Operator intelligence / Owner dossier

James Zenni

Founder, President & CEO, Z Capital Group (Chairman, Carillon Miami board). Carillon Miami Wellness Resort (US)

5 cited statements (0 pain, 0 money signals). Raw harvest on record: 0 LinkedIn posts, 17 web captures.

ICP dossier / The Wellness Hotelier at Scale

Multi-dimensional profile for the advisory ICP, assembled from the research on record. Ownership: owner, Extensive Real Deal litigation coverage through 2024 confirms Zenni's Z Capital still owns and controls the spa, pools, restaurant, and roughly 70 hotel units at Carillon, and the disputes concern overcharged condo assessments, not a change in ownership..

Rooms or keys: 88

Rate band: from approximately USD 328 per night (standard King room) up to USD 872 for higher room categories, live aggregator rates

Founded: 2008

Nationality: American

Base location: New York, United States

Coded voice: 5 statements (0 pain, 0 money signal). Top themes: financing_investment_and_revenue (3), growth_expansion_and_market_strategy (2).

Firmographics

employee countunknown, third-party staffing databases give widely conflicting estimates (62 to 166 employees) with no official figure published source

expansion events2026-01-28, accepted into Preferred Hotels & Resorts' Lifestyle Collection; a luxury renovation project including a reported $25 million beachfront and Tambourine Lounge update was also announced, exact date unconfirmed (title only) source

founded yearthe property opened in 2008 as Canyon Ranch Miami Beach; Z Capital Group acquired it via bankruptcy in 2015 and rebranded it Carillon Miami Wellness Resort source

other venturesJames Zenni is Founder, President and CEO of Z Capital Group (ZCG), a global private markets firm (private equity, credit, direct lending) with roughly 400 professionals; he also oversees Pearl Street Equity LLC, his family office, and holds a patent on Olympus Fintech, a data platform built by ZCG's Haptiq Technologies & Solutions division source

ownership structureowned via Carillon Hotel, LLC (Delaware entity registered 2014-11-19), managed by James Zenni, Patrick Fernandes, and Omar Matar; the controlling entity is Z Capital Group (ZCG), the New York merchant bank founded and led by James Zenni Jr, which acquired the property through bankruptcy proceedings in 2015 source

price pointunknown, no nightly rate is published on the property's own site; rates are only shown through the live booking engine source

rooms keys88 luxury one- and two-bedroom apartments (720 to 1,200 sq ft), per a January 2026 press release. Note: other travel listings give conflicting counts (83 rooms, 150 suites), so the 88 figure from the most recent trade release is used here. source

trigger 12026-01-28: Carillon Miami Wellness Resort accepted into membership of Preferred Hotels & Resorts' Lifestyle Collection, with a quote from Executive Managing Director Patrick Fernandes source

Demographics

age bandunknown, no published date of birth or age found (unknown)

base locationNew York, New York source

career entry 1Founder, President & CEO at ZCG source

career historyBegan his career at Kidder, Peabody & Co, Inc. as a Managing Director in the Capital Markets Department. Founded an alternative asset management firm prior to Z Capital Group (reported elsewhere, not on these two bio sources, as Black Diamond Capital Management). Founded Z Capital Group in 2006, over three decades of experience in private equity and credit/distressed-debt strategies source

educationBachelor of Science in Economics, Xavier University (recipient of the Department of Economics Award); attended an MBA program at Xavier University; also studied at the University of Vienna School of Economics and Business Administration, Austria source

edu entry 1Bachelor of Science - Economics, Graduate School of Business , Xavier University source

edu entry 2School of Economics and Business Administration, University of Vienna source

languagesunknown, not stated in sources consulted (unknown)

nationalityunknown, not stated in sources consulted (unknown)

Psychographics

top theme 1financing_investment_and_revenue

top theme 2growth_expansion_and_market_strategy

voice profile5 coded statements; pain 0; money signal 0

Jobs to be done

job 1When Carillon Miami Wellness Resort was just accepted into Preferred Hotels & Resorts' Lifestyle Collection, I want that new affiliation converted into increased direct bookings and brand positioning, so that membership in a prestigious collection translates into commercial lift rather than only a press release. source

job 2When a reported twenty five million dollar beachfront and Tambourine Lounge renovation is underway, I want the newly renovated resort filled with paying guests at a rate that justifies the investment, so that the capital improvement converts into occupancy and revenue. source

jtbd coverage noteNo register quotes or sales brief exist for this subject. The dossier contains no verbatim words attributed to James Zenni himself, only firmographic and trigger facts about Carillon Miami Wellness Resort and its parent, Z Capital Group. Emotional and social jobs are omitted for lack of any direct voice evidence; the two functional jobs above rest on dossier facts alone.

Reachability

linkedin follower count123 source

linkedin profilehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/james-j-zenni source

Statements

Saudi Arabia remains one of the most attractive long-term growth markets in the region, particularly within the SME sector.

Growth, Expansion and Market Strategy2026-06-10source

combining financial capital with operational and technology resources enables the firm to support businesses beyond traditional financing relationships

Financing, Investment and Revenue2026-06-10source

Saudi Arabia represents one of the most compelling long-term growth markets in the region, particularly within the SME and mid-market segments.

Growth, Expansion and Market Strategy2026-06-10source

Through our KSA direct financing platform, our objective is to provide senior secured and asset-based structures, along with additional Shariah-compliant financing solutions tailored to the needs of businesses operating in the Kingdom.

Financing, Investment and Revenue2026-06-10source

By combining capital with operational and technological capabilities across ZCG's broader platform, we believe we can support businesses beyond a traditional financing relationship and seek to position them for long-term, sustainable growth.

Financing, Investment and Revenue2026-06-10source

Raw harvested sources

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ZCG Arabia Launches Direct Lending Platform to Support SMEs in Saudi Arabiaweb · entARABI · 2026-06-101,121 chars

ZCG Arabia, the Saudi division of Z Capital Group, a New York-based investment and technology firm, has unveiled a direct lending platform designed to provide Shariah-compliant financing to small and medium-sized enterprises across Saudi Arabia. The initiative supports the Kingdom's Vision 2030 economic diversification goals. The platform offers senior secured and asset-based financing structures ...