"We're living with five generations in the workplace for the first time. I like to think of it as an intergenerational potluck where we each bring to the table what we do best."

-- Chip Conley, New York Times bestselling author

In Episode 5, we talked about dealing with age at a tactical level. In this episode, we blow up our assumptions about what it means to be "older" and talk about the cool things that may await you when you are an "elder." Michael is joined by the wise entrepreneur and bestselling author Chip Conley. They discuss building careers of relevance and meaning at all stages of life – and it's an episode full of golden nuggets.

Chip Conley is the hospitality maverick who helped Airbnb's founders turn their fast-growing tech start-up into a global hospitality brand. He's also the founder of the Modern Elder Academy. Chip and Michael discuss:

• Midlife relevance: Chip's experience at Airbnb, where he was twice as old as the average employee
• Navigating career transitions: learning to cultivate and repurpose what you've learned
• Building intergenerational alliances where wisdom flows in both directions
• His latest entrepreneurial (ad)venture, The Modern Elder Academy
• Cultivating learning: what Chip has been writing in his "Wisdom Book" every week over the past 32 years
• Chip's favorite book of all time and its central lesson