoffman_podcast/Drew_and_Chip_Conley_Podcast.mp3 Mentioned in this episode: Three founders of Airbnb Blake Mycoskie, MEA Faculty Lynne Twist, MEA Faculty Liza Ingrasci, CEO Hoffman Institute Foundation Esalen Institute Omega Institute Blue Spirit, Costa Rica Kripalu Yoga Center Appreciative Inquiry Quote: “The purpose of life is to find your gift. The work of life is to develop it. The meaning of life is to give it away.” David Viscott Long Beach Polytechnic High School Stanford University

Rebel hospitality entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author, Chip Conley disrupted his favorite industry... three times. At age 26 he founded Joie de Vivre Hospitality (JdV), transforming an inner-city motel into the second largest boutique hotel brand in America. He sold JdV after running it as CEO for 24 years, and soon the young founders of Airbnb asked him to help transform their promising start-up into the world's leading hospitality brand. Chip served as Airbnb's Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy for four years and remains the company's Strategic Advisor for Hospitality and Leadership. Chip is the founder of the Modern Elder Academy (MEA), where a new roadmap for midlife is offered at a beautiful oceanfront campus in Baja California Sur, Mexico, and forthcoming campuses in Santa Fe, NM. His five books have made him a leading authority at the intersection of psychology and business. Chip was awarded “Most Innovative CEO” by the San Francisco Business Times, is the recipient of hospitality's highest honor, the Pioneer Award, and holds a BA and MBA from Stanford University.Chip had tons of wisdom to share in this talk, including how to use regret as fuel for the future, what founders can learn when they shift their identities, how to manage people older than you, what Chip learned from the people that he mentored, and his favorite interview question. To stay up to date on future episodes and learn more from Alisa, sign up for her newsletter.If you like what you hear, please subscribe to the podcast!Learn more about Chip | WebsiteFor more stories and advice on founders and CEOs, head to alisacohn.com

A recent Airbnb survey has found that 43% of homeowners in Malaysia have considered hosting to take advantage of the new appetite for travel. Also, 85% of Malaysians polled said they were looking for ways to offset rising costs of living. Mich Goh, Airbnb's Head of Public Policy for Southeast Asia, India, Hong Kong & Taiwan talks about tips on how one might become a host if you have that spare living space lying around somewhere.Image credit: Shutterstock.com

A recent Airbnb survey has found that 43% of homeowners in Malaysia have considered hosting to take advantage of the new appetite for travel. Also, 85% of Malaysians polled said they were looking for ways to offset rising costs of living. Mich Goh, Airbnb's Head of Public Policy for Southeast Asia, India, Hong Kong & Taiwan talks about tips on how one might become a host if you have that spare living space lying around somewhere.Image credit: Shutterstock.com

About ChipThe iconic boutique hotelier who helped Airbnb's founders turn their fast-growing tech start-up into a global hospitality brand, Chip Conley is a New York Times bestselling author whose manifesto on ageism, Wisdom@Work: The Making of a Modern Elder, is inspired by his experience of being both a mentor and an intern in his 50s. After selling the company he started as a rebel entrepreneur at age 26, Joie de Vivre Hospitality, Chip wasn't sure what was next. He could have retired at age 52. But the young founders of Airbnb came calling. He served as Airbnb's Head of Global Hospitality & Strategy for four years — while also being CEO Brian Chesky's mentor — and continues today as a Strategic Advisor to the company's leadership. While writing Wisdom@Work, Chip was inspired to build the world's first "midlife wisdom school," the Modern Elder Academy, with a 3-acre oceanfront campus in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Chip is an active mentor to six young CEO founders in the hospitality/tech world, and serves on the board of Encore. org and the advisory board for the Stanford Center for Longevity. He believes curiosity is the elixir of life and started learning Spanish and surfing at age 58. www.ChipConley.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rebel entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author with five books published so far, Chip Conley disrupted the hospitality industry at age 26. With confidence from his education at Stanford University and his entrepreneurial spirit, he founded Joie de Vivre Hospitality — transforming an inner-city motel into the second largest boutique hotel brand in America. Next, after some interesting experiences he shares, he served as Airbnb's Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy for four years.  NEXT…in his early 50's,  he went on to found the Modern Elder Academy (MEA), where he and his team have developed a new roadmap for midlife that is offered at an oceanfront campus in Mexico, and online. Transitions happen for all of us…often.  While his focus is on mid-life — there is much to be gained for those of us at any age. You can check out Chip's Modern elder academy 8-week online course with over 30 experts, covering how you can live and work with more purpose….starts October 15 — register at modernelderacademy.com.

