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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Gary Vay-Ner-Chuk (@garyvee) I get this question a lot…My DMs and emails are flooded with people hating on their…

I wanted to round up five problems you may face as a company leader in 2019 and offer my solutions to those problems. Whether you’re a small start up or…

One of the things that has always been true about my presence on social is being able to identify key distribution channels and executing within them. I…

I have been thinking a lot about how important my daily vlog, DAILYVEE is to my content and output and want to start writing more detailed recaps of my…

So you turn 50 this year, right? Or you just turned 50. It’s so interesting to me that people can’t project or understand where the market’s moving, aka, in…

In the midst of failure when you’re feeling so shitty and so awful, how do you actually gain positivity and move forward?

Speed is 4 billion times more important than perfection.

I guess what I want to really drill home is I just don’t understand how in 2017 people don’t realize that if they’re not producing written content, audio,…

I don’t think people understand that, as a CEO, I’m in the business of solving problems. I need to know what’s going on. The reason I lead with an open…

I see hundreds of startup pitches every year. I am constantly evaluating companies, new incumbents and my competition. I live and breathe the art of…

Here’s an article you might not expect. It’s more of a fun piece to describe how I feel. I am going to dissect the characteristics of what makes me a…

Listen, there is an enormous conversation going on around the nature of education. There is no question in my mind that we are going to start re-evaluating…

I just don’t understand salespeople. There’s one trait they’re all missing. It comes down to empathy. Are you able to put yourself in the other person’s…

I fucking hate Friday. I really do. I’m blown away by people celebrating the end of the week. Like the weekend is your escape from your reality. At its basic…

Let me just begin by saying if you are happy, none of this is for you. If you take this entire weekend off and play at the pool, that is…

44 years old. That is how old Sam Walton was when he started building Walmart, and NOW I have to hear all of you fuck faces tell me that you don’t…

It’s not what you’re going to learn this summer. As a matter of fact, 98% of you are going to take jobs where they’re not going to teach you shit….

Listen, when I was 30, I looked myself in my rear view mirror as I was driving from New York to New Jersey and I said, “You’re actions don’t map…

So I was at a keynote a few years back and this guy stands up to ask me this question. I think his name was, Jeff? And after I have…

I’m going to tell you why I lack fear in business. It’s because I fear something so much.

So when I was a young kid, I made a lot of money selling baseball cards and comic books and toys. Like I mean a lot. Thousands of dollars every…

Listen, everyone in life has a passion, whether it be ballet, or baseball cards, health and wellness or writing blogs about Pokemon Go. And… Through your…

I released a video a while ago called 6 minutes for the next 60 years of your life. It’s really important. Basically, if you’re 52 years old, I’m here to…

I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about why I’m not Angel Investing as much lately, and I think there’s a clear conversation here that I’d like to make…

During the filming of #AskGaryVee Show 244, Taylor, a 22 year old fresh out of college, phoned in for advice on how she can build a business.

Here’s my 2017 New Year’s resolution to you: I want you to focus on your organic social media reach for the next year.

People ask me how I constantly stay so competitive and motivated. It’s tough for me to answer this question for others because for me, being motivated is…

This Q&A was amazing. Here’s some of the stuff we covered:

On this episode of #AskGaryVee, Simon Sinek stops by. We talk about somrthing that’s very important to us: a world where the vast majority of people wake up…

Yesterday, Instagram, the Facebook-owned photo sharing app, released it’s latest platform update: Instagram Stories. It’s a new feature that allows you to…

I love that I have fans. I love that all of you consume my content and learn from me and get inspired. But the truth is, I don’t care about…

I’ve said it time and time again: Entrepreneurship is hard and it’s not for everyone. If, after taking a realistic personal inventory of who you are and…

Empathy. It’s one of the biggest things to which I attribute my success. It’s the reason I believe that I am one of the great salespeople out there. What a…

Being an entrepreneur is hard. Period. Just because Zucks put on a hoodie and became a billionaire doesn’t mean everyone else can. Sure, if you’ve got the…

On this episode, we do a call-in show! It’s a very special episode and a full house. We have my team in the Fishbowl helping me out because not only…

About a year ago, when James Orsini joined VaynerMedia as our Chief Integration Officer (CIO), he was amazed at how low our voluntary turnover rate was.…

One of the things I find fascinating is that anytime I talk about Snapchat and, more increasingly, musical.ly, people always say, “It’s a fad. It won’t be…

As someone who works 18-hour days, a bunch of you ask if I’m a morning person or look for advice on how to make your mornings more productive. Here’s the…

Today, there’s a complete disrespect for what it takes to build a business. Too many people think they can become an entrepreneur overnight and establish a…

On this episode, India is not here and I talk startup life! I answer a few questions about how to grow and scale a company and what the emerging market…

There’s a big up-and-coming space in business in the next 5 years. Much like what happened in NYC with fitness gyms like SoulCycle and Bikram Yoga, there…

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It was a big year for my YouTube show The #AskGaryVee Show, so I wanted to share a list of my favorite moments with all of you. As always, I’m…

#QOTD: What wine are you drinking at Thanksgiving?

#QOTD: What is your truth? Who are you at the truest level?

