Baya Voce has produced “magic touch” experiences ranging from two-person rituals to elaborate 1,000+-person immersive-theater productions. 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 of the most-viewed of all time. She has been featured by Forbes, ABC, Fox, MTV, and SXSW for her perspective on experience design and human connection.
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In this episode Baya and I discuss:
How being on the Real World flung Baya into a canyon of loneliness What advice Baya would give her 21-year-old Real World self The invisible public health crisis Baya is happy to see getting more attention How feeling alone at gatherings led Baya to a career in experience design What business event planners get wrong How Baya cultivates a high emotional response from her guests in designing experiences The importance of turning your event into a story What you should think about if you’re moving your real world event onlineResources mentioned
Real World: Brooklyn Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking by Susan Cain Lost Connections: Why You’re Depressed and How to Find Hope by Johann Hari 1 in 3 U.S. Adults Are Lonely, Survey Shows by AARP The Nuclear Family Was a Mistake by David Brooks Hitch Hero’s Journey The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya ParkerNadya Okamoto on the Value of Being Unapologetically You
Christine Carter on the Science of Happiness and Escaping the "Busy" Trap
Tiago Forte on Building a Second Brain
How SpaceX Bounced Back from the Brink of Disaster
Ryan Levesque on Giving Up "Good" for "Great"
Khe Hy on Taming Self-Doubt and Overcoming the Scarcity Mindset
Tali Sharot on Our Power to Change Others
Susan Cain on Overcoming Failure and Unleashing the Power of Introverts
Rob Walker on the Art of Noticing
Julian Guthrie on Ordinary People Doing Extraordinary Things
Sahil Lavingia on Failing to Build a Billion-Dollar Company
Julie Zhuo on Becoming a Facebook Manager at 25, Overcoming the Impostor Syndrome, and Staying in the Discomfort Zone
Amy Edmondson on Psychological Safety and How Companies Can Learn from Failure
Rachel Simmons on Helping Girls and Women Move Beyond Impossible Standards of Success
Maren Kate Donovan on Zirtual's Meteoric Rise to Overnight Failure
Jennifer Dulski on Being Too Stubborn to Fail and Becoming Head of Facebook Groups
Selina Tobaccowala on Creating a Company Culture Where People are Willing to Fail
Dina Kaplan on Finding Her Path and Overcoming Failure Through Meditation
Matilda Ho on Revolutionizing the Chinese Food Industry and Learning from Failure
Erica Ariel Fox on Winning From Within
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