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Welcome 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 4, 2018

The New 50s, Far From Retirement (NY Times)

MEA has been covered in the New York Times many times, but this story is one of the best in outlining why MEA was started, what societal need it's trying to address, and why it’s succeeding.

October 23, 2018

Airbnb’s Chip Conley is Doubling Down on Being a “Modern Elder” (Fast Company)

Fast Company is a big fan of MEA and has covered Chip Conley and MEA multiple times. In this story, they focus on the value of having a modern elder in a fast-growing start-up.

September 25, 2018

How Midlife Professionals Can Leverage Their Age, Wisdom And Experience More Powerfully At Work (Forbes)

In our increasingly accelerated world that reveres the young, many midlife professionals sense that the ground is shifting beneath their feet, leaving them feeling invisible, undervalued and threatened by the digital natives nipping at their heels. But is experience and wisdom on the verge of a comeback?

September 23, 2018

Modern Elder Academy, the Cool School for Midlifers (Forbes)

An enthusiastic MEA alum talks about his experience of owning what it means to become a “modern elder” and how it prepared him to be more confident in the workplace.

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September 5, 2023

Ageism 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)

September 21, 2023

Midlife Wisdom with Chip Conley

At what age are you the happiest? MEA founder Chip Conley talks with Heather about all things midlife including private failures vs public success, invisibility vs irrelevance, adolescence vs middle-essence, environmental mastery, why Heather is JUST like Jennifer Lopez, and Chip's time working on the board of Burning Man.

June 27, 2023

Chip Conley from MEA

The Satellite Sisters have a conversation with Chip Conley about shaking up midlife and sparking a movement.

May 31, 2023

The Success Myth Diaries: #3 Jeff Hamaoui on Midlife

I hope you enjoy hearing Jeff’s myths of success - such an interesting episode all about transitions and making the most out of life.

May 29, 2023

What's It All For? Loss and Meaning In Midlife with Chip Conley

What if midlife (and beyond) could include an ever deepening sense of self and more satisfying connections - right alongside all that cascading loss?

Videos

Chip 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.

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February 28, 2017

The 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.

MEA has created a perfect retreat from the busy world for intentional midlifers wanting to take a step back, regroup and repurpose.

Fully Alive at the Modern Elder Academy

A beachfront sanctuary in Baja California Sur, Mexico, it’s a place where people can learn to navigate midlife transitions…

Wise Eyes, Fresh Eyes

...celebrate the intelligence of aging. And why not do that surrounded by peace, beauty, wisdom and an añejo tequila in hand.

At this Baja School, Post-50-year-olds Learn to Grow Whole, Not Old

While I have toyed with the idea of ‘we-tirement’ — I have no intention of ever living in a conventional retirement community.

Airbnb Executive and ‘Modern Elder’ Chip Conley’s Pitch to Reinvent Retirement Living

Midlife is such a vulnerable time, filled with stressful transitions, yet there are no safety nets or rites of passage to guide us.

Modern Elder Academy Has Revamped Its Programs for Pandemic Times

Transformative travel is not just a game for the young...a mid-life trip may be the best antidote for the dreaded ‘mid-life crisis.’

How Travel Could Cure Your “Midlife Crisis”

The curriculum is unlike probably any you’ve ever seen. Some classes deal with work and careers; others deal with the heart and soul.

Modern Elder Academy, the Cool School for Midlifers

[workers] learn to evolve out of past knowledge and past experience, and to become a vital, relevant part of the modern economy.

Airbnb’s Chip Conley is Doubling Down on Being a “Modern Elder”

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