Gary Vaynerchuk

Gary Vaynerchuk is a serial entrepreneur and serves as the Chairman of VaynerX, the CEO of VaynerMedia, and Creator and CEO of VeeFriends, and 6x New York Times Best Selling Author. Gary is considered one of the leading global minds on what's next in culture, business, and the internet. 

Known as "GaryVee," he is described as one of the most forward thinkers in business. He acutely recognizes trends and patterns early to help others understand how shifts in consumer attention impact the realities of the business world today. Gary's approach sits at the intersection of business and pop culture. He keenly understands how to bring brand relevance to the forefront. He is a prolific angel investor with early investments in companies like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Venmo, Snapchat, Coinbase, and Uber.  

Gary is an entrepreneur at heart – he builds businesses. Today, he helps Fortune 1000 brands leverage consumer attention through his full-service advertising agency, VaynerMedia, which has ofﬁces in Amsterdam, Bangkok, Chicago, Delhi, Kuala Lumpur, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, New York, Tokyo, Toronto, Singapore, and Sydney. VaynerMedia is part of the VaynerX holding company, which also includes Eva Nosidam Productions, Gallery Media Group, ChukMedia, VaynerSpeakers, VaynerCommerce, and Tingley Lane Trading. Gary is the Co-Founder of VaynerSports, VCR Group, VaynerWatt, Resy, and Empathy Wines. He guided Resy and Empathy to successful exits -- which he later sold to American Express and Constellation Brands, respectively. He also owns a Major League Pickleball team called the 5s, is part owner of a Big3 basketball team, and is an investor in the revival of the SlamBall League. 

Gary is also the founder and creator of VeeCon – a contemporary super conference that converges business and pop culture with innovation and technology. In addition to running multiple businesses, Gary documents his daily life as a CEO through his social media channels, which have more than 50 million followers and garner more than 2+ billion impressions per year across all platforms. His podcast, "The GaryVee Audio Experience," ranks among the top podcasts globally.  

Gary serves on the board of MikMak, Bojangles Restaurants, Global Citizen Forum, The Paley Center, and Pencils of Promise. He is also a longtime Well Member of charity: water.

Gary's life ambition is to buy the New York Jets.

Vayner3 was founded to help the world’s leading enterprises navigate the next era of connected consumer behavior. Our mission is to grow your business by helping to build new markets and revolutionize digital engagement, charting a new course for enterprises. 

Vayner3 partners with leading brands to shape the next era of the internet; leverage AR, Blockchain, AI, and immersive digital experiences to future-proof your business.

Please listen to this carefully ...

so many of you are putting an ideology of "success" on a pedestal instead of your own ACTUAL HAPPINESS.

Everybody's balance is different ..

everybody's version of happiness is different ..

There are 300 million ways to do it ..

find the way that works for YOU! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Chairman – VaynerX, CEO – VaynerMedia, Creator – VeeFriends

Back in the day when I was starting they swore that being nice was a weakness …

A lot of people actually tried to talk me out of turning employees into family .. they said, "Gary, you're too nice. It's not gonna work out."

But I never believed them, not for one second .. no matter how much money they had or how much I believed in them.

And more importantly, I was willing to leave unbelievable amounts of money on the table to feel good about my day-to-day, my life, and who I was.

My friends .. kindness is ROI positive .. you can build an empire and be an unbelievable business person without compromising kindness.

Pls share this with one person who needs it today!

The biggest truth in the world 🌎 is that you're 100% in control of your life and you are not trapped or stuck ... and yet ... the world has got you all convinced that it's the reverse

As we head into 2026 .. pls remember .. you are in control ❤️

If you're unhappy at your job .. if you hate your boss .. instead of doing whatever the f*ck you normally do for 4 hours .. go on LinkedIn and email 100 people. 

Update your LinkedIn account .. post content about your expertise. You can do sh*t instead of just complaining. 

Complaining is, “My boss will never let me succeed.” Are you out of your f*cking mind?? Your boss at a random company? There are 87 trillion companies .. quit! 

At the end of the day, if you want to be happy, pls understand .. you're in control.

You have ONE life. Do something about it.

Stop micromanaging dumb sh*t that actually doesn't matter.

Owners and managers .. the micromanaging of "Whatya doing right now?" or the obsession over if employees are being productive at home is hurting you!

When it comes to managing my employees, giving them space to breathe, knowing who they really are, being respectful of their time and privacy matters the most to me.

Leading with fear, scaring people, or controlling people is messed up .. that negativity needs to be flipped to get the outcome you need.

Trust wins, spying loses.

Give your people room .. don't micromanage .. all this f*cking intensity that just brings no value.

Let your employees f*cking breathe and then you'll really see who they are!

Building a great culture starts with surrounding yourself with individuals who show humanity, kindness, and positivity.

As a leader, it's important to not "look the other way" when certain individuals are negatively impacting the team's culture, especially if they are "top performers" on paper.

Audit the sh*t out of what you consume and who you hang with.

It's just real! Who you hang out with determines your future success... so surround yourself with positive people who support you.

Support paired with accountability is always a winning formula.

If you're looking for something special to happen, it's supposed to be hard.

The second you allow the word "easy" to come into your head when you're building something, it's game over.

I see all of these kids and they're like, "Gary, this is so hard..." I'm like, do you understand that you're asking for a 1% life in being an entrepreneur that stands on her or his own feet?

Everything's out of whack. Do I think there are many unlimited opportunities out there? Yes, I do. But do I think there's anything easy about standing on your own two feet and having all of that pressure on your chest in perpetuity? No, I do not.

The second you want something fast is the second I'll show you something that's vulnerable: a relationship, a business, a platform... Speed is the enemy to so many right now.

