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.

Chairman – VaynerX, CEO – VaynerMedia, Creator – VeeFriends

Most new managers think that becoming a manager is the “graduation.” Truth is, it’s the reverse.

When you go from being someone who “executes” to someone who’s managing a team, you go from trading on IQ to trading on EQ. 

You go from doing the actual work to listening to employees, catering to what they want, taking blame, and being the bigger person.

Remember, leaders work for their employees.

The world is full of talkers who complain and envy doers. 

You wanna win … you have to f*cking grind … you have to “rough it” … now what?

Roll up on that business idea and give it a shot, make it happen. Being 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, and having regrets that you didn't swing the bat? That's the worst of them all. 

Our at-bat is in front of us. Take a swing!

No one else's success should create insecurity in you.

Not one person's actions have anything to do with yours, and for damn sure it should have no impact on your own confidence.

Hope this helps someone tonight 🌙 … these things can unlock much more happiness and release a lot of tension in your chest

People don’t get that kindness is the best business strategy.

As I go through my own life, I’m realizing more and more how kindness is such a big part of the equation. It’s not just about sales and negotiation. It’s not just about doing what you love. It’s not just about hustle.

That’s why It breaks my heart that so many people think “nice guys finish last.”

If you give value to someone else first in business, you have the leverage. I truly believe that.

There's so much talk … so little consistent doing. 

Talking sh*t about anyone, even your competitors, is a waste of your time...and talking bad about someone else doesn’t make your life better 💜

I’m gonna draw it out for you all …. whose permission are you waiting for?

It's not how many hours you work. It's how productive you are in the hours you work.

People are counting the wrong number.

The business and life world for that matter is about efficient, fulfilled happiness and high impact when you’re actually awake versus wasting time on silly things...

period!

Community is the last great asset.

When you play out all these chess in your life, it's going to be the only thing left. The people who care about you and the people you care about...they are the ones who will open up the doors in your career -- and in your life.

I'll always bet on that, and I believe that to the end.

Don’t waste energy

Too many over focus on non controllable aspects of life!

One of the great missteps of society over the last half century is us losing our way with understanding the value of the generations above us...

Their wisdom, their understanding, their stories. This little move I talk about in this video might change the course of someone's life... and I hope that someone actually considers it and takes action. 

Doing wonderful things for people is always a good idea but when you do it, and in return it actually brings you even more value not just for your soul but for your perspective and maybe remapping the way you see the world is something I wish for all of you.

If you want shit to change, one of the quickest ways to do it is to change the people you're hanging out (or working) with. Changing who you hang out with can make a big difference in your life.

You’re in control … and when you have the courage to choose you … everything changes

I hope you look back when you're 90 and know you've made a difference. 

So many of you will choose your careers and what you spend your life on because of your parents wishes or pushes when deep down you know it’s not right for you … 

....I have a secret for you … if you truly adore and respect and love your parents, you’re better off fighting it out now because you don’t want to end up like the millions of people who regret and dwell on listening to their folks and now find themselves deeply unhappy in their day to days … send this to a kid or a parent that needs it.

Hope you woke up happy today- oh and that’s how you do the financial success and make it sustainable…you focus on joy first!

Wanna win in life?

Gonna keep it simple today...a little post you can save or dm a friend  .. but most of all .. a post that is grounded in truth and I hope hits 🎯 for you!

Regret is poison. Try to avoid it at all costs!

If you have toxic employees within your organization, you’ll have other employees who are scared to have meetings with them. 

You’ll have people who are spending time navigating discussions with those employees than actually executing.

Your people will be spending time on politics. Not on execution.

When you build a culture where people feel safe and excited to come to work, they won’t worry about dealing with other employees as much.

When they’re not spending any time worrying, they’re spending time executing. If they don’t have to spend 15 minutes a day bickering or figuring out who’s trying to “ruin” them, they’re free to come up with new ideas and actually do the job they were hired to do.

I don’t even know if my company, VaynerMedia, looks at resumes. I sure don’t.

I hire SVPs and VPs — I did two interviews the other day — and I have no clue where any candidate worked or what college they went to.

Now, do college degrees matter? Yes, of course there are several professions where you need a college degree & many others who only hire from the Ivies, but it's not the standard for everyone anymore.

My company is a real legit company—the hottest Madison Avenue agency out there—we don't even require a college degree. I couldn't tell you what college 99% of my employees went to...

I have no f*cking clue. It doesn't matter. And by the way, other, real companies are taking it out of the equation too. Some of the best engineers ... these kids today are saying, "F*ck college! I'm going to make millions by building a little app."

It's becoming like sports out here. Nobody gave a f*ck that LeBron didn't go to college ... so I think businesses are starting to become like sports...

Talk to me about your TALENT, not about what box you check ✅

Don’t get me wrong: ideas and thoughts are nice. They’re great.

I always say, ‘ideas are sh*t, execution is the game.’ And a lot of people get mad at me when I say that sometimes, because a great idea can be hard to come by. And they’re not wrong.

