Self Made Man

It’s no secret that businesses around the world are pivoting into online events as fast as possible right now out of pure necessity. But can you create the same kind of value, experience, and connection online, that you can offline in the real world? And what does an effective online meeting or event actual look and feel like? What do you say? How do you hold people’s attention? How do you convey value, and how do you turn a Zoom meeting into an unforgettable experience? I’ll be the first to admit that I haven’t thought about the answers to these questions until I had a chance to interview Baya Voce. Since 2010, Baya Voce has produced “magic touch” experiences ranging from two-person rituals to elaborate 1,000+-person immersive-theater productions (think “Sleep No More”). Whether 20-person Jeffersonian-style dinners or high-end finance conferences at Lincoln Center (and everything in between), Baya’s focus is engineering unforgettable moments. With more than 4 million views, her TEDx talk on loneliness is one