Want to become more heart-centered? We invite you to join us on Deb's Dailies (daily blog and newsletter), a daily reflection of living and loving life as a heart-centered leader. New York Times bestselling author Chip Conley is the hospitality maverick who helped Airbnb's founders turn their fast-growing tech start-up into a global hospitality brand. In Wisdom@Work: The Making of a Modern Elder he shares his unexpected journey at midlife — from CEO to intern — learning about technology as Airbnb's Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy, while also mentoring CEO Brian Chesky. Chip is the founder of the Modern Elder Academy, where a new roadmap for midlife is offered at a beautiful oceanfront campus in Baja California Sur, Mexico. He serves on the board of Encore.org and the advisory board for the Stanford Center for Longevity. Connect with Chip at: http://www.chipconley.com/ http://www.modernelderacademy.com https://www.instagram.com/chipconley https://www.linkedin.com/in/chipconleysf/ https://www.facebook.com/chipconleyauthor

How to find meaning after midlife? This is the question that Chip Conley explores in this episode... New York Times bestselling author Chip Conley is the hospitality maverick who helped Airbnb's founders turn their fast-growing tech start-up into a global hospitality brand. In Wisdom@Work: The Making of a Modern Elder he shares his unexpected journey at midlife — from CEO to intern — learning about technology as Airbnb's Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy. Chip is the founder of the Modern Elder Academy, where a new roadmap for midlife is offered at a beautiful oceanfront campus in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Modern Elder Academy https://www.modernelderacademy.com/ Chip's personal website: http://www.chipconley.com/ Follow Chip on Twitter https://twitter.com/ChipConley

Thank you for joining us on Breakfast With Champions! Today we hear from Amilya Antonetti interviews Chip Conley! Conley is an author and hospitality entrepreneur! For years, Conley was Airbnb's Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy and is now the company's Strategic Advisor for Hospitality and Leadership. 

This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers, Paleovalley, and Rupa Health. In general, people often underestimate the amount of life they have left ahead of them. This means they write off the ability to learn new things or make major changes mid-life, even when it comes to pursuing lifelong dreams and goals. The truth is, we can go through our remaining years feeling more fulfilled, happier, and healthier if we open ourselves up to all the possibilities that are waiting. Today on The Doctor's Farmacy, I talk to Chip Conley. Chip Conley is a New York Times bestselling author and the hospitality maverick who helped Airbnb's founders turn their fast-growing tech start-up into a global hospitality brand. In Wisdom@Work: The Making of a Modern Elder he shares his unexpected journey at midlife—from CEO to intern—learning about technology as Airbnb's Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy, while also mentoring CEO Brian Chesky. Chip is the founder of the Modern Elder Academy, where a new roadmap for midlife is offered at a beautiful oceanfront campus in Baja California Sur, Mexico. He serves on the board of Encore.org and the advisory board for the Stanford Center for Longevity. This episode is brought to you by BiOptimizers, Paleovalley, and Rupa Health. For the entire month of November, BiOptimizers is offering up to 10% off every order and access to over $200 in free gifts including books and other great products with the code HYMAN10 at magbreakthrough.com/hyman. Paleovalley is offering 15% off your entire first order. Just go to paleovalley.com/hyman to check out all their clean Paleo products and take advantage of this deal. Rupa Health is a place for Functional Medicine practitioners to access more than 2,000 specialty lab tests from over 20 labs like DUTCH, Vibrant America, Genova, Great Plains, and more. You can check out a free live demo with a Q&A or create an account at RupaHealth.com. Here are more of the details from our interview (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): Chip's near-death experience and how it changed his perspective on mid-life (6:11 / 3:00) Embracing a beginner's mindset at middle age and beyond (9:58 / 5:17)The 3 key things we need after age 50 (12:53 / 9:36)The definition of a “modern elder” (16:35 / 13:35)Becoming useful vs. youthful (22:10 / 17:36) Unexpected pleasures of aging (23:57 / 19:00) The connection between life satisfaction and age (26:10 / 21:24) Key tenants of the Modern Elder Academy (33:49 / 29:06)Growing younger as you age (39:10 / 34:30)Disrupting the retirement and higher education structures for lifelong learning (43:33 / 38:50) Learn more about Chip here and his work with the Modern Elder Academy here. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

