Markus Kunz: Executive Director in Bellevue, WA
Markus Kunz

Executive Director
Bellevue | United States
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Enchant Christmas
Executive Director | 06/2021 - Current
Planning, curation, and execution of the vendor village for the immersive Holiday experience Enchant Christmas, featuring the World’s largest Christmas light maze. 4 Cities in 2021 and 9 cities in 2022, serving 250,000 guests per market.
• Determine strategic direction of the village programming and guest experience in entertainment, retail, F&B and
immersive experiences
• Oversee 4 corporate staff and 10 seasonal staff per market
• Oversee village budget of $2 million per market
• Curation of retail and F&B experiences in concert with venue partners and local businesses
• Procurement of branded merchandise
Teatro ZinZanni
VP and General Director | 01/2018 - 03/2020
Responsible for design, construction, and site development of new location while consecutively consolidating and moving
the administrative, creative, and operations offices into the company's newly established Headquarters
Strategic planning for new site selection, site development and program content in concert with ownership group,
donors, investors, and landlord
Ran capital campaign of $6 million with ownership group
Main Liaison between ownership group, landlord, donors, and investors
Create and oversee operating budget of $9 million
Responsible for smooth operations of 250 events per year
Oversee staff of 35 FT corporate staff and 50 PT seasonal employees
Responsible for design, construction and build out of “Wheelhouse Restaurant”
Teatro ZinZanni
Executive Director | 01/2010 - 01/2018
Responsible for all aspects of the business: Operations, event schedule, programming, production, marketing & communication, sales, administration, retail, fine dining restaurant and overall budget
• Responsible for smooth show-, restaurant-, and retail operations for 250 events annually
• Responsible for $9 million operating budget
Responsible for design, construction, and site development of new location while consecutively consolidating and moving
the administrative, creative, and operations offices into the company's newly established Headquarters
Strategic planning for new site selection, site development and program content in concert with ownership group,
donors, investors, and landlord
Ran capital campaign of $6 million with ownership group
Main Liaison between ownership group, landlord, donors, and investors
Create and oversee operating budget of $9 million
Responsible for smooth operations of 250 events per year
Oversee staff of 35 FT corporate staff and 50 PT seasonal employees
Responsible for design, construction and build out of “Wheelhouse Restaurant”
• Strategic planning for programming, event schedule, education, communications
• Responsible for content and operations for ZICA (educational program)