But there are so many great ideas. So many of them. There are way less great executions. Because execution is hard.

LIAM DARMODYᵍᵐ

Personal Brand Strategist & Networking Coach → I help entrepreneurs, executives & teams build brands to attract clients, talent & opportunity | Family Man | Connector | AI & Blockchain Bull | Hot Sauce Aficionado🌶️

I help founders, entrepreneurs, and executives build businesses by becoming trusted, visible, and referenceable in their space. My work sits at the intersection of personal brand strategy, go-to-market execution, and AI-enabled operations. I help people understand how to show up across LinkedIn, search, and AI-driven discovery and how that visibility turns into real opportunity over time.

Currently, I'm working with Brandi (mybrandi.ai), helping companies understand how they show up inside AI-generated answers and recommendations, and how brand visibility, trust, and demand are increasingly shaped by systems they do not directly control.

Seeing this shift up close has changed how I help individuals and teams show up online.

A core part of my approach is what I call Voice Enablement with AI.

Instead of writing for people, I teach them how to use AI to think, draft, and create content in their own voice. Most clients stop writing from scratch and start editing instead. Content creation becomes faster, more consistent, and still unmistakably human.

How? Because we are using your actual voice!

What I help with most often:

• Founder and executive positioning and LinkedIn profile strategy
• Personal narrative clarity for humans, AI systems, and decision-makers
• Relationship-based networking and social selling without pressure tactics
• Using AI to streamline content creation, engagement, and workflows
• Measuring what actually matters in brand and go-to-market efforts

Alongside my advisory work, I take on select fractional go-to-market and operations roles, supporting teams during growth, transition, or strategic realignment.

I’m known for helping people:

• Clarify what makes them meaningfully different
• Build trust before asking for anything
• Turn visibility into opportunity over time
• Turn chaos into organized chaos ;)

I call this manifesting serendipity.

It’s not luck. It’s intention, consistency, and showing up in the right conversations long before you need something. It's being in someone's orbit often enough that you become the first person they think of when they need your product or service. 

It's about being top of mind. 

Outside of work, I’m a husband, a dad of two, an early-morning lifter, and a proud hot sauce aficionado 🌶️. 

If you’re building a brand, a business, or your next chapter, I’d love to jam with you. 

Hi5, 
LD

Founder

I help executives, founders, and their teams build magnetic brands that attract clients, talent, and opportunity on LinkedIn. 

My services include: 

My services include: 
- Profile Optimization
- LinkedIn feature training
- Core content strategy
- Ghostediting (ask me about it)
- Content performance analysis 
- Sales Navigator training

Liam's Brand Stand was born out of my passion for personal branding and belief that LinkedIn is the ultimate platform for professionals and organizations to manifest serendipity and unlock opportunity.

This passion started as a fascination that turned into a hobby, then to a side hustle, and now, my full-time focus. I started creating content and being more intentional about building my brand here in January 2020 and since then I've amassed 35,000 followers and my content has garnered ~23,000,000 impressions, ~600,000 reactions, and ~100,000 comments. 

Completely organically.

Pretty crazy, especially when you consider I'm just a suburban dad who took to LinkedIn as a way to have conversation with other adults while cooped up in my house with my wife, a toddler, and an infant during a pandemic. 

That's the kind of opportunity that exists on LinkedIn and I'm on a mission to help more people experience it for themselves. 

If you're interested in doing so, visit: 

liamsbrandstand.com to learn more 
-or- 
calendly.com/liamdarmody to book time with me

Thanks for stopping by! 

Hi5, 
LD

LIAM DARMODY

Saw this (Ai) video by AiCandy on Instagram and I couldn’t not share it. Talk about an attention grabbing ad for a video company… though I must say, a tad unsettling to think about. Too soon?

The future is here. Let us pray 

At least we have each other! 

Hi5,
LD
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Brand Strategist & GTM Operator helping founders build their businesses with LinkedIn & AI 🌶️ Hot Sauce Aficionado 🌶️

Bittersweet day today. 

I'm moving my in-laws from the home they've been in for 15 years to an apartment closer to us. 

I don't think I realized how much their house meant to me. 

It’s the place I asked for their daughter’s hand in marriage. 

It’s where we broke the news that we were having kids. 

It’s where we gathered as a family for Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas. 

It’s where the cousins get to have sleepovers in the same big room and stay up way too late. 

It’s where I learned how to smoke good BBQ. 

it’s been a retreat from regular life.
A place to just relax with family. 
And now it’s not anymore. 

Just like that. 

These types of transitions don’t happen often in our lives, so it’s good to sit with them when they do come about.

Reflect.
Appreciate. 
Mourn if you must.

Next chapter starts for them in just a few hours and then our house will become the place where everyone gathers. 

A passing of the torch. 

We are ready, but we are sad nonetheless.

Cherish the moments while you’re in em, friends, they don’t last forever.

