David Grutman

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David Grutman
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Grutman at LIV, 2012
Born
David Grutman

(1974-07-03) July 3, 1974 (age 48)
OccupationHospitality Entrepreneur
Spouse
Isabela Rangel
(m. 2016)
[1]
Children2

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]

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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 LIV nightclub 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]

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