David Solomon
Founder & Chairman, Golia Vodka
David is a serial entrepreneur with a background in retail real estate, retail and consumer products. Currently, as the owner of ReStore Realty, ReStore Asia, Mountain Waffle Co., Golia Vodka, and Solo Brands, he is active in producing Belgian waffles under the Mountain Waffle Co. brand and Mongolian vodka under the Golia Vodka brand. Previously, he founded and has owned since 1994 a 20 store international franchise of Toys "R" Us and founded and sold a DVD vending business to a subsidiary of McDonald’s and Coinstar called Redbox that’s in over 30,000 locations nationwide. Additionally, as the Founder of ReStore Realty and ReStore Asia and as the former President and CEO of NAI ReStore, David led the $10 billion retail real estate division of a leading global real estate brokerage firm. In this capacity, David has worked with a wide variety of leading retailers and landlords in adding value to their portfolios on a global basis, including Blackstone, McDonald's Drive Thru program in China, Walmart USA and China, AEON Jusco Japan, Focus Brands India, Dubai Holdings’ Al Tatweer Group, Asia Pacific Investment Properties Mongolia and many others. He is a graduate of Emory University (BA) and Georgetown University Law Center (JD) and is an active Member of the WSWA (Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of America), NSAA (National Ski Area Association) and ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers).
