Chip Conley
Hospitality entrepreneur and author
Chip Conley is an American hotelier and author who founded the boutique hotel company Joie de Vivre Hospitality. He later worked at Airbnb and founded the Modern Elder Academy.
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American Born 1960 in Orange, United States
About Chip Conley
Chip Conley is an American hotelier, author and speaker, and a hospitality entrepreneur. He started Joie de Vivre Hospitality when he was 26, in 1987, and served as its CEO for roughly 24 years. The company grew to include more than 35 hotels, restaurants and spas. He later joined Airbnb as Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy, where he also mentored CEO Brian Chesky. He then founded the Modern Elder Academy, which offers a midlife program at a campus in Baja California Sur, Mexico. Conley is a New York Times bestselling author. His books include Peak, Emotional Equations and Wisdom@Work.