“I love the Joie de Vivre Heart icon that Chip uses to illustrate how a passionate corporate culture breeds happy employees, which leads to satisfied customers, which results in a profitable and sustainable business.”

—Sir Richard Branson, founder and chairman, Virgin Group Ltd.

“Late in his life, Abe Maslow imagined how his iconic hierarchy of needs could be translated to the collective, especially to companies, but he never fully realized that vision. Chip Conley has channeled Abe's point of view and made it relevant to the business world. There is no person on the planet better versed in how to create a self-actualized organization than Chip and Peak is his virtuoso manifesto.”

—Michael Murphy, cofounder, Esalen Institute

“Peak was one of the sources of inspiration for Life@Facebook, our new comprehensive approach to caring for our people and those who matter to them.”

—Tudor Havriliuc, vice president, human resources, Facebook

“The world could use more conscious capitalists who realize the most neglected fact in business is we're all human. Chip Conley's Peak is one of the most practical and inspiring books of this new era of stakeholder-centered businesses. This was required reading for many of our top execs.”

—Kip Tindell, cofounder and chairman, The Container Store

“WeWork truly resonates with Chip's Peak principles as we believe our mission is to create a world where people work to make a life, not just a living. As a fellow former hotel industry CEO, I have the utmost admiration for Chip's approach to leadership and how it translates into success.”

—Michael Gross, vice-chair, WeWork

“Within this engrossing, inspiring, and all-around wonderful book is the gripping story of an extraordinary company facing the most trying circumstances imaginable and emerging stronger than ever. If you want to build a great business, work in a great business, or simply understand what greatness in business is all about, you need to read Peak.”

—Bo Burlingham, editor-at-large of Inc. and author of Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big

“There aren't many books that do a more brilliant job of showing how both a company and a leader can create loyalty and differentiation by just applying a little common sense psychology. Like most wonders of the world, Peak is both simple and complex at the same time, but, most importantly, it's effective as a way of seeing business and life.”

—Leslie Blodgett, founder and former CEO, bareMinerals

“Chip Conley has captured something special here. Peak shows how to apply fundamental human principles toward building a great company and offers poignant insights for all leaders.”

—John Donahoe, former CEO, eBay

“What do Yvon Chouinard, Timothy Leary, and a company where one-third of the employees clean toilets for a living have in common? As brilliant entrepreneur Chip Conley will teach you in this groundbreaking book: Abraham Maslow. Essential reading for anyone trying to create an organization with meaning.”

—Seth Godin, author of Purple Cow and Tribes

“Chip's book is a rare combination of poignant story, potent theory, and prescriptive action steps—it is applicable to both public and private sector work.”

—Gavin Newsom, lieutenant governor of California

“Chip Conley proves that Abraham Maslow's brilliant theories regarding work and leadership cannot only be applied in the real world but, when embraced, often lead to enormous competitive advantages. Chip's book is an instructive guide for any leader who seeks to build enlightened organizations that tap the potential of employees and capture the hearts and minds of customers and shareholders.”

—Deborah Collins Stephens, coauthor of Maslow on Management and The Maslow Business Reader and cofounder of The Center for Innovative Leadership