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Friendship as a Practice: For Your Wellbeing and Longevity
Jeff Hamaoui, Christine Sperber & Derek Gehl
Join Jeff, Christine, and our new CEO Derek Gehl for a special discussion on why friendship is the most important practice for boosting your wellbeing and longevity. They’ll share some of MEA’s most surprising discoveries about how friendship impacts our lives and help you start to think of friendship less as something that “just happens” and more as a practice that you can work on for the rest of your life – for a better life.
During our discussion we will explore…
- Why is friendship so important? Especially for men.
- What is your friendship story?
- Discover your friendship style
- Define your friendships 5 / 50
- Set your friendship goal for 2025
Plus we will be releasing Jeff’s new publication on Friending, which you will be able to download for free.
December 18, 2024 10:00 AM PT 01:00 PM ET
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Meet Your Hosts
Jeff Hamaoui
MEA co-founder and Chief Education Officer
MEA co-founder and poetic Chief Education Officer Jeff Hamaoui is a gentle and empathic facilitator, business innovation veteran, and community builder who’s taught sustainability courses at Wharton, Berkeley, and Stanford.
Christine Sperber
MEA co-founder and fearless Chief Experience Officer (CXO)
MEA co-founder and fearless Chief Experience Officer (CXO), Christine Sperber has been a pro athlete, hotelier, producer, writer, and restaurateur. She’s passionate about service and caring for people, dogs, and the planet.
Derek Gehl
Chief Executive Officer
Derek Gehl is a serial e-commerce entrepreneur, speaker, and author. After spending the first decade of his professional career growing one of world’s first Internet marketing companies to over $30 million in sales, he decided that leading a company of 100 employees in offices in two countries wasn’t for him – so he sold the company to a private equity group and refocused his life on the things he loved most: spending time with his family, pursuing his passions, and building and growing online businesses. [more]In 2024, after doing some consulting for MEA, Derek had his own transformational experience at a Navigating Transitions workshop, which inspired him to join the company as Chief Marketing and Technology Officer and then take on the role as CEO, spearheading our mission to reimagine midlife and build a global pro-aging community that inspires people to thrive in the second half of life.
Discover Upcoming Wisdom
Discovering The Hero’s Journey in Midlife
Kari Cardinale, Ben Katt, Christine Carter & Tom McCook
January 15, 2025 10:30 AM PT 01:30 PM ET
Join our panel for a powerful live event to kick off the New Year featuring Ben Katt, bestselling author of The Way Home: Discovering the Hero’s Journey to Wholeness at Midlife; Dr. Christine Carter, founder and former executive director of UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center; Tom McCook, renowned master Pilates mentor and somatic coach; and host Kari Cardinale, MEA chief content officer and partner.
Begin 2025 with an illuminating exploration of how to thrive in body, mind, and soul through life’s greatest transitions. When everything feels in flux—your career, your relationships, your sense of purpose—ancient wisdom and modern science offer unexpected sources of wisdom.
Drawing from mythology, modern science, and your body’s own inherent wisdom, our panel will explore how to find your place in life’s grand narrative and embrace the epic journey that awaits.
Setting Your Intentions for an Incredible 2025
Kari Cardinale & Derek Gehl
January 17, 2025 9:30 AM PT 12:30 PM ET
Join MEA Chief Content Officer and Partner Kari Cardinale and CEO Derek Gehl for a special live session walking you through the process of setting a powerful intention for 2025 that can act as a guidepost to point you in the direction of your desired experiences for the year ahead.
Please note that this is NOT about setting specific goals or resolutions but rather clarifying how you want the year to look and feel like – and taking steps to cultivate the kind of mindset that can aid you in making your vision a reality.
NOTE: Register for this live session and during the call you will also receive a free downloadable 2025 Intention-Setting Guide that will help you put your insights into action in a more powerful way.
Even if you can’t make the session live, we encourage you to sign up anyway to receive the replay link and your free downloadable 2025 Intention-Setting Guide.