01 | BUILDING FOR GROWTH
Scaling Operations for a Seven-Day Entertainment Business
CIRQUE DU SOLEIL | LAS VEGAS
THE CHALLENGE
As Cirque du Soleil explored opportunities to expand its Las Vegas operations, its centralized costume production shop needed to increase capacity while continuing to sustain existing productions every night.
Leading a specialized team of approximately 30 artisans, I faced a fundamental challenge:
How do we create capacity for growth without compromising the operation already delivering today?
THE STRATEGY
I developed an operating strategy that allowed new product development and ongoing sustainment to happen simultaneously.
Working closely with project management, I aligned specialized artisans to specific craft and production needs, built a detailed rollout schedule around key milestones, and coordinated resources so increased production requirements could be absorbed without disrupting ongoing operations.
THE IMPACT
The strategy enabled the shop to support the organization's expanded seven-day operating needs while maintaining the quality and continuity required by existing productions.
30 ARTISANS
Specialized workforce
7-DAY OPERATIONS
Expanded business capability
ONE INTEGRATED PLAN
Growth + ongoing sustainment