Generation Reinvention 61: Boomers, Business, Peak Experiences and Emotional Equations

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In 1987, at age 26, Chip Conley started Joie de Vivre (JDV), a hospitality company based in San Francisco. He began by transforming a squalid 1950′s Tenderloin District motel into Phoenix Hotel, a celebrated rock ‘n’ roll destination catering to celebrities such as David Bowie, the Rolling Stones and Nirvana.

JDV then expanded into a collection of nearly 40 award-winning hotels, restaurants and spas, with more than 3,000 employees — with each property conveying a unique persona often influenced thematically by a popular magazine.

After 24 years as JDV’s CEO, Chip is now a Strategic Advisor to the company he founded, and a successful author and international speaker for organizations from TED to PIXAR to GOOGLE. He has been honored with the highest accolade in the American hospitality industry, the coveted ISHC Pioneer award, and the San Francisco Business Times named him the Most Innovative CEO – and JDV the “2nd Best Place to Work” – in the Bay Area.

He is author of several business books. His most recent New York Times best-seller is entitled “Emotional Equations: Simple Truths for Creating Happiness + Success.” He is also an ambassador for an important new movement in business called Conscious Capitalism, joining other leaders such as John Mackey, founder of Whole Foods.

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