What if we framed midlife not as a crisis but as a transformative chrysalis—a liminal period where profound awakenings unfold?
What if we saw it as an opportunity to shed old layers, unfurl our wings, and share the pollen of our wisdom with the world?
Guiding us from pupa to butterfly, we have the Monarch himself, Chip Conley.
Returning to the show for the ... Show More
Sep 14
Life's A Fight. Don’t Let It Break You: Dolph Lundgren On Trauma, Stardom & Cancer
Dolph Lundgren is an actor, martial artist, and chemical engineer, best known as Ivan Drago in Rocky IV. This conversation explores the distance between the man on the poster and the boy underneath: the violent childhood, the Fulbright he traded for Manhattan, the delirium of ins ... Show More
1h 58m
Sep 7
Olympic Medalist Jenny Simpson On Her Sudden Cardiac Arrest After A Race & The Journey Back To Health
Jenny Simpson is a three-time Olympian, Olympic medalist, and one of the most decorated American middle-distance runners of her generation. In June, she collapsed at a community mile race. No pulse. More than twenty minutes of CPR. We sat down eight weeks later, before she'd spok ... Show More
1h 36m
Sep 3
From Drinking Every Morning to Running 340 Miles: Tommie Runz on Recovery, Running & Redemption
Tommie Runz is a runner, sobriety advocate, and co-host of the PR Project. This conversation explores addiction and redemption through Tommie's insistence that sobriety comes first and everything else is downstream. We discuss his backstory, the denial and the delusion of functio ... Show More
2h 16m
Feb 2024
Chip Conley: How to Thrive in Midlife
<p>Do you want to make your midlife the best years of your life?</p> <p>Joining Sarah Grynberg this week is hospitality visionary and bestselling author, Chip Conley. Chip is the founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, and Modern Elder Academy, and the former Head of Global Hospita ... Show More
1 h
Apr 2024
Chip Conley on Learning to Love Midlife
<p>Chip Conley is a bestselling author and co-founder of the Modern Elder Academy, the world’s first “midlife wisdom school”. After an impressive career in the hospitality industry, first as the founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, then as Airbnb’s Head of Global Hospitality and ... Show More
42m 52s
Apr 2023
How to Navigate Mid-life Transitions as a Modern Elder – Chip Conley, MBA : 1045
<p>Learn how to expand your wisdom, cultivate a generous culture, invest in mentorship, and thrive in relationships as a leader.</p><p>Chip Conley, MBA, talks with Dave in Austin about the concept of wisdom, transcending age boundaries, and the importance of writing down life les ... Show More
1h 6m
Mar 2024
Learning to Love Midlife w/ Chip Conley
This week Scott is joined Modern Elder Academy Founder and best selling author, Chip Conley. Scott and Chip discuss the joys of living in midlife, the importance of being a part of something bigger than yourself, and why life gets better with age.See omnystudio.com/listener for p ... Show More
51m 45s
Apr 2023
The secret to aging well, by Chip Conley
A California native, Chip Conley grew up visiting the towering redwoods and indulging his curiosity about wise and aging things. But as an adult pioneering a boutique hotel company, he begins to feel the weight of middle age and loses the curiosity that once drove him to innovate ... Show More
37m 55s
Oct 2023
Conversation with Chip Conley — Reframing Aging, Mid-Life Chrysalis, and Maintaining a Growth Mindset
Chip Conley, the founder and CEO of Modern Elder Academy and the former head of global hospitality and strategy at Airbnb, joins Scott to discuss solutions to the agist workforce, thinking of a mid-life crisis as a chrysalis, and the things to consider as you build your career pa ... Show More
50m 5s