Chip Conley, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Chip Conley

American hotelier and writer

Date of Birth: 31-Oct-1960

Place of Birth: Orange, California, United States

Profession: writer, hotel manager

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio


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About Chip Conley

  • Chip Conley (born October 31, 1960, in Orange, California) is an American hotelier, hospitality entrepreneur, author, and speaker.
  • Conley is the founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, which he began in 1987 at age 26 and held the position of CEO for nearly 24 years.
  • In 2010, after having created and managed 50 boutique hotels mostly in California, Conley sold his company to Geolo Capital.
  • The last hotel concept he created for the company is The Epiphany in Palo Alto.
  • Conley remains a private owner in many hotel properties and no longer has an operating role in the company. Conley spoke at the annual TED conference in 2010 on creating a business model driven by our need for meaning as outlined by Abraham Maslow's hierarchy of needs and as presented in his book Peak: How Great Companies Get their Mojo from Maslow.
  • Conley's other books include The Rebel Rules: Daring to Be Yourself in Business; Marketing that Matters: 10 Practices to Profit Your Business and Change the World; Emotional Equations: Simple Truths for Creating Happiness + Success in Business + in Life; Wisdom@Work: The Making of a Modern Elder.
  • In 2013, Conley became Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy for Airbnb.
  • and founded Fest300.
  • At Airbnb, he was asked by the three co-founders to help evolve the company into a hospitality company with more than one million hosts in 191 countries.
  • Conley worked closely with CEO Brian Chesky as a mentor and helped to build a bridge to the travel, hotel, and real estate/development/landlord industries.
  • He also conceived and led the annual Airbnb Open.
  • In 2017, he transitioned to the role of Strategic Advisor for Hospitality and Leadership.In 2016, Fest300 was acquired by Everfest, with Conley joining the Everfest leadership team as Chief Strategy Officer on a part-time basis.
  • In 2018, he founded the Modern Elder Academy (MEA) in Baja California Sur, a wisdom school dedicated to helping people navigate midlife.
  • MEA is a mission-driven organization that provides scholarships to 50% of students and graduates receive a certificate in Mindset Management.

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