02865cam a2200361 i 4500 2792516609 TxAuBib 20260624120000.0 260430s2026||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2025948062 9781638933496 hardcover 1638933499 hardcover (OCoLC)1543000015 TxAuBib rda Grutman, David, author. Take it personal : how to succeed by building relationships and playing the long game / David Grutman ; foreword by Kim Kardashian. First edition. New York, NY : Zando, 2026. ©2026. 204 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Foreword -- Introduction -- Throwing it back -- Building an ecosystem -- Building relationships that last-and why you should always take it personal -- Why you should play the long game -- Check your ego-because your ego will check you -- Advanced hospitality -- Building the culture -- Your name is everything: Lessons in intellectual property -- Exit strategies -- Betting on people -- The balancing act -- The best is yet to come -- Acknowledgments. "David Grutman knows everyone, and everyone--or rather, anyone who's anyone--knows him. From a humble start as a 21-year-old bartender at a restaurant in the Aventura Mall to today, partnering with the owner of that same restaurant almost two decades later on a globally recognized nightlife brand, LIV, Grutman is credited with single-handedly transforming the global nightlife and hospitality scene. His collective business properties across Miami, Dallas, and Las Vegas include a Japanese-inspired steakhouse in partnership with Bad Bunny, GekkM, Komodo, and some of the highest-grossing-per-square-foot restaurants in the country. Groot Hospitality is a household name and David prides himself on not only creating incredible venues, but once in a lifetime experiences that people are willing to travel from all over the world to enjoy. David has taken hospitality to a whole new level, and now, he is breaking down exactly how he got to where he is today. The key to his success has not changed from his first opening to his most recent multimillion-dollar venture: It's his relationships. In Take It Personal, David shares his core values and guiding principles on building relationships, and businesses, that last"-- Provided by publisher. 20260701. Hospitality industry. Interpersonal relations. Interpersonal communication. Success in business. Kardashian, Kim, 1980-, writer of foreword. TXKIP