David Zhao is a serial entrepreneur and investor, and the Co-Founder of Chubby Group, a multi-concept hospitality platform spanning 70+ locations and 20+ concepts, including Chubby Cattle, The X Pot, Wagyu House, NIKU X, Mikiya, Chubby Bowls, and Chubby Nori. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and Wharton graduate, David has built Chubby Group into a vertically integrated ecosystem covering supply chain, technology, and loyalty, now valued at more than $500 million. Starting with a single concept and a bold vision, he has spent the last decade building Chubby Group into a platform now scaling toward 100+ locations by 2026, with a long-term goal of 1,000+.

For more than a decade, David Zhao has used his platform to empower aspiring entrepreneurs and encourage personal growth. A Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree and Wharton graduate, he shares practical tools for entrepreneurship, wellness, and self-development drawn from real operating experience rather than theory. Through his content across social media, David breaks down how to raise capital, scale sustainably, and build the right mindset, with lessons pulled directly from growing Chubby Group from a single Las Vegas restaurant into a next-generation hospitality company with 70+ locations valued at more than $500 million. His mission has always carried a cultural edge: to elevate the global perception of Asian cuisine and open doors for the next generation of builders and leaders.

David Zhao has a diversified portfolio spanning F&B, technology, real estate, and consumer brands. As co-founder of Chubby Group, which operates 70+ locations across dining concepts including The X Pot, Chubby Cattle, NIKU X, and Mikiya, he has helped build a vertically integrated ecosystem covering supply chain, media, and loyalty. For David, relationships are an integral part of any opportunity. He invests not only in funds and ventures but in people, believing that with as much confidence in his team as in the business, success is imminent. He sees opportunities for growth and invests with the mindset that step by step, you can win each day.