VeeCon Recap: Day 2 – Opening Keynote, A Big Surprise, Wyclef Jean & More!

If you missed the last blog recap of DailyVee episode 603, it was all about the opening day of VeeCon, which kicked off with the Thursday night welcome party. Today’s blog dives into day 2 – the first full day of the conference – and I’m fired up for you all to learn what went down. Keep reading for a glimpse of how it all happened, from my opening keynote with comedians doing impressions of me, to my favorite part – meeting and taking selfies with as many VeeCon attendees as possible! 

To relive the day in its entirety, check out DailyVee episode 604 at the end of this blog. I hope you enjoy!

VeeCon Day 2 – May 20, 2022

I already knew that day 2 was when shit would really get real… so I closed out night 1 with this PSA advising everyone to get their rest, pace themselves, and show up bright and early for the first official full day: 

Get to @usbankstadium at 730am tomorrow pic.twitter.com/07L1xY1jTD

— Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) May 19, 2022

After a successful kickoff party, day 2 – for me – was all about over-delivering on value for the thousands of people who decided to attend the conference. As soon as the day started, I was just locked in to a different kind of energy and totally focused on making sure everyone had a great time.

Focused to deliver value today pic.twitter.com/9Gy6GDYzvu

— Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) May 20, 2022

Captured a special moment with @garyvee side stage @veecon when asked, “how are you feeling today Gary”? #veecon #VeeFriends #garyvee @veefriends pic.twitter.com/L7wxnb3jll

— AV8or Jason (@jason72martin) May 20, 2022

A Look Inside VeeCon

I’m so incredibly grateful for my teams and all the volunteers who helped put this conference together. From the ferris wheel and the flea market to the gaming station, Candy Digital interactive booth and all the panel discussions, everyone was heads-down for months making sure this would be an amazing experience for the community… and I think we got there 🙂

Welcome to #veecon pic.twitter.com/99pP7X0a5H

— Eliyah 🤓 (@ElanEliyah) May 20, 2022

The DJ’s are on fire!!! ⁦@veecon⁩ ⁦@veefriends⁩ #veecon #veefriends #ETH #Crypto #DeFi pic.twitter.com/VgCDb5LIkk

— ‘The RVN Accumulator’ 🅁🅅🄽 ⚛️ (@MScinicariello) May 20, 2022

Took this picture for a couple @veefriends but I couldn’t find you after 😅.. so here it is! Pls tag them if you know who ❤️ pic.twitter.com/X9ERGj1oYz

— VeeFiends🅰️lex (@veefiends) May 20, 2022

Opening Keynote

Just like that, it was time for my opening keynote speech, which I did with a little help from some… familiar faces 👀 

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⭐️THE MESSAGE/TONE⭐️

The tone @garyvee set from the opening keynote was perfect. He encouraged people (even introverts) to network and drove home the importance of kindness/ positivity. He hit on it again in the final keynote. Not the floor. Not sales. Kindness.

(🧵 10/11)👇 pic.twitter.com/VhBdR88JqM

— Steve (@NFTbark) May 27, 2022

I almost didn’t come to @veecon because I wasn’t sure that I fit in anymore. Today as I listened to @garyvee keynote I realized that VeeCon is more than just the silos we limited ourselves to in clubhouse and I am so glad I stepped out of my comfort zone. I love you all 🫶🏼

— Sara Jones #SeeYouAtNFTNYC (@theluvjonze) May 20, 2022

VeeCon Viper 

I was so humbled by the support of everyone at VeeCon and the entire VeeFriends community… I had to sneak in a special surprise. 

I am telling eveyone to be at the main stage at 815 … I promise u don’t want to miss what we have in surprise for you

— Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) May 21, 2022

I really wanted to do something extremely special for just the people who were actually at VeeCon – free fractional shares of my original artwork featuring an exclusive, brand new character… VeeCon Viper! 

We have our first surprise of @veecon! @garyvee is working with @OnRallyRd to give all attendees free fractional shares of a new @veefriends! Heck of a way to kick off the weekend! pic.twitter.com/uymGD1mnpd

— Steve (@NFTbark) May 20, 2022

Look what @garyvee draw for @veecon 2022 #veeconviper pic.twitter.com/v2mchG5vMp

— Daniel Feile-Groh (@danielfeilegroh) May 20, 2022

Meeting more of you!

Once again, the highlight of my day was meeting as many of you as possible, hearing your stories, facetiming your loved ones, and taking selfies. I hope to meet even more of you at VeeCon 2023!

Really excited to see u all ♥️💜

— Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) May 20, 2022

Day 2 of @veecon was a success!

Thank you @garyvee for taking the time to talk to my brother on FaceTime! @veefriends #veecon2022 #veecon #garyvee pic.twitter.com/fDLSANevoI

— KT ⏳Veecon 2023 loading… (@T_RA1N) May 21, 2022

Day 2 @veecon and was able to appreciate this moment🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 @garyvee humbling bro 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/QHgdPWTiTK

— SamSage.eth (@SamSageWize) May 20, 2022

Wow! This guy @TheDaltonTice had been on line @veecon for hours and gave up his number 1 spot in line to meet @garyvee and get a selfie. What an amazing human being demonstrating the best in all of us. Thank you Dalton. As Gary encouraged us all do, you changed this persons life. pic.twitter.com/yLnN2pHBPO

— Taggers (@TaggersNFT) May 20, 2022

Thanks for everything @garyvee 🥰🥰 pic.twitter.com/m6YDkg7Gy9

— Amber Vittoria (@amber_vittoria) May 21, 2022

Closing Performance – Wyclef Jean!

Finally, we closed out VeeCon day 2 with an amazing performance by my man, Wyclef Jean. 

Wow this was epic!!! 🤯@garyvee @wyclef @veecon pic.twitter.com/kVRgnFQvob

— Kaushal Kakadia (@KaushalKakadia) May 21, 2022

DailyVee Ep. 604

Watch the latest episode of DailyVee for more on VeeCon day 2! 

Thank you for reading. If you’re enjoying these recap blogs, let me know with a tweet @garyvee !