Marius Zürcher, MBA, grew up multilingual in Switzerland, the Netherlands, Germany and Liechtenstein. 

After graduating with honours with a Bachelor of International Business Administration (IBA) in Economics and Management from Wittenborg in 2014, Marius and his partner founded 1520, a small agency specialised in Gen Y and Z marketing and employer branding. His work for 1520, as well as his family hotel, has allowed him to build a network, resulting in a variety of speaking engagements as well as a monthly column for Foodservice Consultant, a global hospitality and foodservice trade magazine. In 2018, Marius returned to Wittenborg and pursued a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Hospitality and Service Management. In 2020, he graduated with honours. His thesis, which is currently under review to be published, focused on the possible effect that replacing employees with artificial intelligence in hotels would have on the customer experience of millennials. Now, Marius is part of Wittenborg’s Communications Department as the Marketing & Communications Project Manager. Next to his work for 1520 and Wittenborg, Marius is the Head of Marketing & Communications at the Café Theater Festival, an established Dutch festival that combines the performing arts and hospitality.