At Slowness, Valeri Chekheria as Director Strategic Projects and Levan Berulava as Director Hospitality Culture spearheaded innovative hospitality across several countries. Working with founder Claus Sendinger, a hospitality pioneer whose previous companies include the world’s first boutique hotel marketing consortium, Design Hotels, they developed places marked by a commitment to sustainable practices and local cultural integration. As Slowness executive team members working with founder Claus Sendinger, a hospitality pioneer whose previous companies include the world’s first boutique hotel marketing consortium, Design Hotels, they developed places marked by a commitment to sustainable practices and local cultural integration.

Both through Slowness and through their independent consultancy Salt, Valeri and Levan engaged in high-profile advisory projects in New York, namely collaborated with renowned hotelier Andre Balazs, applying their expertise in planning and pre-opening strategies, and working with Gabriel Katz on Pocketbook, an ambitious hospitality project set in an immense landmarked brickworks in Hudson, opening summer 2025.