So many of my successful clients are experiencing change fatigue, which shows up as exhaustion and burnout.  How can we manage the MASSIVE transitions surrounding us--and our stakeholders--right now? When facing these transitions, you have three choices: you can ignore them, fight them, or welcome them.  I believe that as marketers, wisdom offers a path to designing smoother life transitions, more engaged teams and customers, and better overall well-being. But it takes practice and time to cultivate. ​​In this new episode, My wonderful guest Chip Conley and I will give you some practical ways to wisely manage through transitions. You're in for a treat to learn directly from Chip, a world traveller, storyteller, hospitality trailblazer, surfer, Airbnb advisor, and modern-day Joseph Campbell. In addition to 5 bestselling books, he co-founded the Modern Elder Academy, expanding beyond Baja to Santa Fe, New Mexico.  Tune in this power-packed episode of The Mindful Marketer show —Marketing with Wisdom in the New World With Chip Conley. Key points covered in this episode:  ✔️ Many companies have no problem setting financial goals. But when it comes to developing their post-pandemic vision, they're struggling & having troubles. We all need a little more wellness and wisdom as we retool and prepare for 2022.  ✔️  The pandemic has helped us to see that wisdom is not taught but shared. As the iconic boutique hotelier who helped Airbnb's founders turn their fast-growing tech start-up into a global hospitality brand, Chip Conley defines wisdom as "good judgment based on pattern recognition." This skill is essential yet so challenging for marketers to learn or teach others to do.  ✔️  Resilience buys you time, and adaptability buys you a future. In 2020, Airbnb Inc. was in an existential crisis and had to get rid of 25% of its employees. Chip shares that now Airbnb is worth more than Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, and Four Seasons Hotels combined, worth $120 billion. "I joined the company nine years ago— it was not worth $120 because it was a small tech startup in San Francisco. But what my mentee CEO Brian Chesky did is he went out, and he learned resilience is the key in the short term and adaptability is the key in the long term." ✔️ Find time to "spy on the divine." Nature has a lot to teach us about adaptability, interconnectedness, resilience and beauty. Chip shares that devoting three hours a day in three days a week to going to new places he hadn't been to before and just noticing things allows the brain to move to a more innovative place. ✔️ The question of "What business are you in?" is a beautiful wisdom opener that allows you to think about your lessons and your differentiator.  The wisdom of being in survival mode and having to move quickly into the innovation mode can be tough. It takes asking the right question and imagining possibilities that may not be obvious to thrive in the years to come.  ---------------------------------------------------------------- Lisa Nirell of EnergizeGrowth™ LLC helps courageous marketers and CEOs accelerate growth and get promoted faster. Download your Mindful Marketer learning bonuses at themindfulmarketer.com/bonus. You will also join the “know ahead” list for our upcoming Life Streams.  Chip Conley is the hospitality maverick who helped Airbnb's founders turn their fast-growing tech start-up into a global hospitality brand. In Wisdom@Work: The Making of a Modern Elder he shares his unexpected journey at midlife — from CEO to intern — learning about technology as Airbnb's Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy, while also mentoring CEO Brian Chesky. Chip is the founder of the Modern Elder Academy, where a new roadmap for midlife is offered at a beautiful oceanfront campus in Baja California Sur, Mexico. He serves on the board of Encore.org and the advisory board for the Stanford Center for Longevity. www.ChipConley.com. Copyright 2021, Lisa Nirell. All rights reserved.

