Essential Conversations

MONDAY 10/31 & WEDNESDAY 11/2

9:00-10:00 am

Central US. Free.

10/31, 9:00-10:00am CT (+15 min "afterparty")

Community Hearth

Come as your "Higher" or "Lower" Self....

Dress: costume-optional but, if you could find it, what costume would reflect a story of your "higher" or "lower" self?

Let's have a little fun in the midst of our weekly intentional conversation!

11/2, 9:00-10:00am CT (+15 min "afterparty")

Essential Conversations

We first met Chip in 2001 as a Conversation Starter for our Thought Leader Gatherings in the Bay Area. We had heard about how he was disrupting the local hospitality industry with a magical vision of transforming low-end or abandoned properties into truly gorgeous or playful boutique hotel settings. 

Another disruption was operating in the birthplace of the go-go dot.com industry with a counterintuitive, people-first, heart-based management philosophy at Joie de Vivre Hospitality.

Along the way, his journey and quest has led him from Airbnb to contemplating midlife as a "Modern Elder."

We are thrilled to welcome Chip back!

Read more about Chip's journey HERE. 

What is a “Modern Elder”?

A modern concept and definition of “elder” (of one or more out of a group of associated people) of greater age, often of retirement age. People who are planning to or have retired, having taken themselves out of direct responsibility for the world around them,

Modern Elder Academy (MEA) is on a mission to reframe midlife from a crisis to a calling. Midlife is a time when things start to shift and change. And any moment of change brings an opportunity for reinvention and revitalization. What do you truly want out of your career and your life?

The purpose of MEA is to help people find a renewed sense of purpose and to build a community of inspired and empowered midlifers.

Interview with Chip and Patricia Neal.

Following each Essential Conversation, we invite you to stay for the afterparty from 9:30-9:45 am! Learn about upcoming programs, events, and all things new at CPL.

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