Chip Conley is Co-founder and Executive Chairman of MEA (formerly Modern Elder Academy) and a renowned entrepreneur, best-selling author, and dynamic speaker celebrated for his innovative approach to leadership and hospitality. As the founder of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, he expanded a single boutique hotel into the second-largest boutique hotel brand in the U.S. In 2013, he joined Airbnb as Head of Global Hospitality and Strategy, mentoring its founders and helping shape its culture during a rapid growth phase. Inspired by his midlife journey, experience at Airbnb, and extensive research and collaboration with thought leaders in the area of aging, Chip co-founded MEA, the world’s first midlife wisdom school.

Rachel DeAlto

The Relatable Leader: Create a Culture of Connection

Tom Kruse, CBSE is responsible for Marsden’s strategy development and execution for mergers and acquisitions, sales, and customer retention. Tom has been involved in the building service contractors industry throughout his career. He began as a cleaner and was promoted to management and administrative roles. Tom purchased Scioto Services, an Ohio-based janitorial company, in 1999. He became a Marsden employee when he sold Scioto Services to Marsden in 2005. Tom oversees all of Marsden’s mergers and acquisition efforts and has been responsible for over 40 acquisitions during his tenure at Marsden. Tom specializes in identifying companies whose interests and values align with Marsden and creating mutually beneficial deals. Tom is a Certified Building Service Executive through the Building Service Contractors Association International (BSCAI). He is a past Board President of the BSCAI, and in 2019, Tom was awarded the James E. Purcell Leadership Award by the BSCAI for his long-term service to the building service contracting industry and the BSCAI. Tom earned his BA at Ohio State University.

 

Jason Schenker prepares leaders for the future. He has given over 1,000 keynote speeches on economic, financial market, and technology topics. Jason has given speeches to public and private companies, industry groups, institutional investors, central banks, the U.S. State Department, CIA, NATO, and global financial exchanges. Around 1.2 million students have taken Jason's 20 LinkedIn Learning courses on business, leadership, economics, finance, and emerging technologies. He is the author of 36 books on finance, energy, economics, supply chain, and emerging technologies. Jason has been a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion and he is currently a Forbes contributor. As President of Prestige Economics, Bloomberg News has ranked Jason #1 forecaster in the world in 26 different categories since 2011, including for oil prices, industrial metals prices, the euro, the British pound, agricultural commodity prices, gold prices, and U.S. jobs. Jason has given over 1,000 television interviews, including as a Guest Host on Bloomberg Television

Jason Schenker prepares leaders for the future. He has given over 1,000 keynote speeches on economic, financial market, and technology topics. Jason has given speeches to public and private companies, industry groups, institutional investors, central banks, the U.S. State Department, CIA, NATO, and global financial exchanges. Around 1.2 million students have taken Jason's 20 LinkedIn Learning courses on business, leadership, economics, finance, and emerging technologies. He is the author of 36 books on finance, energy, economics, supply chain, and emerging technologies. Jason has been a columnist for Bloomberg Opinion and he is currently a Forbes contributor. As President of Prestige Economics, Bloomberg News has ranked Jason #1 forecaster in the world in 26 different categories since 2011, including for oil prices, industrial metals prices, the euro, the British pound, agricultural commodity prices, gold prices, and U.S. jobs. Jason has given over 1,000 television interviews, including as a Guest Host on Bloomberg Television