Chip Conley
Chip Conley
Chip Conleyis an American hotelier, hospitality entrepreneur, author, and speaker. Conley is the founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, which he began in 1987 at age 26 and held the position of CEO for nearly 24 years. In 2010, after having created and managed 50 boutique hotels mostly in California, Conley sold his company to Geolo Capital. The last hotel concept he created for the company is The Epiphany in Palo Alto. As of February 2014, Conley remains a private...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBusinessman
CountryUnited States of America
People don't realize how much control they do have. The more you can show them this control, the easier it is to tap back into the creative side of the brain that allows people to see possibilities and options.
When people get into that fight-or-flight place, then they move away from the creative centers of their brain.
The best way we can encourage people to create companies that create jobs is to celebrate the diverse entrepreneurial stories and the variety of drivers that led these entrepreneurs to sticking their necks out.
Curiosity has ... proven to be a great ingredient in resilience, a trait particularly valuable in an extended economic downturn. Resilient people aren't made of steel; they just provide themselves with more options, and those options come from a curious mind.
Many people do not distinguish between something that happens to them and their reaction to it. Yet it isn't the event or situation that holds the emotional charge; it's our beliefs that create our response.
Café Gratitude offers an experience that expands what is possible for all people–a great recipe for business. I've watched Café Gratitude grow and have experienced both the flavors of their food and their commitment to providing a sacred experience for their customers.
Younger people tend to associate happiness more with excitement and the future, while older people tend to associate happiness with peacefulness in the present.
Great leaders help their people see how they can directly impact the company's objectives and their own personal goals.
When I started my hotel company, Joie de Vivre, at the age of 26, I saw this venture as my ticket to freedom.
We're all human. It's the most important, neglected fact in business.
The more externally chaotic the world becomes, the more we need sound internal logic, especially when it comes to our emotions.
Once you know the emotional building blocks of anxiety, you can influence them.
My life is scattered and busy. I think of my home as a resort. When I step through the door, I feel relaxed. I almost feel like I've taken a vacation.
I'd done my time in corporate America, from McDonald's making shakes to Morgan Stanley making deals and, yet, I felt awfully constrained by the uniform - not just my clothes, but how I felt I needed to conform - that a traditional job required me to wear.