What Now? Finding Passion and Purpose After an Entrepreneurial Exit

Where do you find meaning and excitement when you've achieved all that you wanted to achieve?

You’ve done the thing that no one thought you could do.

Your goals were outlandishly huge – and you still managed to exceed them far beyond anyone’s expectations.

Now you’ve sold that company or exited that organization and handed the reins over to someone else.

And you’re looking at the blank canvas of the rest of your life, with all the money you could ever want and an infinite number of options available to you – and all you can think is, “What now?”

You’re yearning for something new – something to feed your craving to take on audacious challenges and bring something new into that world.

But does your next “big thing” mean going back to the beginning and building something similar to your last venture?

Or are you ready to challenge yourself in a completely new way and find your fulfillment in something unexpected?

Through a combination of our Cultivating Purpose curriculum and Edward’s experiential activities and elite-level coaching, you will:

You will leave energized, clear, and motivated to pursue your vision and create a life that brings you joy and fulfillment – whether that’s embarking on another quest to achieve the impossible or taking the time to appreciate what you have and rooting down into your relationships and community.

Edward Sullivan

CEO of Velocity Coaching

Speaker | Author | Investor | Executive Coach | Political Consultant

Edward Sullivan’s twenty-five year career as an executive coach and political consultant has taken him around the globe coaching and advising start-up founders, Fortune 500 CEOs, and heads of state of foreign nations. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Fast Company, INC., USA Today and more. He holds an MBA from the Wharton School and an MPA from the Harvard Kennedy School.

Edward’s clients include CEOs and executives from companies such as Apple, Google, Geico, Salesforce, DoorDash, Informatica, Mammoth Biosciences, AirTable, and more. Together with fellow veteran executive coach John Baird, he authored the Wall Street Journal bestseller, Leading with Heart: Five Conversations that Unlock Creativity, Purpose and Results.

He works mostly with technology leaders, CEOs, and company founders – many of whom who have experienced great success in their careers are looking for insight and support as they answer the question, “what’s next?” and clarify the kind of life and future they want to create. 

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

A three-time TED speaker on the big stage, Chip Conley is one of the world's leading experts at the intersection of business innovation, psychology and spirituality.

As one of the creators of the boutique hotel movement and the "modern elder" to the young Airbnb founders, Chip's been a disruptor and expert on entrepreneurship and business leadership. He’s a globally-recognized thought leader on the future of work and the competitive advantages of a multi-generational workplace.

Inspired by his experience of intergenerational mentoring as a “modern elder” at Airbnb – where his guidance was instrumental to the company’s extraordinary success – Chip founded MEA and has since dedicated his midlife years to reframing the concept of aging and helping people navigate midlife with a renewed sense of purpose and possibility.