Episode
#374: Chip Conley — Building Empires, Tackling Cancer, and Surfing the Liminal
1:53:15
Published: Thu Jun 20 2019
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"The question would be: 'What mastery can you offer?' So have a friend of yours ask that question of you five times, and you'll be sort of surprised at, by the fifth time you get asked that question, and you've had to come up with four other answers before that, what kind of revelation you may have in this archaeological dig." — Chip ConleyAt age 52, after selling the company he founded and ran as CEO for 24 years, rebel boutique hotelier Chip Conley (@chipconley) was looking for a new chapter in life. Then he received a call from the young founders of Airbnb, asking him to help grow their disruptive start-up into a global hospitality giant. He became their head of global hospitality and strategy.Chip is a leading authority at the intersection of psychology and business. He is a New York Times bestselling author, and his latest, Wisdom @ Work: The Making of a Modern Elder, inspired him to build the world's first midlife wisdom school. Located in Baja California Sur, the Modern Elder Academy provides the place and the tools to start reframing a lifetime of experience for what comes next.Click here for the show notes for this episode.***If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts/iTunes? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests. I also love reading the reviews!For show notes and past guests, please visit tim.blog/podcast.Sign up for Tim’s email newsletter (“5-Bullet Friday”) at tim.blog/friday.For transcripts of episodes, go to tim.blog/transcripts.Discover Tim’s books: tim.blog/books.Follow Tim:Twitter: twitter.com/tferriss Instagram: instagram.com/timferrissFacebook: facebook.com/timferriss YouTube: youtube.com/timferrissPast guests on The Tim Ferriss Show include Jerry Seinfeld, Hugh Jackman, Dr. Jane Goodall, LeBron James, Kevin Hart, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jamie Foxx, Matthew McConaughey, Esther Perel, Elizabeth Gilbert, Terry Crews, Sia, Yuval Noah Harari, Malcolm Gladwell, Madeleine Albright, Cheryl Strayed, Jim Collins, Mary Karr, Maria Popova, Sam Harris, Michael Phelps, Bob Iger, Edward Norton, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Neil Strauss, Ken Burns, Maria Sharapova, Marc Andreessen, Neil Gaiman, Neil de Grasse Tyson, Jocko Willink, Daniel Ek, Kelly Slater, Dr. Peter Attia, Seth Godin, Howard Marks, Dr. Brené Brown, Eric Schmidt, Michael Lewis, Joe Gebbia, Michael Pollan, Dr. Jordan Peterson, Vince Vaughn, Brian Koppelman, Ramit Sethi, Dax Shepard, Tony Robbins, Jim Dethmer, Dan Harris, Ray Dalio, Naval Ravikant, Vitalik Buterin, Elizabeth Lesser, Amanda Palmer, Katie Haun, Sir Richard Branson, Chuck Palahniuk, Arianna Huffington, Reid Hoffman, Bill Burr, Whitney Cummings, Rick Rubin, Dr. Vivek Murthy, Darren Aronofsky, and many more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Episode#374: Chip Conley — Building Empires, Tackling Cancer, and Surfing the Liminal
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#374: Chip Conley — Building Empires, Tackling Cancer, and Surfing the Liminal
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#374: Chip Conley — Building Empires, Tackling Cancer, and Surfing the Liminal
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#374: Chip Conley — Building Empires, Tackling Cancer, and Surfing the Liminal
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#374: Chip Conley — Building Empires, Tackling Cancer, and Surfing the Liminal
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#374: Chip Conley — Building Empires, Tackling Cancer, and Surfing the Liminal
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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31:04 - 35:16 (04:11)
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Episode#374: Chip Conley — Building Empires, Tackling Cancer, and Surfing the Liminal
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#374: Chip Conley — Building Empires, Tackling Cancer, and Surfing the Liminal
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#374: Chip Conley — Building Empires, Tackling Cancer, and Surfing the Liminal
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#374: Chip Conley — Building Empires, Tackling Cancer, and Surfing the Liminal
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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52:00 - 56:06 (04:05)
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Episode#374: Chip Conley — Building Empires, Tackling Cancer, and Surfing the Liminal
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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56:06 - 59:50 (03:44)
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The speaker shares about a dream he had and his experience of collapsing while signing books, leading to a flatline experience for five seconds.
Episode#374: Chip Conley — Building Empires, Tackling Cancer, and Surfing the Liminal
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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59:50 - 1:05:28 (05:38)
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Episode#374: Chip Conley — Building Empires, Tackling Cancer, and Surfing the Liminal
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#374: Chip Conley — Building Empires, Tackling Cancer, and Surfing the Liminal
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#374: Chip Conley — Building Empires, Tackling Cancer, and Surfing the Liminal
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#374: Chip Conley — Building Empires, Tackling Cancer, and Surfing the Liminal
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#374: Chip Conley — Building Empires, Tackling Cancer, and Surfing the Liminal
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#374: Chip Conley — Building Empires, Tackling Cancer, and Surfing the Liminal
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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The podcast speaker reflects on how having children can change one's behavior and thoughts on parenting, and how gender may influence those perceptions.
Episode#374: Chip Conley — Building Empires, Tackling Cancer, and Surfing the Liminal
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
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Episode#374: Chip Conley — Building Empires, Tackling Cancer, and Surfing the Liminal
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Sign up for Tim Ferriss' Five-Bullet Friday newsletter, a short weekly email that shares the coolest things he's found or been pondering over the week, including new albums, gadgets, and articles.
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Sign up for Tim Ferriss' Five-Bullet Friday newsletter, a short weekly email that shares the coolest things he's found or been pondering over the week, including new albums, gadgets, and articles.