JOHN-MICHAEL SCURIO
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© 2025 by John-Michael Scurio, "Don't Die D.E.I."
About John-Michael Scurio
For over two decades, I’ve built a career that challenges the status quo, drives bold visions forward, and transforms organizations from the inside out. Whether leading HR teams at Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts, Neiman Marcus, Marriott International, George's, Inc. or Oceania Cruises, or shaping leadership development, culture, and strategic people initiatives, my mission has always been the same: think bigger, execute relentlessly, and inspire people to believe in what’s possible.
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I create the conditions for teams to achieve the unthinkable. I specialize in the following; I don't just create goals:
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✅ Scaling people-first strategies that fuel business success
✅ Building high-performance cultures where ambition thrives
✅ Designing leadership frameworks that drive real, measurable impact
✅ Turning vision into execution, not just words on a slide deck
✅ Challenging organizations to ask, “Why not us?” and then proving why it’s possible
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I thrive in environments where big, audacious goals are the standard. Where risk-taking is rewarded. Where comfort zones are abandoned. Where thinking small isn’t an option.
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If you’re looking for someone who will push your company, your leadership, and your people to believe in bold ambition, let’s connect.
Career Highlights
•Served eight years as part of the International Entertainment Team sailing the high seas with Holland America Line leading entertainment operations on major international voyages to Australia/New Zealand, Alaska, European Capitals and in 1995 the 108-Day Circumnavigation Cruise Around the Globe.
•In 1999, Holland America Line relocated John-Michael to Seattle, WA where he was promoted to Corporate Manager, On Board Programming. He lived in Seattle for 10 years.
•His chapter in Dallas, TX spanned 10 years from 2008 to 2018 and afforded him the opportunity lead Human Resources Teams at Neiman Marcus, Westin Galleria Dallas, The Joule Dallas, Westin Dallas Downtown and Four Seasons Resort and Club.
•Has been employed to lead Human Resources with W Hotels in Seattle, Washington and Canyon Ranch in Lenox, Massachusetts.
•Originally from Medford, Massachusetts, John-Michael earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Boston Conservatory of Music at Berklee.
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Career Appointments
•Director of Human Resources, The Joule Hotel, Dallas, TX
•Director of Human Resources, Westin Dallas Downtown, TX
•People Services Director, Canyon Ranch, Lenox, MA
•Assistant Cruise Director, Holland America Line, Seattle, WA
•Assistant Cruise Director, Oceania Cruises, Miami, FL
•Assistant Director of People and Culture, Four Seasons Resort and Club, Dallas, TX
•Director of Corporate Human Resources Operations, George's Inc., Springdale, AR