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)
February 5, 2019Why Everyone Has Midlife Wrong (Impact Theory)This popular interview (with a studio audience) series with Tom Bilyeu is one of MEA founder Chip Conley’s most interesting and revealing conversations about his life and why he created MEA.
January 24, 2019Wisdom at Work: Why the Modern Elder is Relevant (Wharton School)By 2025, the majority of Americans will have a younger boss. What does that mean for the future of the workplace and intergenerational collaboration. Find out more on this podcast.
November 28, 2018The Modern Elder with Chip ConleyJeff Krasno is a good friend of Chip Conley’s and this comes through in this podcast outlining Chip’s career and how that led him to the creation of the Modern Elder Academy.
October 16, 2018Ritual and ReinventionJonathan Field has a knack for diving deep into emotional issues with his guests and he immediately asks questions about Chip’s prostate cancer diagnosis which Chip had just found out about.
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.