Michaela Guzy

Michaela Guzy is an American documentary filmmaker, travel journalist, American media executive, producer, and on-air show host.

She is the founder of the editorial content house, OhThePeopleYouMeet which she founded in 2012 after departing her corporate job as the VP/Global Travel and Strategic Development for American Express Publishing.

Early life
Guzy was born in Missouri where she was raised before graduating from Spring Hill College and moving to New York City.

Work
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+ and Thrive Global. Seasons 1, 2 + 3 are currently in flight on Qatar Airways, and Modern Luxury Media's streaming service M/LUX.

In response to COVID-19 she launched a visual podcast called InspirationStation. 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. There are currently over 125 episodes which has gained over 10 million views. In 2020, Michaela gave up her home in New York City and left to document the world reopening safely in a new video postcard series, SLEEPING AROUND SAFELY. As of May 2024, the series has over 105 episodes. The series was also nominated for its first award at International Tourism Film Festival Africa in June 2024.

Guzy is an advocate for sustainable living. She speaks at industry travel events and conferences, such as Michaela has World Travel Market (WTM) and International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM); and TBEX. She also appears as a sustainable travel, human connection and wellbeing expert on multiple morning shows including CBS New York, Channel News Asia (CNA), ChekTV Vancouver, KLTA, and more.

Her travels have been included in media outlets, such as Highways Magazine, Forbes, Thrive Global and Bravo TV.

Guzy served as an adjunct professor at New York University School of Professional Studies from 2017-2020, where she created and taught a course called, "Travel Storytelling: Creating Video Content".