On this episode of the Playbook, I have David Grutman, the founder of Grute Hospitality.

That's right, all your favorite places from Camoto to Swan to Poppy Steak.

He even's partnered with Farel for a new hotel.

He is an incredible entrepreneur. we're going to talk about taking it personally.

Join me for all of this and more on the playbook.

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room.

I'm your host David Melzer.

I am so excited.

I have talked about an insider.

David Grumman, he's the founder of Grute Hospitality.

You know all his famous locations, hospitality locations,

clubs, restaurants.

He knows how to provide an experience,

and that's why I want to have them on because he is in the

experience business. Welcome to the Playbook David.

Wow, thanks for having me. No problem, man. Well, you know, a lot of people dream about working in sports and I get that a lot of times, but one of the closely tied businesses to sports is hospitality. In fact, I think that sports is a backdrop to hospitality and knowing how to treat people, to provide them experience something that, you know, even the most wealthy people on earth can't pay for is that great experience and you seem to have got a great perspective on experience.

Where does that capability come from?

And for you, is it a recognized capability when you were younger is it a developed

one as you started to build out these restaurants and clubs.

I think it's more I have an emotional intelligence meaning I'm not great book smart or anything like that but I'm great at that sense and feel and energy and for me what gives me pleasure seeing someone smile or see some you know when you give somebody an experience that they've never had before and just blows them away.

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