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.

In this episode, Karen and Chip discuss Chip’s Hero’s Journey:  

• Chip’s Call to Adventure  

• Ordinary Live-Comfort Zone  

  • While you can attain great things for yourself, when you attune yourself with others, great things will come for more.

• Transformational Leaps 

  • Be a modern elder – face your fears, and turn that fear into curiosity. To be a modern elder, be as curious as you are wise.

• Embrace Full Life  

  • The future of learning and development in organizations is in the direction of mutual mentorship. We all have something to teach and something to learn.

• Return with Treasures  

  • The real treasures are the human treasures of connection to others.

• How does Chip FLIP TIME to LOVE LIFE?