Chip Conley has ignited an urgent conversation about ageism in the workplace, calling on us to treat age as we would any other type of diversity. In the process, Conley has liberated the term "elder" from the stigma of "elderly," and inspires us to embrace wisdom as a path to growing whole, not old. The iconic boutique hotelier who helped Airbnb's founders turn their fast-growing tech start-up into a global hospitality brand, Chip Conley is a New York Times bestselling author whose manifesto on ageism, "Wisdom@Work: The Making of a Modern Elder," is inspired by his experience of being both a mentor and an intern in his 50s. After selling the company he started as a rebel entrepreneur at age 26, Joie de Vivre Hospitality, Chip wasn't sure what was next. He could have retired at age 52. But the young founders of Airbnb came calling. He served as Airbnb's Head of Global Hospitality & Strategy for four years — while also being CEO Brian Chesky's mentor — and continues today as a Strategic Advisor to the company's leadership. While writing Wisdom@Work, Chip was inspired to build the world's first "midlife wisdom school," the Modern Elder Academy, with a 3-acre oceanfront campus in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Chip is an active mentor to six young CEO founders in the hospitality/tech world, and serves on the board of Encore.org and the advisory board for the Stanford Center for Longevity. He believes curiosity is the elixir of life and started learning Spanish and surfing at age 58. JONES.SHOW is a weekly podcast featuring host Randall Kenneth Jones (author, speaker & creative communications consultant) and Susan C. Bennett (the original voice of Siri). JONES.SHOW is produced and edited by Kevin Randall Jones. Chip Conley Online: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChipConley Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chipconleyauthor Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chipconley/ Web: www.ChipConley.com JONES.SHOW Online: Join us in the Jones.Show Lounge on Facebook. Twitter (Randy): https://twitter.com/randallkjones Instagram (Randy): https://www.instagram.com/randallkennethjones/ Facebook (Randy): https://www.facebook.com/mindzoo/ Web: RandallKennethJones.com Follow Randy on Clubhouse Twitter (Susan): https://twitter.com/SiriouslySusan Instagram (Susan): https://www.instagram.com/siriouslysusan/ Facebook (Susan): https://www.facebook.com/siriouslysusan/ Web: SusanCBennett.com Follow Susan on Clubhouse Web: KevinRandallJones.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-randall-jones/ www.Jones.Show

New York Times bestselling author Chip Conley is the boutique hotel entrepreneur who helped Airbnb's founders turn their fast-growing tech start-up into a global hospitality brand. Chip is the founder of the Modern Elder Academy, where a new roadmap for midlife is offered at a beautiful oceanfront campus in Mexico. MEA will be opening up their first U.S. MEA Regenerative Community outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico in 2023.     New York Times bestselling author Chip Conley is the hospitality maverick who helped Airbnb's founders turn their fast-growing tech start-up into a global hospitality brand. In Wisdom@Work: The Making of a Modern Elder he shares his unexpected journey at midlife — from CEO to intern — learning about technology as Airbnb's Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy, while also mentoring CEO Brian Chesky. Chip is the founder of the Modern Elder Academy, where a new roadmap for midlife is offered at a beautiful oceanfront campus in Baja California Sur, Mexico. He serves on the board of Encore.org and the advisory board for the Stanford Center for Longevity. www.ChipConley.com   Contact Chip: Modern Elder Academy Wisdom Well LinkedIn Facebook Twitter

