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United States Chip Conley has transitioned from pioneering boutique hotelier and Airbnb executive to a leading voice on midlife wisdom and intergenerational collaboration.
Chip Conley is featured as the founder of Joie de Vivre hotels and his role at Airbnb.
Joie de Vivre Hotels, founded by Chip Conley, partnered with Clean the World Foundation for their properties in California.
Chip Conley engaged in brand partnerships and shared insights on cross-generational collaboration.
Chip Conley discussed the identity refreshment business model of Joie de Vivre for Hospitality Design.
Chip Conley shares his perspective on the hospitality business in an article titled 'Why I Love the Hospitality Business'.
Chip Conley's profile highlights his foundational role at Joie de Vivre Hospitality and his executive position at Airbnb.
The article 'The Karmic Capitalism of Chip Conley' details his creation of a values-driven company, Joie de Vivre Hospitality.
Chip Conley was a guest on a YouTube episode discussing his journey from founding Joie de Vivre to working at Airbnb.
A news report on the closure of The Phoenix, the first hotel under the Joie de Vivre brand.
Chip Conley discussed his journey to building Joie de Vivre Hospitality to a company with over $10M+ in exit value.
Chip Conley was born on October 31, 1960, in Orange, California. He completed his BA in 1982 and an MBA in 1984, both from Stanford University. With no prior industry experience, Conley founded Joie de Vivre Hospitality in 1987 at the age of 26. He transformed a single motel, The Phoenix, into a renowned ‘rock ‘n’ roll hotel’ and grew the company to nearly 50 boutique hotels across California. This venture became the second-largest boutique hotel brand in the United States, managing hotels, restaurants, and spas with over 3,000 employees and revenues approaching $250 million. His approach to business was influenced by Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, emphasizing meaning and peak experiences for employees, customers, and investors, a philosophy detailed in his book ‘Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo from Maslow’. Conley sold Joie de Vivre Hospitality in 2010 to Geolo Capital, though he maintains private ownership in some hotel properties.
In 2013, Conley joined Airbnb as the Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy. In this role, he mentored the young co-founders and played a key part in evolving Airbnb from a tech startup into a global hospitality brand with over one million hosts across 191 countries. He was instrumental in building bridges between Airbnb and the traditional travel, hotel, and real estate industries. During his tenure, he also conceived and led the annual Airbnb Open. In 2017, he transitioned to a Strategic Advisor role for Hospitality and Leadership at Airbnb. Concurrently, he founded Fest300 in 2013, a platform for global festivals, which was later acquired by Everfest in 2016, where he served as Chief Strategy Officer.
Following his work at Airbnb, Conley co-founded the Modern Elder Academy (MEA) in January 2018. MEA is the world’s first ‘midlife wisdom school,’ located in Baja California Sur, Mexico, and later expanding to include Saddleback Ranch in New Mexico. This academy focuses on helping individuals navigate midlife transitions with a renewed sense of purpose and possibility, offering immersive workshops, sabbaticals, and digital programs. He is a New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including ‘Learning to Love Midlife: 12 Reasons Why Life Gets Better with Age’, and has been a three-time TED speaker, focusing on subjects at the intersection of business innovation, psychology, and spirituality. His work with MEA emphasizes ‘Long Life Learning’ and is committed to socio-economic diversity, providing scholarships to many alumni.
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