Gary Vaynerchuk — CEO
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, The Sasha Group, 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.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2C entrepreneur with expertise in digital marketing and brand development.
Location: New York, New York, United States
Experience: 20 yrs 2 mos
Skills
- Leadership
- Marketing
- Entrepreneurship
- Brand Development
- Digital Strategy
- Marketing Strategy
- Wine Knowledge
- Content Strategy
- Public Speaking
Career Highlights
- 6x New York Times Best Selling Author
- Prolific angel investor in major tech companies
- Founder of VeeCon, merging business and pop culture
Work Experience
Vayner3
CEO (4 yrs 9 mos)
VCR Group
Co-Founder (4 yrs 9 mos)
VeeFriends
Creator (4 yrs 10 mos)
Bojangles' Restaurants, Inc.
Board Member (6 yrs 2 mos)
Liquid I.V.
Angel Investor (6 yrs 8 mos)
Liquid Death
Investor (6 yrs 10 mos)
Empathy Wines
Co-Founder (1 yr 8 mos)
Slack
Investor (8 yrs)
MikMak
Board Member (9 yrs 7 mos)
VaynerSports
Co-Founder (10 yrs 2 mos)
DailyVee
Host/Producer (10 yrs 3 mos)
Coinbase
Investor (11 yrs 3 mos)
The #AskGaryVee Show
Host (11 yrs 8 mos)
Resy
Co-Founder (5 yrs)
Vayner/RSE
Co-Founder (12 yrs 1 mo)
Venmo
Angel Investor (14 yrs 1 mo)
Uber
Angel Investor (14 yrs 2 mos)
Investor (16 yrs)
Angel Investor (16 yrs 9 mos)
VaynerX
Chairman of VaynerX, CEO of VaynerMedia (16 yrs 11 mos)
VaynerMedia
Chief Executive Officer (16 yrs 11 mos)
Wine Library TV
Host (20 yrs 1 mo)