Guest: Chip Conley - Author of Wisdom @ Work & Airbnb “Mentern”
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New York Times bestselling author Chip Conley is a rare entrepreneur who has disrupted his favorite industry...twice. At age 26, as founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, he took an inner city motel and turned it into the 2nd largest boutique hotel brand in America. Inspired by the work of famed psychologists Maslow and Frankl, Chip’s books, PEAK and Emotional Equations, share his theories on transformation and meaning in business and life. His new book, Wisdom @ Work was inspired by his post-50-year-old experiences as both a mentor and unexpected intern at Airbnb.  In this interview you’ll hear the humbling experience of this business icon when joining Airbnb with an average employee age half his own in a sector where his industry knowledge was golden but his tech knowledge was almost nil. In the process he made some amazing discoveries about the advantages of a multi-generational workforce, the importance of cultivating a beginner’s mind, and the power of curiosity.
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