Ep. 35 Slow - A Daring Shift in Hospitality with Serdar Kutucu - CEO, Slow

<p><strong>ABOUT Serdar Kutucu:</strong></p><h3>Serdar's LinkedIn profile: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/serdar-kutucu-0808021b">linkedin.com/in/serdar-kutucu-0808021b</a></h3><p><strong>Websites: </strong>https://slowness.com</p><p><strong>Instagram: </strong>https://www.instagram.com/slowness/</p><p><strong>Bio: </strong></p><p>Since April 2020, Serdar is Chief Executive Officer of Slow, a collective of people, places and projects around the world that reframe the ways we live, work and interact. Based in Berlin, Serdar oversees the strategic & brand development as well as all operational efforts. The portfolio of Slow currently includes a farmstead in Ibiza and a treehouse in Tulum and will soon add a creative campus in Berlin as well as a little palacio in Lisbon, providing not mere physical spaces but a journey to an altered state of being.</p><p>Previously, Serdar was Chief Operating Officer of Design Hotels, a global hospitality brand based in Berlin. He oversaw various business units, including business & portfolio development and brand management. Serdar had joined Design Hotel in 2008 as Director of Business Development and played a vital role in shaping the company’s collection of 350 independent and design-driven member hotels – in over 60 countries. An aesthete with a natural affinity for brand narrative, architecture, and design, Serdar soon assumed leadership of Design Hotels’ brand strategy and continuously developed the company’s business in alignment with its vision to create original hospitality experiences. </p><p>With his deep understanding of the travel industry, gastronomy and hospitality, paired with a wealth of experience in marketing, communications and business innovation, Serdar aims to strategically develop the Slow brand … Serdar holds a master’s degree in international business administration from the University of Vienna.</p><p> </p><p><strong>SHOW INTRODUCTION:</strong></p><p>I have heard it said that travel changes us, mostly for the better. We go and return with a differe