{"id":"david-rodolitz","version":1,"language":"en","title":"David Rodolitz","hidden":false,"content":"**David Rodolitz** is the Founder & Chief Executive Officer of VCR Group & [Flyfish Club](https://iq.wiki/wiki/flyfish-club), a member's only private dining club where membership is purchased on the [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) as an [NFT](https://iq.wiki/wiki/non-fungible-token-nft). [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-nr1s3rtqg)[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-u6ocmaeszek)[\\[3\\]](#cite-id-hdv678j3g05)  \n$$widget0 [YOUTUBE@VID](ElUqdJfME-M)$$  \n  \n# Education  \n  \nDavid Rodolitz attended the University of Maryland in 1999, earning a Bachelor's Degree in Finance in 2003. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-nr1s3rtqg)  \n  \n# Career  \n  \nDavid Rodolitz served as a Founding Partner of Empellon from March 2010 to February 2019 where he operated and built multiple concepts, including a 3-star, NYTimes, 7,500 square foot flagship in the heart of midtown, at 510 Madison Ave. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-nr1s3rtqg)  \n  \nIn March 2019, David Rodolitz became the CEO & Founder of RK Hospitality Group until May 2021. In March 2002, he founded Impulse Productions, Inc. - an organization that produces and executes large-scale special events, corporate parties, conferences, and charity galas. [\\[1\\]](#cite-id-nr1s3rtqg)  \n  \n## Flyfish Club  \n  \nIn December 2021, David Rodolitz co-founded [Flyfish Club](https://iq.wiki/wiki/flyfish-club) where he serves as the CEO. Flyfish Club is the world’s first member’s only private dining club where membership is purchased on the [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) as a [Non-Fungible-Token](https://iq.wiki/wiki/non-fungible-token-nft) (NFT) and owned by the token-holder to gain access to the dining club and various culinary, cultural, and social experiences. [\\[3\\]](#cite-id-hdv678j3g05)[\\[7\\]](#cite-id-cxsljw8tu7h)  \n  \n> \"Our company is the first use case of a utility-based project and through nfts and leveraging technology. We've converted a membership which has been around forever into an asset & ownership.\" - David Rodolitz[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-r4u4471khw)  \n  \n$$widget0 [YOUTUBE@VID](3vRZCgYbrA4)$$  \nFlyfish Club announced its restaurant's permanent location designed by architect Roger Ferris; '141 E Houston St, NYC.' in November 2022. [\\[4\\]](#cite-id-7thkobbyf43)[\\[7\\]](#cite-id-cxsljw8tu7h)  \n  \n> “We chose this location due to the dynamic neighborhood, the beauty of the building, and the shared vision with ownership of the future of members clubs.” - Rodolitz said in a statement[\\[4\\]](#cite-id-7thkobbyf43)  \n  \n![image](https://ipfs.everipedia.org/ipfs/QmYejeBtbuLNZABYmTtkVib9UWiHS9QwtMapt5GGq6v6HT)  \n  \n## VCR Group  \n  \nVCR Group is a modern hospitality company that creates, develops, and operates consumer-centric experiences through hospitality. It was founded by a team of hospitality veterans – David Rodolitz as the Founder & CEO, Gary Vaynerchuk, Josh Capon, and Conor Hanlon in June 2021. [\\[6\\]](#cite-id-bgvkrklk1v)  \n  \n> \"We're not [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) guys trying to figure out hospitality; we're hospitality guys that have leveraged a Web3 component.\" [\\[7\\]](#cite-id-cxsljw8tu7h)  \n>   \n> \"This is what we do: we create dining experiences for people and have been behind a lot of very celebrated places in the New York area [before Flyfish] - David Rodolitz said in an interview with Wunderman Thompson[\\[7\\]](#cite-id-cxsljw8tu7h)","summary":"David Rodolitz is the Founder & CEO of VCR Group & Flyfish Club, a private dining blockchain-based club, and a former Founding Partner of Empellon.","categories":[{"id":"people","title":"people"}],"promoted":0,"tags":[{"id":"Founders"}],"metadata":[{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"nr1s3rtqg\",\"url\":\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodolitz/\",\"description\":\"linkedin\",\"timestamp\":1688043117129},{\"id\":\"u6ocmaeszek\",\"url\":\"https://twitter.com/rodolitz\",\"description\":\"twitter\",\"timestamp\":1688043124268},{\"id\":\"hdv678j3g05\",\"url\":\"https://www.flyfishclub.com/\",\"description\":\"flyfish website\",\"timestamp\":1688043132544},{\"id\":\"7thkobbyf43\",\"url\":\"https://nypost.com/2022/11/16/flyfish-club-which-sold-memberships-via-nfts-lands-in-nyc/\",\"description\":\"nypost - ffc permanent location\",\"timestamp\":1688046109504},{\"id\":\"r4u4471khw\",\"url\":\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vRZCgYbrA4\",\"description\":\"youtube - nft restaurant\",\"timestamp\":1688047337986},{\"id\":\"bgvkrklk1v\",\"url\":\"https://vcrgroup.com/\",\"description\":\"vcr group\",\"timestamp\":1688047849079},{\"id\":\"cxsljw8tu7h\",\"url\":\"https://www.wundermanthompson.com/insight/david-rodolitz-founder-and-ceo-of-vcr-group-and-flyfish-club\",\"description\":\"david interview with wundermanthompson\",\"timestamp\":1688048779251}]"},{"id":"website","value":"https://www.flyfishclub.com/"},{"id":"instagram_profile","value":"https://www.instagram.com/rodolitz/"},{"id":"twitter_profile","value":"https://twitter.com/rodolitz"},{"id":"linkedin_profile","value":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodolitz/"}],"user":{"id":"0x212Cb3F4aE6611054637f9f78F18fB628AD258bb"},"author":{"id":""},"media":[{"name":"ElUqdJfME-M","size":0,"id":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElUqdJfME-M","source":"YOUTUBE"},{"name":"Ix0ms9F9YCA","size":0,"id":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix0ms9F9YCA","source":"YOUTUBE"},{"name":"3vRZCgYbrA4","size":0,"id":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vRZCgYbrA4","source":"YOUTUBE"},{"name":"image","size":"0.12","id":"QmYejeBtbuLNZABYmTtkVib9UWiHS9QwtMapt5GGq6v6HT","type":"GALLERY","source":"IPFS_IMG","hash":"QmYejeBtbuLNZABYmTtkVib9UWiHS9QwtMapt5GGq6v6HT"}],"views":0,"events":[{"title":"Founding Partner at Empellon","description":"David Rodolitz served as a Founding Partner of Empellon from March 2010 to February 2019 ","link":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodolitz/","date":"2010-03","type":"DEFAULT"},{"title":"CEO & Founder of RK Hospitality Group","description":"In March 2019, David Rodolitz became the CEO & Founder of RK Hospitality Group until May 2021","link":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodolitz/","date":"2019-03","type":"DEFAULT"},{"title":"Co-Founder at VCR Group","description":"David Rodolitz co-founded VCR Group in June 2021","link":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodolitz/","date":"2021-06","type":"DEFAULT"},{"title":"CO-Founder & CEO at Flyfish Club","description":"In December 2021, David Rodolitz co-founded Flyfish Club.","link":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/rodolitz/","date":"2021-12","type":"DEFAULT"}],"images":[{"id":"QmXuefmtCa3TFdf5rA2naSW19GMdG2Ygf3KBMiQH34yTRo","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}]}