About Us

An independent collective shaping hospitality.

Founder-led, council-backed. Development, design, operations, finance and culture under one practice — turning brands into culture.

Leadership & Advisory Council

The people behind the work.

Portrait of Agustín Helguero Leone

Concept Architecture, Experience & Culture

Agustín Helguero Leone

Founder & Managing Principal

A decade shaping guest experiences and cultural programming across boutique hospitality, luxury real estate, and premier electronic music platforms. Conceived and directs Affinity’s practice across the Americas and Europe with a single mandate: turning brands into culture.

Portrait of Gabriel Holt-Rusmore

Global Development & Pre-Opening

Gabriel Holt-Rusmore

Managing Director of Development, Scorpios Hospitality · Founder, Holt Hospitality Consulting

Global hospitality development, hotel management agreements and pre-opening — the commercial and operational foundation every concept is built on.

Portrait of Jeremy Lee Stevenson

Strategy, Finance & AI

Jeremy Lee Stevenson

ICAEW Fellow Chartered Accountant

Thirteen years advising the C-suite, including a decade with investment-banking businesses such as Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank and JP Morgan. Has built, operated and invested in businesses in real estate and hospitality, and now builds AI systems around real executive workflows.

Portrait of Mariela Alvarez Toro

Spatial Design & Brand Architecture

Mariela Alvarez Toro

Founder & Creative Director, Collab-Oh!

A multidisciplinary creative director working across architecture, interior hospitality design and brand strategy.

Portrait of Anthony Totten

Operations & Hospitality Management

Anthony Totten

Operations Manager, New York

Operations leadership for New York hospitality brands including Flyfish Club and Little Maven Restaurant.

Portrait of Kimberly Hernandez

Cultural Programming & Nightlife

Kimberly Hernandez

Nightlife & Programming Manager, New York

Seven years with Soho House & Co, shaping nightlife, programming and member community.

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We take on a small number of projects at a time.