Founder & Chief Content Creator

Michaela Guzy

Michaela Guzy departed Corporate America where she had a very long and impressive title at a Fortune 100 company and founded OhThePeopleYouMeet (OTPYM), an editorial content site for travelers, foodies and philanthropists seeking authentic local connection everywhere they journey. With Michaela at the helm, OTPYM has grown into a collaborative collective of over 90 contributors across the globe, powering the content for sites like SustainableTravel.About.com, and currently have two original web video series, Michaela’s Map and OhThePeopleYouMeet, which she directs, writes, produces and hosts. Her editorial video can be found on other sites ranging from Yahoo to The Daily Meal. This fearless, self-made, female entrepreneur is a travel industry, publishing and new media expert, with a social good agenda. In addition to setting OTPYM’s editorial strategy she runs OTPYM’s production arm and is often asked to appear as an industry expert from a three part talking head series for BravoTV’s Tour Group, curating conversations,  moderating panels, conducting interactive workshops and giving inspiring keynote presentations for awesome industry partners like International Luxury Travel Market, WeWork and starting October 24, 2016 SOHO House’s Impact series.

Michaela hails from St. Louis, MO where she grew up with her parents and three biological sisters, their fake sister from Ecuador, no less than six dogs and two chickens.