Featured ArticleRead now June 21, 2023Welcome to the New Midlife—No Crisis Required (Oprah Daily)Inspired by his own midlife reckoning, a seasoned entrepreneur founded the Modern Elder Academy to help others grow older with unfettered passion and purpose.
December 2, 2019Fully Alive at the Modern Elder Academy (AGEIST)An MEA student chronicles his week at the Baja campus compared to his typical time in his Harlem home and what kind of transformation occurred over the course of just one week.
April 14, 2019At this Baja School, Post-50-year-olds Learn to Grow Whole, Not Old (LA Times)An MEA student chronicles their experience in a gratitude journal: 1. I’m in Mexico in the middle of a work week. 2. I’m surrounded by beauty. 3. I’m not the oldest person present for once.
March 16, 2019How Travel Could Cure Your “Midlife Crisis” (Travel & Leisure)Transformative travel is not just a game for the young. One hotelier is arguing that a midlife trip may be the best antidote for the dreaded "midlife crisis” and how MEA delivers transformation.
January 10, 2019Wise Eyes, Fresh Eyes (Southwest Spirit Magazine)Chip Conley, an exec behind Airbnb’s rise, is on a quest to help people restart their careers—and end the office generation gap as we know it. This cover story has been read by millions.
Featured PodcastListen Now September 5, 2023Ageism impacts everyone (eventually) (WNPR)Today, on Where We Live, we talk about age discrimination. We hear from Jeff Hamaoui. He’s the Co-founder of MEA and says that midlife is not about the midlife crisis; it’s about finding your "second adulthood.” (WNPR)
April 5, 2023Joie de Vivre - Chip Conley (Defining Hospitality)Chip Conley joins host Dan Ryan to talk about the meaning of hospitality and how he sees it through his lens.
May 23, 2022How To Become a Modern Elder, Create a Second Wave & Regenerate Your Soul (Rich Roll)What if we reimagined aging not as something to fear—but rather as something aspirational? Rich's guest for this exploration is 'Modern Elder" Chip Conley.
November 24, 2020The Art of Happiness with Arthur BrooksOne of Chip Conley’s favorite podcast interviews ever as the intellectual sparring companion, Arthur Brooks, offers a path showing how aging and happiness can be aligned.
March 17, 2020Conversations with Michael Gervais: Chip Conley on Overcoming Limiting BeliefsMichael Gervais works with world-famous athletes and leaders through mindfulness and mindset training. In this podcast, we discuss the value of curiosity, wisdom, and courage at work.
Featured VideoMarch 15, 2023Chip Conley talks about reframing aging... (Good Day Austin)Author and CEO of MEA Chip Conley talks about his work to help in midlife and find a renewed sense of purpose.Watch Video
February 28, 2017The Modern Elder (Wisdom 2.0)One of Chip Conley’s first public talks on the topic of the modern elder in front of one of the world’s most popular conferences on the topic of mindfulness in business.