In this episode, I speak to Chip Conley the author of Wisdom at Work: The Making of a Modern Elder. Chip is a rebel hospitality entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author, Chip disrupted his favorite industry... twice. At age 26 he founded Joie de Vivre Hospitality (JdV), transforming an inner-city motel into the second largest boutique hotel brand in America. He sold JdV after running it as CEO for 24 years, and soon the young founders of Airbnb asked him to help transform their promising start-up into the world's leading hospitality brand. Chip served as Airbnb's Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy for four years and today acts as the company's Strategic Advisor for Hospitality and Leadership. In this episode, we discuss: -          The Modern Elder Academy -          The Beginner's Mind -          How to navigate midlife transitions-          How listening connects with wisdom and much more Connect with Chip Conley:Homepage: chipconley.com/Modern Elder Academy: modernelderacademy.com/Twitter: twitter.com/ChipConleyLinkedin: linkedin.com/in/chipconleysf/Follow In Search of Wisdom:Twitter: twitter.com/searchofwisdomInstagram: instagram.com/searchofwisdompodcastSign-up for our free email meditations (short reflections on wisdom). 

Chip Conley, Bestselling Author and Founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality and Modern Elder Academy, talks about the first "midlife wisdom school" and the development of intergenerational communities to support people, place, and planet. Find out why MEA's Communities will be to the 21st Century what Del Webb® Sun City was to the 20th Century. About Chip New York Times bestselling author Chip Conley is the hospitality maverick who helped Airbnb's founders turn their fast-growing tech start-up into a global hospitality brand. In Wisdom@Work: The Making of a Modern Elder he shares his unexpected journey at midlife — from CEO to intern — learning about technology as Airbnb's Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy, while also mentoring CEO Brian Chesky. Chip is the founder of the Modern Elder Academy, where a new roadmap for midlife is offered at a beautiful oceanfront campus in Baja California Sur, Mexico. He serves on the board of Encore.org and the advisory board for the Stanford Center for Longevity. www.ChipConley.com Key Takeaways People underestimate how much life they have ahead of them when they retire. Purpose, wellness, and community are lost. Midlife is a period of “middle-essence” — an adult version of adolescence with hormonal and emotional changes as you transition from adulthood into “elderhood.” Ageism is rampant in America because of our cult of youth, beauty, and athleticism—equating a declining body with overall decline as a human. It is the only socially acceptable bias that still exists in mainstream society. Anti-aging creams are essentially “anti-women” creams because they send a message that women are not supposed to have wrinkles. Learning how to look your age and feel good about it is owning your originality. The quickest to mortality is to have everything done for you. Too much hospitality can be harmful.

Why is it that we find it harder to accept and adapt to change as we grow older? On today's show, Darius talks to rebel hospitality entrepreneur, New York Times bestselling author, and fellow Austinite, Chip Conley who shares with us his distilled wisdom on navigating change and mid-life.  At the age of 26, he founded Joie de Vivre Hospitality (JdV), transforming an inner-city motel into the second largest boutique hotel brand in America. At the age of 50, after 24 years of being the CEO, Chip felt the need to move on. But this was not an easy transition as he found himself uncomfortable and questioning his self-worth for a while. It was not long before he found his calling once again as Airbnb's Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy. Today, he acts as the company's Strategic Advisor for Hospitality and Leadership. We talk a great deal about his new passion project, Modern Elder Academy. At MEA, Chip is helping folks better stave off a mid-life crisis. You will learn about the inevitability of change, and the need to let go of your emotional baggage. And how you can overcome your compulsive and admiration seeking nature as you make this transition. Enjoy! What You Will Learn In This Show The three stages of transition and how to navigate the “messy middle” Why you strive for long-life learning and not life-long learning How to deal with identity and self-worth issues while transitioning  And so much more…   Resources Dan Gilbert's Ted Talk on the Psychology of Your Future Self Modern Elder Academy Chip's Website Facebook: @therealdariusm  Instagram: @whoompdarius Twitter: @kingdarius LinkedIn: @dariusmirshahzadeh This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Chartable - https://chartable.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The iconic boutique hotelier who helped Airbnb's founders turn their fast-growing tech start-up into a global hospitality brand, Chip Conley is a New York Times bestsellingauthor whose manifesto on ageism, Wisdom@Work: The Making of a Modern Elder, is inspired by his experience of being both a mentor and an intern in his 50s. After selling the company he started as a rebel entrepreneur at age 26, Joie de Vivre Hospitality, Chip wasn't sure what was next. He could have retired at age 52. But the young founders of Airbnb came calling. He served as Airbnb's Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy for four years — while also being CEO Brian Chesky's mentor — and continues today as a Strategic Advisor to the company's leadership. While writing Wisdom@Work, Chip was inspired to build the world's first “midlife wisdom school,” the Modern Elder Academy, with a 3-acre oceanfront campus in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Chip is an active mentor to six young CEO founders in the hospitality/tech world, and serves on the boards of the Burning Man Project, Encore. org and the advisory board for the Stanford Center for Longevity. He believes curiosity is the elixir of life and has taken up learning Spanish and surfing at age 58.”

