CEO of the media platform, The Ageless Traveler, Adriane Berg illustrates the vast opportunities that evolve in the nexus of travel and longevity.

About Adriane

Through her groundbreaking media platform, The Ageless Traveler, Adriane empowers 60+ travelers to embark on transformative journeys filled with connection, discovery, and purpose. Adriane, age 75, has visited 121 countries and has been named a New York Times Age-Boom Fellow.

Adriane is also the host/creator of the Mature Market award-winning podcast Generation Bold: The Fountain of Truth About Aging and the United Nations podcast On the Ground. Her recent publications include The Caregiver's Travel Guide and Luxury Travel for Less; both are offered free to all.

Adriane’s advocacy includes being a representative to the United Nations from the International Federation on Ageing, a Board Member of the UN's Global NGO Executive Committee, and a Member of the NGO Committee on Ageing, at the forefront of advocating for a treaty on the human rights of older people, a crucial endeavor in today's aging population.

Key Takeaways

• As you age, travel supports your health, gives you initiative, and opens the door to new friendships, all of which are critical to wholistic wellness and longevity.
• Travel encourages you to stay current with technology, which can curb isolation through new modes of communication, such as WhatsApp and FaceTime.
• Almost all fear of solo travel comes from someone else. People will project their own fears onto you if you embark on a solo journey. Don’t internalize other people’s fears.
• Solo travel” is never truly “solo. The travel community is vast, and the minute you’re out there – you’re going to make a friend.

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Certified Professional Coach Ivy Woolf Turks talks about tools for fostering personal growth and emotional literacy, and social responsibility, and her vision for living in a healthier and more just world.

About Ivy

Ivy Woolf Turk, CPC, is a resilience coach and speaker with a powerful story of overcoming adversity. A former co-founder of a multi-million-dollar real estate company, she faced life’s toughest challenges, including cancer, divorce, single parenthood and a five-year prison sentence. Through these experiences, she discovered that true liberation comes from within and even the most well lived lives can contain moments when obstacles must become great curricula for growth.

Now, Ivy helps others unlock their potential and navigate life's challenges with strength, grace and over a decade of coaching experience. A recognized advocate and founder of Resiliency Coaching, Project Liberation and A Liberated Life, Ivy’s work has impacted thousands who feel stuck or “imprisoned” in one way or another.

Key Takeaways

• Project Liberation is a personal development platform fostering personal growth and emotional literacy and social responsibility. The program has helped 600 women in the last eight years “become heroines of their own story,” with a zero-recidivism rate.
• A Liberated Life provides a safe space to learn life skills like meditation, breath work, and journaling to help the women understand what they value and what is most important.
• Women often take care of everyone else at their own expense. They forget how to ask for help.

Fee Stubblefield shares insights from his new book A Culture of Promise and his journey growing The Springs Living from a promise to his grandmother to 20 communities offering independent living, assisted living, and memory care in three states.

About Fee

Fee Stubblefield, founder and CEO of The Springs Living, owns, develops, and manages communities and services for older adults. Based in McMinnville, Oregon, it owns and operates twenty communities in the Pacific Northwest, offering independent living, assisted living, and memory care services.

Stubblefield serves on the Board of Directors of the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care (NIC) as a member of the executive committee and inaugural vice chair of strategy. He served as the chair of the Oregon Health Care Association (OHCA) and has served as the chair of the Providence Milwaukie Foundation.

Inspired by a promise to his grandmother, Stubblefield founded The Springs Living in 1996 to deliver quality experiences and services to older adults to support them in living life to its fullest.

Key Takeaways

• A good leader asks for help and protects the culture of the organization.
• The Springs Living hires for values. You can't train values.
• When you take care of your organization’s culture, you take care of your customers. If you focus on quality—customers will find you.
• Senior living is a people-oriented business. Real estate is a component, but taking care of people is the core operation.