David Grutman
American businessman (1974)
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David Grutman is an owner and partner in several Miami-based restaurants and night clubs. Rolling Stone magazine has listed Grutman as one of the 50 most important people in electronic dance music.[2]
David Grutman | |
|---|---|
Grutman at LIV Miami, 2012 | |
| Born | July 3, 1974 Naples, Florida, U.S. |
| Occupation | Hospitality Entrepreneur |
| Spouse |
Isabela Rangel (m. 2016) |
| Children | 2 |
Personal life
David was born and raised in Naples, Florida, to a Jewish family.[3] He graduated from Barron G. Collier High School in 1993,[4] and holds a degree in finance from the University of Florida.[5][6] He married Isabela Rangel in 2016.[1]
Career
Grutman opened the nightclub LIV at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach hotel in 2008, and it was the fifth highest grossing nightclub in the United States in 2014.[7] Grutman subsequently opened the club Story in 2013, followed by the restaurant Komodo,[3] the café OTL,[8] the restaurant Planta South Beach,[9] and the Swan and Bar Bevy, in which Pharrell is also a partner.[10]
In 2018, Grutman founded Groot Hospitality as a holding company for his ventures. In 2019, he sold a majority stake in the company to Live Nation Entertainment.[11]