The rebel entrepreneur hotelier, Airbnb mentor and bestselling author of Wisdom@Work: The Making of a Modern Elder on age and ageism in the modern workplace. About the guest The iconic boutique hotelier who helped Airbnb's founders turn their fast-growing tech start-up into a global hospitality brand, Chip Conley is a New York Times bestselling author whose manifesto on ageism, Wisdom@Work: The Making of a Modern Elder, is inspired by his experience of being both a mentor and an intern in his 50s. After selling the company he started as a rebel entrepreneur at age 26, Joie de Vivre Hospitality, Chip wasn't sure what was next. He could have retired at age 52. But the young founders of Airbnb came calling. He served as Airbnb's Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy for four years — while also being CEO Brian Chesky's mentor — and continues today as a Strategic Advisor to the company's leadership. While writing Wisdom@Work, Chip was inspired to build the world's first “midlife wisdom school,” the Modern Elder Academy, with a 3-acre oceanfront campus in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Chip is an active mentor to six young CEO founders in the hospitality/tech world and serves on the boards of the Burning Man Project, Encore.org and the advisory board for the Stanford Center for Longevity. He believes curiosity is the elixir of life and has taken up learning Spanish and surfing at age 58.

We often think of wisdom as flowing downhill, but that's not the case. Young workers and more seasoned employees have so much to offer each other, especially with the fast-paced changes in technology today. Instead of judging different generations, turn those feelings into curiosity so that you can learn. The world needs a different perspective on aging. We are going to be younger longer; it's time to think of middle age not just as a time to “wind down” but as a new opportunity to grow. By continuing to try new things and explore perspectives, the aging generation can avoid becoming “elderly” and instead be a “modern elder.” To dive deeper into the idea of creating a new narrative around age in the workplace, I've brought on rebel hospitality entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author, Chip Conley. At age 26 he founded Joie de Vivre Hospitality (JdV), transforming one inner-city motel into the second largest boutique hotel brand in America. After running his company as CEO for 24 years, he sold it and soon the young founders of Airbnb asked him to help transform their promising start-up into the world's leading hospitality brand. Chip served as Airbnb's Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy for four years and today acts as the company's Strategic Advisor for Hospitality and Leadership.  To learn how to embrace aging, download this episode now. THE SERVANT WARRIOR   “Let's retire retirement.” - Chip Conley Highlights - Karmic Capitalism - When you create joy for your employees, they create joy for your customers, and it ultimately comes back to you. We should no longer live our lives in three phases: learn, earn and burn.  Perennials - People in their 60s, 70s, 80s whose spirits are ageless. We are constantly renewing and alive. A modern elder is someone who is not appreciated with reverence but for their relevance. Research shows that people who have a positive view of aging live seven years longer. If you have integrity, you don't live your life in two different ways. As you get older, you learn to edit out the things that don't allow you to be integrated. Liminality is the change that happens during mid-life. Intergenerational collaboration needs age diversity which is just as important as any other kind of diversity. A modern elder has reciprocity which involves listening and giving back. Guest Contact - Chip's Website Chip's Twitter Chip's Instagram Chip's Book: Wisdom at Work: The Making of a Modern Elder Contact Jeffrey - Website Coaching support My book, LINGO: Discover Your Ideal Customer's Secret Language and Make Your Business Irresistible is now available! Watch my TEDx LincolnSquare video and please share!  Mentions - Victor Frankl's Book: Man's Search For Meaning The Diamond Cutter By Geshe Michael Roach Rebecca Levy's Research on Aging Resources - Have Your Website Brand Message Reviewed! Is your website and are all your marketing materials speaking the right LINGO of your ideal customers? Often it's not which is why you're not converting traffic and leads to clients and attracting your most profitable customers. Fill out the simple LINGO Review application and I'll take a look at your website. If I have suggestions for you to improve your brand message (I almost always do), we'll set up a complimentary 30-minute call to discuss. A select number of websites are also chosen for my LINGO Review Video Series. Fill out the application today and let's get your business speaking the right LINGO! Music by Jawn  

