Who is... Gary Vaynerchuk?
by Ella, on 1 December, 2017
Gary Vaynerchuk is a self-starter, and social media master. Gary is a prestigious keynote speaker and podcast host, as well as the author of a multitude of bestselling books on entrepreneurship and social media marketing, such as his most recent: Crushing It!
Why we love him
Gary has been called the king of social media marketing, and it has taken years of chasing coin to earn such a moniker. Gary is a savvy business man who realised early on how fundamental social media and digital marketing are to creating a profitable business model.
Credentials
- Graduated with a bachelor degree from Mount Ida College in Newton, Massachusetts
- Set up winelibrary.com after college and saw the business grow from $3 million to $60 million a year
- Built VaynerMedia and VaynerX, becoming CEO and Chairman respectively
- VaynerX have gone on to launch marketing data aggregation and reporting platform, Tracer
- Five-time New York Times bestselling author as well as frequent public speaker, creator of online documentary, DailyVee, and the top 100 global podcast, The GaryVee Audio Experience
Would love for you to listen to today’s episode of the podcast - Why Direct Mail Marketing Is Far From Dead | Empathy Wines Barter Meeting https://t.co/EJd83oexzb pic.twitter.com/HGDH0dUL4a
— Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) January 6, 2019
Fun facts
- Gary is a big fan of football. In fact, after launching Wine Library TV he could be seen spitting wine from his tastings into a New York Jets bucket. He even sees buying the team as one of his ultimate goals
- Gary enjoys a good selfie. In fact, while being introduced as a judge at the 88th Miss America Pageant he cheekily pulled out his phone and imitated taking a pic!
Where to find out more
- Garyvaynerchuk.com, his own website which holds informative resources such as his blog and podcast
Don’t forget to read his bestselling books:- Crush It: Why Now is the Time to Cash in on your Passion
- The Thank You Economy
- Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How To Tell Your Story in a Noisy Social World
- AskGaryVee: One Entrepreneur’s Take on Leadership, Social Media and Self-Awareness
- Crushing It: How Great Entrepreneurs Build and Influence- and How You Can, Too
- Catch Tracer's session on 'Measurability That Matters' at #MarTechFest Dial Up Series 2 (the internet edition of your fave anti-conference)
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