Biographie
Michaela Guzy is an award-winning documentary filmmaker, travel journalist, American media executive, entrepreneur, producer + on-air show host. She is the founder of the editorial content house, OhThePeopleYouMeet focusing on people, places + purposes which she founded in 2012 after departing her corporate job as the VP/Global Travel + Strategic Development for American Express Publishing. OTPYM's production arm produces three shows, an exclusive Medical Tourism series + TV segments across the USA and Canada.
In her award winning series, "Oh The People You Meet with Michaela Guzy", she curates the local hosts you are supposed to meet when traveling -- from local chefs, designers and artists, to her award winning film featuring Dr. Jane Goodall. Her show has appeared on American Airlines In Flight, KTLA+ (Channel 5 Los Angeles) + Thrive Global. Seasons 1 + 2 are in-flight on Qatar Airways (globally), KTLA+ (Channel 5 in Southern California) and Modern Luxury Media's new streaming service, M/LUX now on Vizio, Roku, Fire and Apple TV in the USA.
In response to COVID-19 she launched a trending visual podcast called InspirationStation to showcase real people + real stories reaching next generation audiences globally. Each conversation is intended to cause us to ask questions, create dialogue and inspire us to connect on a human to human level on topics that impact bigger than themselves. 125+ episodes and over 10 million+ views and counting!
In 2020, Michaela gave up her home in NYC and boarded a plane with a one-way ticket to document the world reopening safely in her new viral video postcard series, Sleeping Around Safely. With #RevengeTravel in full force, this jetset gypsy happily lies her head on many a hotel pillow with over 95+ minisodes and 12 million+ views to date. Select episodes will be featured in hotel rooms across the world with the Global Hotel Alliance.
Michaela is asked to speak at travel industry conferences across the globe including World Travel Market (WTM) and International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM); she taught a travel storytelling course at New York University School of Professional Studies (2017-2020); and appears as a sustainable travel, human connection and well-being expert on multiple morning shows including: CBS New York; Channel News Asia (CNA); ChekTV Vancouver; FOX2Now; KTLA; PIX 11 New York; WJLA Good Morning Washington DC; HoustonLife; NBC: LA, SF, Dallas, Chicago + NYC; Miami's The CW and WTNH Good Morning Connecticut.
She has received numerous awards + multiple recognitions for her work, including Goldman Sachs + Babson's 10,000 Small Businesses - Most Promising with WeWork - NYC, USA; Hospitality Sales & Marketing International (Best in Show and Best in Show for PR) - NYC, USA; Wildlife Conservation Film Festival Finalist - NYC, USA; International Tourism Film Festival Africa (Best in Show + Silver in Sustainability) - Cape Town, South Africa