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Linkedin is taking aim at automated AI comments. VP of Product Management, Gyanda Sachdeva, posted a video talking about the importance of authentic commentary on LinkedIn, stating that going forward if LinkedIn detects automated comments, it will: 

1) remove from the default “most relevant” sort

2) not show the comment beyond the commenters network (a.k.a. Miss out on all those juicy comment/level impressions we now get)

3) restrict user accounts for repeat offenders 

This is awesome to see. 

Linkedin is doubling down on authenticity and trust.

It’s a core differentiator for the platform amidst a world filled with social media bots, and I think it’s great they are leaning into it.

ChatGPT cooked me whe I asked it how much parmigiano reggiano contained 30 grams of protein. This is why I pay Chet the big bucks.

Look Mom, I’m Linkedin famous! Shout out to Sarah Lien Finnerty for capturing this quote of mine out in the wild… now if only I could figure out how to get me one of those paid LinkedIn partnerships… 😉

Hi5 and have a great day! 

LD 
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Every Friday night I think “maybe I’ll go to the gym tomorrow.” 
Every Saturday morning I think “maybe I’ll skip the gym”
Then I remind myself that going on Saturday is one step closer to 50+ extra workouts per year. 

Sometimes that works and I go. 
Sometimes it doesn’t and I don’t. 

But just 1 year ago I never even thought about going on a Saturday if I went all week. 

This is what change from the inside looks like. 

I’m down 75lbs and 50% to my goal weight. 

Been a long road and I have a long way to go, but I’m going and that’s what matters. 

Day-by-day.
Step-by-step.

Consistency and patience FTW. 

Hi5 & have a great day!
LD
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Huge fan of AI, Nano Banana & Wispr Flow. 

Not a huge fan of hearing Megan Bailey Darmody wispring a kitchen remodel into Nano Banana.

Send HELOC.

Brand Strategist & Fractional GTM Operator helping founders build their businesses with LinkedIn & AI 🌶️ Hot Sauce Aficionado 🌶️

Starting conversation on Linkedin is one of the most valuable ways to build your brand here. Commenting is the most effective way to get yourself on the radar of people you'd like to know better. 

There's a reason I call this place a serendipity manifestation engine... 

You simply never know who is watching 👀

I’m sorry… uphill skiing is an Olympic sport now? This is “ski-Mo” and it is bananas. B-A-N-A-N-A-S. What would possess anyone to pursue this?!?

LinkedIn can be a depressing place to spend time these days. It's almost impossible to scroll the feed without seeing somebody talking about getting laid off. 

I can relate, as I've been through it myself a couple of times.   

Fortunately there's no shortage of incredibly talented people whose mission is to help people through career transition. 

My friend Gina Riley is one of those. 

So when she asked if I would join her and Mary Killelea for a conversation about creating opportunities on Linkedin as part of her Path to Next series, of course I said yes. 

If you're on the market for a new opportunity or just thinking about making your next move, join us Wednesday February 11th, 2026 at Noon ET for an in-depth conversation about how to make the most of this magnificent platform. 

Because it's so much more than a place to apply for jobs. 
It's a place to manifest serendipity. 

Linkedin is the empathetic, emotionally intelligent social network and when you leverage it to build human connection, you never know where it might lead. 

But if you simply treat it as a job board? 
You're selling yourself short. 

Join us for this free event and learn how to manifest serendipity for yourself.

Register here: https://lnkd.in/eZS4H4JT

Hi5, 
LD
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Ads are coming to (open) AI (but not to Claude, that SuperBowl savage) and the NYTimes published this perspective from a researcher who left OpenAI recently, supposedly because of it. 

I don’t know how personal you get with Chad Gipity, but I tell it a lot more than I would ever have shared publicly on Facebook… 

May have to rethink where I spill the beans. 

Then again, is it any different than how much Google knows about me? 

Google knows way more…

What do you think about ads coming to ChatGPT? 

Hi5,
LD
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Anyone else delete ~20 exclamation points per day? 

Asking for a friend… 🙈

I found this Valentine’s Day card wedged halfway under the dresser in our bedroom on February 20th and if that doesn’t perfectly encapsulate exactly what this card says, I don’t know what does. 

This Valentine’s Day was actually the first in 9 years that Megan Bailey Darmody wasn’t stressed beyond belief working as a VP of Marketing at a flower delivery company. 

You’d think that might make us stop and celebrate it properly for once in a decade, but alas… 

Here’s to all the other partners in chaos grinding through a busy work and home life. The ones who don’t need a Hallmark holiday to celebrate our love because we rely on it to get through the other 364 days per year. 

Parents, I’m curious… 

Do you make a big deal out of Valentine’s Day? Or is it more of an afterthought like a card jammed under a dresser for you, too?

Hi5,
LD
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LinkedIn’s latest algorithm is dialed in right now, serving me up hot sauce humor like this from legendary hot sauce purveyors like David Delcourt. Here for it. I want this on a tee shirt.

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