Emotional Equations

Chip Conley, after revolutionizing the hospitality industry twice, first as the founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, the second largest operator of boutique hotels in the US, and later as Director of Hospitality and Global Strategy for Airbnb, leading a global revolution in travel, co-founded the MEA (Modern Academy for Seniors) in January 2018.
Inspired by his experience of intergenerational mentoring as a 'modern elder' in Airbnb, where his guidance was instrumental in the company's extraordinary transformation, from start-up for the world's most valuable hospitality brand, the MEA It is the world's first "school of wisdom for middle age," dedicated to reshaping the concept of aging, helping students navigate middle age with a renewed sense of purpose and capability.
Author of several best-sellers of New York Times, Learning to Love Middle Age This is Conley's seventh book, and it deals with a new perspective on middle age that helps people understand the positive side of this often misunderstood stage of life. In 2023, he presented it as... TED Talk this same concept of "middle-aged chrysalis".