Founder and CEO, Map Happy

Erica Ho is the founder of Map Happy, a digital media company that has provided more than eight million travelers with the tools they need to thrive to and through their destination. The site has received the highest levels of industry recognition, winning the Society of American Travel Writers' Lowell Thomas Awards bronze for Best Travel Journalism Website. She also has spoken at premier industry events and institutions such as The New York Times Travel Show, Consumer Electronics Show, and Columbia Journalism School, on the business of media, and the role and importance of diversity in media. She began her career as a writer and editor for Gawker and The Awl network. Her work has appeared in TIME, CNN, MSN, The Huffington Post, Condé Nast Traveler, Travel + Leisure, Mashable, Jetsetter, and Yahoo! among other outlets.