Marco Polo® is on a mission to help people feel close. Here we share stories of real people using the app to rediscover the blessings of authentic relationships with people in all corners of their lives, from family and close friends to colleagues and clients. Read More
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced businesses around the world to abruptly pivot to remote work. Many adjusted, but with costs, among them decreased engagement, loss of connection among coworkers, and loneliness. But having been fully distributed since the company set up shop in 2012, Marco Polo didn’t miss a beat. Even as we all […]
Read More The joy of working remotely at Marco PoloA Letter from Vlada Bortnik, CEO and Co-Founder To our amazing Marco Polo community, I’ve always tried to be transparent about the fact that my life is a real life. It’s not a lofty one that takes place behind corporate fanfare, shielded from reality. My husband Michal and I built a tech company on expansive […]
Read More Reflections on 2020: Challenge, change, and hope
Jennifer Tyler Lee is a leading expert on eating healthfully and joyfully. And when her second cookbook hit the shelves in late 2019, Jennifer embarked on a round of public appearances, in-store demos, and live classes to share the goodness. Of course, Jennifer wanted to promote Half the Sugar, All the Love. But she also […]
Crystal Calla considers herself low-maintenance – even more so since she started working from home during the pandemic. “Sometimes I just roll out of bed and start my day,” the human resources manager says. “I don’t spend a lot of time in front of the mirror putting on makeup or just looking at myself.” It […]
Read More The power of video chat: How Marco Polo helped one woman catch skin cancerAs his 30th college reunion approached, Michael Champlin – “Champ” to his buddies – watched the pandemic unfold and saw the writing on the wall. Convening in June was going to be a no-go. Champ was philosophical but still disappointed. His treasured group of 10 once-inseparable friends, the people who’d finished each other’s sentences, shared […]
Read More When COVID forced a canceled reunion, these friends took to Marco PoloDuring the rollout of Marco Polo Plus, we received passionate, insightful feedback from members of our community about the features you’re loving – like enhanced speed controls, Scratchpad, and Polos in HD. You also told us, resoundingly, that you wanted an easy, affordable way to use Marco Polo Plus with even more of the people […]
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Brittney Stefanic’s dream business came into being four years ago when she realized that two of her favorite roles – new mom and hard-core sleep enthusiast – just weren’t meshing. Baby Lincoln wasn’t sleeping, Brittney wasn’t sleeping, and postpartum anxiety and depression began to take a foothold. Until, at a well-baby checkup, Lincoln’s pediatrician told […]
There is no better time than this current moment to foster honest dialogue about how to overcome the social and ideological challenges that keep the world divided. As a social unity and oneness practitioner, Pamela Gray Daniel has made it her life’s work to bring people together and do just that. In spring 2020, shortly […]
For Dr. Lindsey Elmore, wellness is multi-faceted. While Lindsey has established herself as a major influencer in the realm of personal holistic health, she’s also passionate about helping other women achieve business success. “People think of me as an educator,” she says. “What they don’t understand is that underlying all of that, I run an […]
In 2018, Shelly Johnson joined Mary Rutt, her partner in life and crime, to launch the Latter-Day Lesbian Podcast, a weekly show providing heartfelt, compassionate, yet irreverent support to others who, like themselves, had been raised in deeply religious communities and struggled with coming out. Their podcast was an immediate success, averaging 7,000-8,000 downloads per […]
