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The Purpose Portfolio: Curating Meaning, Momentum & Impact

Written by Beyond Barriers | Dec 10, 2025 12:41:09 AM

What if the most important part of leadership begins after your biggest win?
In this episode, Chip Conley, Founder & Executive Chair of Modern Elder Academy, shares the arc of his 30+ year career from founding 52 boutique hotels through culture-led hospitality, to mentoring Airbnb founders while shaping global travel strategy, to building one first wisdom schools in Baja dedicated to relevance through curiosity and community.

You’ll hear how letting go of old identities becomes leverage, culture becomes legacy, and relevance is crowdsourced through contribution.

Tune in to learn how one leader bridged hospitality into legacy, reshaped relevance without hierarchy, and built purpose as a lifelong leadership currency.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Power of Letting Go: Why releasing old identities fuels your next reinvention
  • Curiosity as Legacy: How staying curious keeps leaders visible across generations
  • Purpose as a Practice: Curating meaning that outlasts applause and peaks
  • Leadership Reimagined: Creating cultures of belonging through reinvention and inquiry