{"id":2,"date":"2022-11-22T11:22:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-22T11:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/evantzeng.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2025-10-14T01:32:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-14T01:32:40","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/evantzeng.com\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-x-large-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;padding-left:0;flex-basis:85%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized is-style-rounded wp-duotone-cf2e2e-ffffff-1\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/evantzeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Evan-Headshot-BW-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:250px;height:250px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evantzeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Evan-Headshot-BW-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/evantzeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Evan-Headshot-BW-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/evantzeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Evan-Headshot-BW-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/evantzeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Evan-Headshot-BW-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/evantzeng.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Evan-Headshot-BW.jpg 1382w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d18d4e147c698f64d7b6195889b7ebfe\" style=\"font-size:28px;text-transform:none\"><strong>Evan Tzeng is the founder of StayAltered and a steering committee member of Coalition of Festivals and Live Events (COFAME). He also guides and advises leaders on developing places, businesses, and experiences that unleash the human potential for hospitality, community, and positivity.<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons has-custom-font-size has-x-large-font-size is-horizontal is-content-justification-space-between is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"text-decoration:underline;text-transform:none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 has-custom-font-size is-style-outline has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/user\/evantzen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Playlists<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 has-custom-font-size is-style-outline has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/evan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Photos<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 has-custom-font-size is-style-outline has-small-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/linkedin.com\/in\/evantzeng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Portfolio<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Evan launched StayAltered to help the $10 trillion tourism industry multiply its benefits to local communities around the world.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Founder of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stayaltered.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"StayAltered\">StayAltered<\/a><\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>160+ independent hosts in 45+ countries have added 170+ places to StayAltered since launch.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>StayAltered was included The New York Times&#8217; &#8220;Travel Predictions for 2025&#8221; and has been accepted into Turismo du Portugal and Startup Madeira&#8217;s fifth Madeira Startup Retreat as well as Amadeus&#8217; Travel4Impact Network.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Evan co-founded Coalition of Festivals and Live Events (COFAME) to help train the next-generation workforce on producing safer, more sustainable, and socially responsible festivals and major events.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Founding steering committee member for <strong><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/coalitionof.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Coalition of Festivals\">Coalition of Festivals and Live Events (COFAME)<\/a><\/strong><\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>COFAME is a promoter, production company, and festival agnostic coalition of event leaders, producers, department heads, and workers. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>30+ festival and major leaders have united to train two cohorts of Future FAME Leaders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-4 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\"><strong>Throughout his career, Evan has joined, supported, and led countless teams building businesses, enhancing destinations, and producing experiences that challenge the status quo and celebrate humanity.<\/strong><\/mark><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Select projects include:   \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Amaro Montenegro<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Beyond Green<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Horizons: Perspectives on Psychedelics<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Outside Lands Festival<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mohegan Sun<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The New York Times Food Festival<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Raduno<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Red Light Management<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Time Magazine<\/strong> <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Woodstock 50<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Zebras Unite<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select agencies include:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Empire Entertainment<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>ENVEEKAY<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Raduno<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>PKF International<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Superfly<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select production work includes:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>AEG Presents<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>CID Entertainment<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Wanderlust Festivals<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-5 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\"><strong>Previously, Evan worked in sustainable tourism as the Director of Sustainability for Beyond Green Travel &amp; Preferred Travel Group.<\/strong><\/mark><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Director of Sustainability for <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/beyondgreentravel.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Beyond Green Travel\">Beyond Green Travel<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/preferredtravelgroup.com\" title=\"Preferred Travel Group\">Preferred Travel Group<\/a><\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>Beyond Green Travel works with destinations, hospitality companies, tour operators, and non-profit groups to build their brands, craft compelling stories, and make travel a force for good.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For over 20 years, Beyond Green Travel has been on the cutting edge of travel innovation and leadership, helping to spearhead the global sustainable tourism movement that supports conservation, cultural preservation, and economic development through business success.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select clients include:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Coastal Alabama Partnership<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ventana Canyon Club and Lodge<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\"><strong>Before that, Evan joined DWP to help diversify the company&#8217;s intellectual properties beyond its core offering of single-genre festivals and into boutique, hybrid experiences blending music, food and drink, education, and entertainment.<\/strong><\/mark><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Joined <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dannywimmerpresents.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Danny Wimmer Presents<\/a><\/strong> as the VP of Experience &amp; Partnerships to co-develop and launch the critically-acclaimed <strong>Bourbon &amp; Beyond<\/strong> festival brand.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Co-led and produced brand creative, strategy, partnerships, and pouring of over 250 expressions from 20 bourbon companies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select companies include:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bacardi<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Beam Suntory<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Brown-Forman<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Diageo<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Heaven Hill<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Kirin<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pernod Ricard<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sazerac<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\"><strong>Evan started his career as the 13th employee at Superfly, the producers of Bonnaroo Music &amp; 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Over the next seven years, he helped grow the company to over 100 employees by developing, pitching, and winning over $15MM in creative, strategic, and experiential work.<\/strong><\/mark><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Joined <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/superf.ly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Superfly<\/a><\/strong> as an intern. Hired as the 13th employee and became Associate Director of Creative &amp; Strategy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Co-designed the experience of <strong>Google I\/O<\/strong>, the world\u2019s most significant developer conference.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Overhauled the sponsorship strategy for international esports league <strong>Intel Extreme Masters<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Created the methodology and execution plans for multiple global influencer marketing and content campaigns for <strong>Citi<\/strong>, <strong>Target<\/strong>, <strong>Yahoo!<\/strong>, and more.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select clients include: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Adult Swim<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Asus<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ben &amp; Jerry&#8217;s<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>GNC<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>JetBlue Airways<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Nickelodeon<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Pabst Brewing Company<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Patr\u00f3n Tequila<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-small-font-size is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-layout-8 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:35%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-secondary-color\">In his spare time, Evan supports various social impact groups <\/mark>and community-based initiatives.<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<ul>\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"letter-spacing:0px\">Pro bono work includes Chief of Staff to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/horizonspbc.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Horizons: Perspective on Psychedelics\">Horizons: Perspective on Psychedelics<\/a><\/strong> and advisor to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/asianpsychedeliccollective.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Asian Psychedelic Collective\">Asian Psychedelic Collective<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\" style=\"letter-spacing:0px\">Lived in Inle Lake for six months to help open and setup <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/songoftravel.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Song of Travel<\/a><\/strong>, the fourth hostel in Myanmar and first built from the ground-up for backpackers (named <em>\u201cThe 10th Best Small Hostel Worldwide\u201d<\/em> and <em>\u201cThe Best Hostel in Myanmar\u201d<\/em> by Hostelworld).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-small-font-size\">Volunteered with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.starhostel.com.tw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Star Hostels<\/a><\/strong> in Taipei, Taiwan (named <em>\u201cThe Best Large Hostel Worldwide\u201d<\/em> by Hostelworld).with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theyardbangkok.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">The Yard Hostel &amp; Community Space<\/a><\/strong> in Bangkok, Thailand (one of The Guardian\u2019s <em>\u201c10 Best Sustainable Hotels in Southeast Asia\u201c<\/em>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evan Tzeng is the founder of StayAltered and a steering committee member of Coalition of Festivals and Live Events (COFAME). 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