Volley - Video Messaging

Sometimes traditions get outdated. As new tech has come along, we’ve found new ways to communicate. But for some reason, traditional business meetings haven’t changed much. Then 2020 hit us and we HAD to change business meetings. And all of a sudden there wasn’t just one way to have a business meeting, we had options! Volley gives us a next level option, one that works for EVERYONE’S schedule. It’s a big deal. Allow me to highlight another big deal...everyone has a voice. No one can talk over another person, intimidate someone, interrupt them, give a nasty look because they disagree, you get the idea. This drastically changes the dynamics of participation, allowing for more ideas, better morale, and stronger teams. It’s a win for each person’s daily schedule and productivity, and it’s a slam dunk for office culture.

I have been a huge fan of other “walkie talkie”-like apps (ie. asynchronous, voice and video messaging), starting YEARS ago with Voxer (voice) and, more recently, with Marco Polo (video). However, I’ve moved my team at work over to using Volley for our video messaging conversations. Why? The Volley team’s customer support has been incredible. They “get it” and are rapidly iterating and rolling out new features. Unlike Marco Polo, they are *built* for teams and businesses. The ability to have multiple, separate conversations within a group (called a “team” in Volley) is the killer feature for me right now. Our conversations can now be separated into distinct topics or threads. This allows my team do daily standup in one conversation, discuss random life non-work stuff in another, and cover some brainstorming for a current project in a third conversation—distinct, clear separations of conversations. (Think of it like the difference between a single Group DM in Google Hangouts vs multiple channels in Slack....Yep —> mind= blown! 🤯)

I’ve been fortunate to try Volley for a little while now. The design and functionality is really, really well done. Super easy to use. And because of that, and the killer features, I cannot wait to have my entire professional network on here! It’s like Marco Polo ... but better and designed for professional and business use. And they have a desktop app that syncs! Cannot recommend it highly enough .... six stars!!!