Midlife Isn’t Falling Apart – It’s a Transformation
Midlife isn’t falling apart. It’s asking for your attention.In this episode of Midlife Chrysalis, Chip Conley dismantles the idea of the “midlife crisis” and replaces it with a far more hopeful and po...
21 Jan 34min
Gavin Newsom on Leadership, Identity, and Becoming Yourself
What happens when ambition slows down, and wisdom begins to lead? Chip Conley, founder of Modern Elder Academy and host of Midlife Chrysalis, sits down with California Governor Gavin Newsom for a rare...
19 Jan 57min
He Had Everything. Midlife Broke Him Anyway | Blake Mycoskie
What happens when success stops working and midlife hits hard?Blake Mycoskie, founder of TOMS Shoes, shares the story behind his most difficult chapter. After building a global brand and achieving mas...
16 Jan 1h 4min
Could Golden Girls–Style Living Be the Future of Midlife Housing?
What if aging alone isn’t the only option?As midlife reshapes relationships, identity, and housing, a bold question emerges: what if women chose community instead of solitude?In this Wisdom Wednesday ...
14 Jan 27min
Aging While Black: Paying the Price of a Broken System | Ray Jetson
Aging in America has never been the same for everyone. Chip Conley sits down with Ray Jetson, pastor, former Louisiana legislator, and author of Aging While Black, to explore why aging isn’t a race-ne...
12 Jan 59min
How Conscious Capitalism Changes the Way Leaders Think | Rand Stagen
Most leaders are chasing short-term wins and missing the long game.In this episode, Chip Conley talks with Rand Stagen, founder of the Stagen Leadership Academy, about what’s quietly breaking leadersh...
9 Jan 1h 1min
Why Leadership Fails When Wisdom Walks Out
Most companies are racing toward AI, efficiency, and scale while quietly losing the one advantage that actually sustains great leadership: wisdom. In this Wisdom Wednesday episode, we reveal why cultu...
7 Jan 27min
From Breakdown to Wholeness: The Hero’s Path Through Midlife with Ben Katt
Have you ever reached a point in life where what once worked… suddenly doesn’t?In this warm conversation with Chip, Ben Katt, MEA’s faculty in residence and author of The Way Home, offers a hopeful re...
5 Jan 58min