Life is ups and downs for everyone...

The reality is most people aren’t joyful because they aren’t reacting to the “down times” well…once you get cozy with the dirt, the bad, the garbage, the issues, that’s when shit gets good 😉

I fire every single person that is not a good human being regardless of how much money she or he makes for me. 

If you’re a leader, I promise you this… you better go home and audit every single employee you have and figure out which employee makes the other employees miserable. I don’t give a sh*t if it’s your number one salesperson, your best developer, or your cofounder… cancer spreads. 

There is no quicker way to f*ck everything up than to look the other way when you have someone who is talented and contributing, but is a garbage human. 

Period.

I know a lot of companies and employees are trying to figure out how to balance in office/ remote work … pros and cons to so many of the sides .. but man .. the osmosis to learn and the efficiencies of learning and getting certain things done ✔️ really plays out so differently in person than on zoom and slack .. interesting times ahead for CEOs and employees as we all figure it “out”

There's no right or wrong, there's just what works for you

Comment below .. what are your thoughts on remote work?

#companyculture #remotework #workfromhome

It’s action time … you all know what you need to do .. it’s time to actually do … the talk time is over - go do .. show up.. put in the time and work and effort and don’t fear the failure, fear the regret of talking and never doing anything about it … you got this … I believe in you ❤️♥️

Taking a job for less pay…
Selling your big house for a smaller house when appropriate, or even renting…
Leaving a job that isn’t right for you even though you’ve been there for 7 years…
Taking a lesser title even though the business is better…

The fear of “going backwards” is hurting people.. but the “step back” is often the thing that launches people into happiness .. but their fear of judgement on the step back is stopping them from that happiness.

It’s unfortunate because a lot of that is based on society's current POV and judgement - not people's true decisions. 

Time to block out the noise and lean into your truth. Choose humility and grit and inconvenience for a period of time to get to your joy ❤️❤️☀️💛💛💛

You don't build culture by offering free snacks or a gym membership.

You build culture by talking to people and understanding what they care about.

Leaders work for their employees, not the other way around. That means you have to understand what your employees want at a deep level. You have to be constantly adapting to their needs and what they want from the organization.

Listening to employees, having one-on-one meetings, catering to what they want, taking the blame, and being the bigger person... that's how you win.

It doesn’t matter what you call your company.

McDonald’s is a junk food restaurant. But if you didn’t know McDonald’s and heard the name, it sounds like an Irish pub. Like, what is Google? The f*ck is Nike?

People are overthinking things that don’t matter.. Like a name. What actually matters is that you’re going to execute on that name. 

My personal brand name, publicly, is the stupidest thing of all time. It’s GaryVee, with two silent e’s.

My friends, it’s not the name. It’s just execution.

I'm not a big fan of dwelling without action.

I've got a very basic thesis: if I find myself in a situation where I'm unhappy, either I do something about it, or—if I've decided I don't want to do something about it—I keep my mouth shut, because there's too much energy wasted on dwelling.

It's pretty simple, my friends: complaining gets you nowhere.

If you're super unhappy—if you wake up every morning dreading going to work—you have several options. You can, while you still have that job, start something else on the side and let it build... or you can quit and start something new right away... or you can stay the course and have regret when you're older... or figure out how to get your joy elsewhere.

That's it. That's the game.

You’ve got options—you just need to take action. Dwelling and talking about it does nothing.

If this hits for you, let's use this post to inspire you to address that sh*t once and for all. Who’s in?

You have to make a decision: are you going to stay at a job you hate just to maximize your salary and not give a f*ck about the cons, or are you going to go find a job that pays you a little bit less but gives you the freedom you’re looking for?

For a long time, it was “maximize money.” Now, it’s about maximizing happiness and opportunity. Nobody’s forcing you to work anywhere. Life is about decisions. The great thing is, you’re in charge.

Culture should be a top priority when you’re a running a business, and it must be preserved at all costs.

Here's how I do it...

If someone in my company acts like a jerk...

Too many of you allow your logic to override your intuition, only to later be disappointed that you allowed yourself to do that … so stop 🛑

2026 resolutions - listen to my gut more … who’s in ?

I teach people how to scroll less and connect more. 

For 15+ years, I've worked in digital literacy education - reaching 10,000+ families through Smart Digital Kids LLC and bringing Cyber Civics curriculum to schools in 48 states. 

I've seen firsthand what happens when technology serves profit over people, especially in social media's impact on families and mental health.

So I decided to build the alternative.

I'm the founder and CEO of DuoFeed - social media without the noise, designed for close connections and local interests. As a non-technical founder, I learned to code using AI tools and built our MVP in 90 days. 

Now I'm leading a community of 75+ beta testers who are helping us create social media that actually serves users.

DuoFeed gives you two feeds: one for your closest friends and family (capped at 100 so you see every post), and one for discovering local creators, clubs, and events nearby. No algorithms hiding your friends. No ads interrupting what matters. Just intentional social media built for humans.

I have a PhD in Educational Leadership & Technology from the University of Kansas. I'm also a grandmother concerned for my granddaughter's future, which keeps me grounded in why this work matters - we're building healthier technology for the next generation.

Before DuoFeed, I spent nearly a decade as a high school and middle school teacher, college instructor, and substitute educator, plus two decades helping families navigate the digital world through workshops, curriculum development, and community education.

I believe social media can reconnect us - if we build it right. I'm here to facilitate that journey, one authentic conversation at a time.

Currently raising pre-seed funding. Launching spring 2026.

Let's connect if you're building human-first technology, investing in wellness-focused startups, or simply want social media that works for you.

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💚 Join the Founding Community 
→ https://stan.store/drbeverlypell or
🌐 Learn more 
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