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AGEIST profiles are north star examples of what can be. Our people don’t have it all figured out, none of us do, but they are curious, energetic and forward leaning examples of how we are living now. They are very much not done yet. We occasionally do profiles on people who are well known, but we prefer our heroes hidden in plain sight.

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Brian Smiga, 65: Effecting Positive Change

He is a manifester, someone who makes stuff happen; it is his superpower, and he does it with a smile. Brian is deeply curious about an incredibly wide range of things, as many of us are. What makes Brian so special is he takes this curiosity and turns it into actions that are positively impactful on a personal, community, and organizational level. He is one of those people who will say, “That is very...
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Sabine Feuilloley, 55: Career Reinvention

How does one make a massive career pivot into an entirely new field in mid-life, with a new way of working and an entirely different skill set? We often hear of parallel careers, or sometimes the dream of downshifting...
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Robert Tisdale, 59: Laughter as Medicine

The incidences of mental health problems and substance abuse have risen dangerously during the pandemic. Relapse and overdose rates have increased by 30% since March 2020. Isolation and loneliness related to lockdowns are especially hard for people in the...
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Joan MacDonald, 74: Journey to Strength and Fitness

Joan MacDonald continues to inspire and fascinate us with her incredible dedication and transformation. We have received many emails wanting to learn more about Joan after our recent podcast with her and her daughter. We reached out to Joan...

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Pilar Guzmán, 50: Beautiful Urgency, Rewilding, Short Transforming Trips, and the Longest Journey Yet

Pilar Guzmán has lived. As the editor-in-chief of Condé Nast Traveler, she rose to the top of her field, worked with an A-list of...
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Carl Honoré, 53: Living Bolder

The author of four books has a new one, Bolder: Making the Most of Our Longer Lives, which is about living longer— how we...
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Teresa Boyd, 56: Zest for Life

Energetic, vivacious, and endlessly positive, Teresa is getting the most out of every moment. If we had to pick a role model for how...
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Yutaka Aso, 74

When we were in Japan two years ago, we noticed so many older people in the workforce and excelling at what they did. Japan...
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Kari Gran, 52: Pioneer in Natural Skincare

Starting a company from scratch in a fiercely competitive industry may not seem like an expected or safe mid-career pivot, but that is exactly...
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Phil James, 51: Pivoting to a Parallel Career in Age-Inclusive Clothing

By Paul Lackner I have been a graphic designer and creative director for forty years. Over that time, I have had the good fortune to...
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Ursula Beatt, 59: Creating Her Own World

Photography by Claudia Goetzelmann We are very interested in the idea of each of us creating a world around us that allows us to be...
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Peter Gray, 74: Freedom to Learn

For more than three decades, Peter Gray had carved out a respectable name for himself in the academic community. He had written an introductory...
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Dana Gers, 54: London Fashion to the Mountains of Utah

The pandemic has upended careers and entire industries. It is causing all of us to accelerate the questioning of what we are doing and...
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David Stewart, 62: AGEIST Founder

This week I added another trip around the sun, making it 62 in total. Since we are all about age here, it has been...
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Jorma Kaukonen, 79: Guitar Legend Staying Curious and Giving Back

Jorma Kaukonen is a student, teacher, and master of the guitar. He has been practicing his craft since 1956, first learning to play the...
Men's Style

Maurizio Donadi, 63: Anti-Consumerist Fashion

“I look at the light; I don’t see the tunnel.” This is the sort of person who doesn’t just see outside the box; for...

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