Summary: <h1><b>BGBS 019: Becoming a Modern Elder</b></h1> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">How a passion for hospitality, writing, and business fueled Chip Conley to start (and eventually sell) the global boutique hotel group, Joie de Vivre, only to find himself as the “Modern Elder” at a crazy, high growth startup called AirBnB, and rediscover what it was he was always meant to do…</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At 52 after selling the cool and rebel hotel brand he had started at 26, he could have retired. By today’s standards he should have retired… but</span><span style="font-weight: 400;"> the young founders of Airbnb came calling</span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">He served as Airbnb’s Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy for four years — while also being CEO Brian Chesky’s mentor — and continues today as a Strategic Advisor to the company’s leadership.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chip Conley is a </span><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">New York Times </span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;">bestselling</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">author whose manifesto on ageism,</span><a href="https://chipconley.com/wisdom-at-work"> <i><span style="font-weight: 400;">Wisdom@Work: The Making of a Modern Elder</span></i></a><i><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span></i><span style="font-weight: 400;"> is inspired by his experience of being both a mentor and an intern in his 50s.</span></p> <p><b>In this episode we talked about:</b></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chip’s story growing up, what his dad’s involvement was like, and how he became a brand builder.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What the effects of psychology had on Chip.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What an entrepreneur was perceived as, back in the day.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chip’s early career in business school and how he learned commercial real estate.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How Chip caught onto the trend of boutique hotels.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How Chip came up with the name Joie de Vivre.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What the success rate was like for his grand opening and what he did to gain traction which would ultimately lead to great success!</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chip’s mindset during the dot-com bust.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">How Chip managed to get up to 27 locations.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What led Chip to leaving the hotel business and how he got into AirBnb.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What a Modern Elder is and why that name was given to Chip.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Chips thoughts on how we are to understand humans.</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Advice for those worried about growing older.</span></li> </ul> <p><b>Quotes</b><span style="font-weight: 400;">:</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[9:46] “When I said to my father at age 12 that I wanted to be a writer when I grew up, he said he could send me to therapy.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[16:07] “If I was going to start my own thing in the future and learning from somebody’s already doing it, it’s probably the fastest way for me to learn.”</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[19:14] “I sort of history of proving people wrong and doing something that seems a</span></p>
