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David Stewart

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David is the founder and face of AGEIST. He is an expert on, and a passionate champion of the emerging global over-50 lifestyle. A dynamic speaker, he is available for panels, keynotes and informational talks at david@agei.st.

Dave McCaughan, 68: We Are Not Who They Think We Are

Dave is a student of age. He studies how it is perceived in different cultures, what brands get wrong, and how we need to evolve as an aging world. He started out as a public children's librarian for a decade in Sydney. Next, he went to a career in...

Susie Lin, 53: Strong Body, Strong Mind

Susie Lin is living in her flow, doing what she loves, and getting better at it everyday. We’ve known her for many years, spotting her in the sea of activity that was Gold’s Gym Venice, as the one trainer who was really on point, who really cared and paid...

West Chin, 55: We Are All The Same

“Ok, but no nudes.” - is what West Chin said when we invited him to be on the cover of AGEIST.  In 9 years and hundreds of profiles, his response was a first; and the quirky surprises only continued. Growing up Asian in very “non-asian” Westchester County, being the...

The Huberman Problem: Integrity Counts, Always

Behavior has consequences. Integrity matters. This was on my mind when I read the Andrew Huberman profile in NY Mag this week. My thoughts went to no more hall passes on egregious behavior; what we do in our personal lives absolutely matters with what we do in the rest...

Geoff Hanson, 64: Stay in the Game

The difference between an entrepreneur and other perhaps more sane people is that when they see a problem, their minds immediately go to what the solution could be. That, combined with a fearless sense of what is possible, is why they create businesses. In our experience, this drive is...

Jochen Frey, 55: In An Instant My Life Changed

For most of us, changing life direction happens slowly as we we learn more about ourselves and the world around us. Rarely is it a lightning strike of enlightenment. But that is exactly what happened to this very rational software engineer while he was doing his normal daily meditation....

Clayton Crawley, 59: Embracing the Unknown

Clayton has come a long way from his rural background in deep Georgia while still embodying the easy, practical life skills he learned from his farm days. Married, gay, an ordained Episcopal minister, New Yorker, design enthusiast, and tech worker, he is far from his childhood, but his calm...

Yikes! What Happened? Am I Really Sick?

One of the benefits of consistently checking one’s inner health is that when something goes awry, it becomes immediately obvious. I have been using InsideTracker for almost 3 years and have been following their suggestions on how to improve my health, with the result that I had reduced my...

Pilgrimages, Longevity Clinics, Athlete Retreats and More

I recently attended the Global Wellness Summit in NYC for a review of the current trends in proactive wellness and healthy aging. We wanted to share some of our favorite takeaways — things you might want to keep an eye out for or learn more about.  There is considerable momentum...

John Frankel, 62: The Curiosity Dynamo

The deeply thoughtful, open, and energetic John Frankel has been blessed his entire life with a drive to learn and to explore. This energized curiosity has powered him through a career at the highest levels of finance, and now to starting and running the firm ff Venture Capital which...
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