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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.

September 18, 2018

What Startups Can Learn From Their Elders

Journalist Leigh Gallagher, who wrote a book “The Airbnb Story,” uses Chip Conley’s mentorship of the Airbnb founders as a foundation for this story about why more tech companies need elders.

August 18, 2017

I Joined Airbnb at 52, and Here’s What I Learned About Age, Wisdom, and the Tech Industry

Chip Conley was asked to write this article for the prestigious Harvard Business Review chronicling his experience at Airbnb as both a mentor and an intern or, in Chip lingo, a “mentern.”

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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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November 8, 2019

Becoming a Modern Elder (TedX)

A “Modern Elder” is as curious as they are wise and they are becoming indispensable in a world in which power is escalating to the young faster than ever before.

September 5, 2019

Chip Conley, Wisdom at Work (London Real)

Chip Conley is interviewed in London on this popular video podcast that is reminiscent of a Tim Ferriss conversation. Very personal, revealing story based upon Brian Rose’s questions.

November 1, 2018

What Baby Boomers can learn from Millennials at work—and vice versa (TED Talk)

Chip Conley has been asked to speak on the prestigious TED stage twice with this talk focused on his experience of intergenerational collaboration as the “modern elder” at Airbnb.

October 4, 2018

Airbnb’s Chip Conley & Brian Chesky: Modern Elders & Millennials At Work

Chip’s boss at Airbnb, the co-founder and CEO, was also his mentee and 21 years younger than Chip. A window into the future of the modern workplace where mutual mentorship is the norm.

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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