David Grutman

David Grutman
Grutman at LIV, 2012
Born (1974-07-03) July 3, 1974
Naples, Florida
Occupation Hospitality Entrepreneur
Spouse(s) Isabela Rangel
Children Kaia Sof Grutman born on September 21, 2017

Miami-based restaurant, nightlife and hospitality entrepreneur David Grutman operates LIV, Story, partner of Komodo, Komodo Lounge and the recently opened OTL[1] and Planta.[2] He is credited by Rolling Stone magazine as being one of the most important people in electronic dance music.

Life and career

Grutman was raised in a Jewish family[3] in Naples, Florida and attended the University of Florida.[4] At age 21, he moved to Miami, Florida and worked as a bartender in South Beach.[5] Next, he worked in marketing at firms Tantra and the Opium Group.[6]

He was the CEO and operating partner of Miami Marketing Group (MMG), which he co-founded in 2008.[7][8] MMG became MMG Nightlife after Grutman was asked to run the nightclub in Jeff Soffer’s billion-dollar revamping of the Fontainebleu Hotel.[4] He also owns the nightclub Story in South Beach, and the LIV Sun Life Stadium.[6][7]

Grutman reportedly discovered Electronic dance music (EDM) in Ibiza and began playing it at LIV, which helped take the club from $25 million to $40 million in revenue and positioned it as one of the foundational mainstream EDM venues in the United States.[9] By 2013, the nightclub was the 5th most profitable nightclub in the United States, making between $45 and $60 million that year.[10]

In 2014, Rolling Stone magazine listed Grutman on their 50 Most Important People in EDM, ranking him at number 11.[11]

Grutman made his foray into the culinary industry with the December 2015 opening of Komodo, a pan-Asian restaurant located in the Brickell neighborhood of Miami.[12] His second restaurant, OTL, opened in the Miami Design District in January 2017.[1] In 2018, he opened the plant-based restaurant Planta South Beach on Miami Beach.[2]

In 2018, ten years after making his mark on the South Florida entertainment scene with Miami Marketing Group (MMG), David Grutman announced the launch of Groot Hospitality, encompassing his distinct trademark hospitality ventures. Combining all of Grutman’s venues under one umbrella, Groot Hospitality's portfolio includes LIV (2009), Story (2012), Komodo (2015), OTL (2017), and Planta (2018).

References

  1. 1 2 Lease, Valeria Nekhim (2017-01-05). "David Grutman's Cafe OTL Opens Quietly in Design District". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
  2. 1 2 Doss, Laine (2017-11-13). "David Grutman to Open Planta, a Toronto Plant-Based Eatery, in Miami Beach". Miami New Times. Retrieved 2018-03-26.
  3. ↑ Miami Herald: "Miami nightlife impresario David Grutman to open Komodo restaurant in Brickell" BY Evan S. Benn October 2, 2015
  4. 1 2 Goodman, Marc. “David Grutman’s 24-Hour Market.” Ocean Drive. Oct. 26, 2010
  5. ↑ Kearney, Bill. “On the Town with bangin David Grutman.” Ocean Drive. Feb. 22, 2012
  6. 1 2 “Best Nightlife Impresario 2013: David Grutman.” Miami New Times
  7. 1 2 Morris, David. “Meet the King of Miami’s Nightlife, Dave Grutman.” Ask Men
  8. ↑ Sevdalis, Sydney. “International Music Festival Announces Worldwide Search for New Industry Visionaries.” Your EDM. Mar. 9, 2015
  9. ↑ Brown, August. “IMS Engage: Chuck D, Seth Troxler and Kaskade on the state of EDM.” The LA Times. April 16, 2015
  10. ↑ Pajot, S. “Ultra’s Russell Faibisch, LIV’s Dave Grutman namedto 50 most important people in EDM list.” Miami New Times. Mar. 18, 2014
  11. ↑ Castillo, Arielle, Andrea Domanick and Michaelangelo Matos. “50 Most Important People in EDM.” Rolling Stone Magazine. Mar. 17, 2014
  12. ↑ "Miami nightlife impresario David Grutman to open Komodo restaurant in Brickell". miamiherald. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
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