BGBS 019: Becoming a Modern ElderHow a passion for hospitality, writing, and business fueled Chip Conley to start (and eventually sell) the global boutique hotel group, Joie de Vivre, only to find himself as the “Modern Elder” at a crazy, high growth startup called AirBnB, and rediscover what it was he was always meant to do… At 52 after selling the cool and rebel hotel brand he had started at 26, he could have retired. By today's standards he should have retired… but the young founders of Airbnb came calling. He served as Airbnb's Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy for four years — while also being CEO Brian Chesky's mentor — and continues today as a Strategic Advisor to the company's leadership. Chip Conley is a New York Times bestselling author whose manifesto on ageism, Wisdom@Work: The Making of a Modern Elder, is inspired by his experience of being both a mentor and an intern in his 50s. In this episode we talked about: Chip's story growing up, what his dad's involvement was like, and how he became a brand builder. What the effects of psychology had on Chip. What an entrepreneur was perceived as, back in the day. Chip's early career in business school and how he learned commercial real estate. How Chip caught onto the trend of boutique hotels. How Chip came up with the name Joie de Vivre. What the success rate was like for his grand opening and what he did to gain traction which would ultimately lead to great success! Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. Chip's mindset during the dot-com bust. How Chip managed to get up to 27 locations. What led Chip to leaving the hotel business and how he got into AirBnb. What a Modern Elder is and why that name was given to Chip. Chips thoughts on how we are to understand humans. Advice for those worried about growing older. Quotes: [9:46] “When I said to my father at age 12 that I wanted to be a writer when I grew up, he said he could send me to therapy.” [16:07] “If I was going to start my own thing in the future and learning from somebody's already doing it, it's probably the fastest way for me to learn.” [19:14] “I sort of history of proving people wrong and doing something that seems a little odd at first, but it turns out it's ahead of the trend.” [22:14] “There are very few companies whose mission statement is also in the brand name.” [40:16] “I came to realize we were not in the Boutique hotel business, but we were in the identity refreshment business.” [51:14] “There's something called pattern recognition and artificial intelligence is about pattern recognition, but human intelligence is about pattern recognition as is wisdom. Wisdom is another way to describe pattern recognition.” [55:27] “What's important to hear here is that the social narrative which is, you know, you hit your midlife crisis and then it's all downhill from there, it's not actually accurate.” [58:50] “A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What a man can be, he must be. This need we call self-actualization… It refers to man's desire for self-fulfillment, namely to the tendency for him to become actually in what he is potentially: to become everything one is capable of becoming.” Links Mentioned On Our Show: chipconley.com Wisdom @ Work Modern Elder Academy Peak FB @chipconleyauthor, Insta @chipconley, LinkedIn Abraham H. Maslow books The Happiness Curve by Jonathan Rauch ‍