Reconnect with what it means to be human – and rediscover the abundance of beauty, courage, and grace that life has to offer.

Krista Tippett knows how to ask good questions.

Better yet, she knows how to really listen to people.

As a Peabody Award-winning broadcaster and host of the popular NPR radio program and podcast On Being, Krista has interviewed hundreds of extraordinary individuals – scientists, theologians, poets, activists, and many others whose work represents and defines what it means to be human.

Their conversations delve into the mysteries of human existence in all its mess and glory and explore the questions that really matter, such as:

▪ What does it mean to be human?
▪ What really matters in life?
▪ How can we be of service to each other and the world?

What Krista has learned from her many thought-provoking conversations over the years is this: Our world is abundant with beauty and courage and grace.

We have vast riches of knowledge and insight and tools both tangible and spiritual that can help us rise to the challenges of our time.

We have it in us to become wise.

Through transformative discussions and experiential activities, you will learn how to:

You will leave feeling energized and inspired by Krista’s grounded and fiercely hopeful vision of humanity – and motivated to show up more fully and be the change you want to see in the world.

Krista Tippett

Award-Winning Broadcaster and Bestselling Author

Krista Tippett is a Peabody-award winning broadcaster, National Humanities Medalist, and New York Times bestselling author. She created the groundbreaking public radio show and podcast On Being, which pursues deep thinking, moral imagination, social creativity, and joy towards the renewal of inner life, outer life, and life together. It has won the highest honors in broadcast, Internet and podcasting, and been downloaded over 450 million times.

The On Being Project, which Krista founded in 2013, also engages “quiet conversations” to accompany the generative people and possibilities within this tender, tumultuous time to be alive.

In 2014, she received the National Humanities Medal at the White House for "thoughtfully delving into the mysteries of human existence. On air and in print, Ms. Tippett avoids easy answers, embracing complexity and inviting people of every background to join her conversation about faith, ethics, and moral wisdom."

Krista grew up in a small town in Oklahoma, attended Brown University, worked as a young journalist and diplomat in Cold War Berlin, and later received a Master of Divinity from Yale. She is the author of three books, most recently Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living.

Chip Conley

MEA Co-Founder and Author of Learning to Love Midlife: 12 Reasons Why Life Gets Better with Age

Bestselling Author | Entrepreneur | Innovator | Disruptor | Speaker

Three-time TED mainstage speaker Chip Conley stands at the rare intersection where business innovation meets psychological insight and spiritual depth. His remarkable journey reveals an extraordinary talent: transforming life's major transitions into catalysts for extraordinary growth. After building and selling his $350M boutique hotel empire, Chip's expertise guided Airbnb from ambitious startup to global phenomenon valued at $100B – proving his unique ability to navigate disruption and extract wisdom from change.

➥ Built and sold Joie de Vivre Hotels during multiple economic crises

➥ Guided Airbnb's evolution from scrappy startup to $100B company

➥ His book Learning to Love Midlife became an instant bestseller

➥ Created MEA to flip the script on aging and help people in midlife navigate life's most challenging transitions