Chip Conley (born 1960, Orange, California) is an American hotelier, author, and speaker. Conley is the founder and CEO of Joie de Vivre Hospitality, which he began in 1987 at age 26.
The Rebel Rules: Daring to be Yourself in Business (Simon & Schuster, 2001)
"Marketing that Matters: 10 Practices to Profit Your Business and Change the World (co-authored with Eric Friedenwald-Fishman, Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2006)
Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo From Maslow (Jossey-Bass, 2007)
In 2008, the California Lodging Industry Association recognized Joie de Vivre Hospitality and Conley with Outstanding Lodging Property and Chairman's Awards.
Joie de Vivre was awarded the 2nd Best Place to Work in the San Francisco Bay Area by the San Francisco Business Times.
Guerrilla Marketer of the Year
Emerging Growth Company of the Year
National Humanitarian Hospitality Company of the Year
Northern California Real Estate Entrepreneur of the Year
E-Marketer of the World.
In 2007, Conley was named the Bay Area's Most Innovative CEO by the San Francisco Business Times.
In 2008, Conley was selected as one of four finalists for the 2008 "Corporate Hotelier of World" award by Hotels magazine.