Chip Conley — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Founder & Executive Chairman of Modern Elder Academy, the world's first midlife wisdom school, which expanded to a second campus in May 2024.
Founded Joie de Vivre Hospitality in 1987, growing it into the second-largest boutique hotel brand in the U.S. with around 50 hotels.
Served as Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy for Airbnb starting in 2013, mentoring its three Millennial founders.
Author of several influential books, including the New York Times bestseller 'Wisdom@Work: The Making of a Modern Elder' and 'Learning to Love Midlife: 12 Reasons Why Life Gets Better with Age'.
Holds an MBA from Stanford University (1984).

Biography

Chip Conley is an American hotelier, hospitality entrepreneur, author, and speaker. He is currently the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Modern Elder Academy (MEA), which he co-founded in January 2018. Prior to MEA, Conley founded Joie de Vivre Hospitality in 1987, where he served as CEO for nearly 24 years, creating and managing around 50 boutique hotels before selling the company in 2010.