#QOTD What’s going on with your workout regimen?

#QOTD – When was the last time you had a really great experience and what was it?

In this episode, I talk about Starbuck’s holiday cups, resumes, and there is a very special video question from MetLife Stadium. You don’t want to miss it,…

On this episode, I talk about charisma, Travis Kalanick, the lonely road to the top, hashtags, and so much more. I end with something I’m doing poorly.…

Lewis Howes stops by the show to answer some questions and talk about his new book, The School of Greatness.

On this episode, we talk about prepping employees for leadership, overstaffing, and I’m fairly grumpy about the Jets’ loss.

JETS VS. PATS PREDICTION: 27-16, Pats

#QOTD, from Chase: Do you see virtual reality becoming popular in the next 24 months? #QOTD, from Gary: Star Wars or Star Trek / how old are you?

#QOTD, from Peter: Fill in the blanks: “______ and _______ are the two things you absolutely need to be able to address to run a business.”

#QOTD: How much would you pay for a subscription to The #AskGaryVee Show?

VaynerMedia employees ask Gary questions in 360 degrees.

#JETS PREDICTION: Jets 20 Redskins 10

Every day of my life, I get somewhere between five and twenty emails from people who want to quit. They’re usually coming to me as a last resort. They want…

Every day of my life, I get anywhere between five and twenty emails from people who want to quit. They’re usually coming to me as a last resort, so…

On this episode we talk Vimeo, the change on Facebook profile pics, and strategy around speeches.

On this episode, I talk music, I talk mum, and I talk about London because that’s where I’m at!

JETS vs. DOLPHINS PREDICTION: Jets will win. Dolphins are broken from head coach down. Ivory will play, but Decker won’t. Score: 19 to 14, Jets.

On this episode, we talk about Twitter’s 140 character limit, me establishing myself as the boss, and you jumping away from that $100,000+ job to go into…

STATEMENT OF THE DAY: Give me your feedback on today’s show

STATEMENT OF THE DAY: Give me your feedback on the show today! 🙂

STATEMENT OF THE DAY: Still liking the outdoor setting? JETS EAGLES PREDICTION: 16 to 20

HOMEWORK OF THE DAY: Go check out Medium and Tumblr if you haven’t. STATEMENT OF THE DAY: How do you like the 12th floor setting?

Stop doing shit you hate. This is something I am quoted on a lot. And I mean it, I really do. I tell people to aim for what they really…

STATEMENT OF THE DAY: Tell me how you like the outdoor setting for the episodes.

#SOTD What is your prediction of week 2 in the NFL? Please give feedback on today’s show!

#SOTU: Share a story from 9/11

As I’m sure all of you know, Snapchat released an update this week with two core components. 1. A new set of facial-recognition-based selfie filters, (like…

#SOTD: Leave a comment!

On this episode, I’m super super super excited because of a Jets win and I get really really deep.

#QOTD – What is your prediction for your favorite teams’ record for the entire season?

THE BUCKET IS BACK, BABY! #QOTD’s 1. Have you watched a piece of my content more than once? 2. Did you think I was a bullshit marketer & have I…

#QOTD- What did you think about today’s shooooooow?

#SOTD: Tell me what you thought of the show!

#SOTD (Statement of the Day): Give me your two second recap of the show!

#QOTD: Last one ever! What is your favorite football team and what is your prediction for your team’s year? Now, instead of question of the day, it will be……

#QOTD: What is your favorite video game and console?

#QOTD: Tell me a story about your most impactful birthday, a year that made you think or act.

#QOTD: What are your weekend plans (lurkers)?

#QOTD, FROM CASEY: Give us some generic advice for how we can be better communicators to you. We both have these big platforms we have built and use to talk…

#QOTD: What is your favorite thing about New York City?

#QOTD: What are your grandparents’ names? – India

#QOTD: What motivates you to do what you do?

There is one question I get asked all the time. Sometimes even hundreds of times a day. It’s the question I get asked most frequently, out of all questions…

#QOTD: Who in your family is a lawyer? Tag them if you can. I wanna say hi.

#QOTD: What is your favorite email list that you’re on right now? Not of all time, right now.

#QOTD, PART 1: What are your weekend plans? #QOTD, PART 2: What has been your favorite website or app over the last sixty to seventy days?

#QOTD: What’s the one trait that you want your kids to get from you?

#QOTD: Who is more charismatic: Gary, or Sasha? Question courtesy of Sasha.

#QOTD: What video game are you playing right now? – Courtesy of Stunwin

#QOTD: What are your 4th of July plans? Tell me in detail.

“Don’t sweat the small stuff.” How many times have you heard that? Now, how many times have you heard it and thought, “But that is what I’m great at. Attention…

#QOTD 1: Do you think that the Warriors hold on and win the championship? or do you think Lebron will pull off historic game 6 and 7 victories? who wins…

#QOTD: What are you getting AJ for his wedding this weekend?

#QOTD: Do you believe in aliens?

#QOTD: What are your parents’ names?

#QOTD: What do you think about the bucket?

#QOTD: Are you gonna take me up on my advice on replying to people on Instagram and using Twitter video? Or are you just gonna nod your head and move…

#QOTD: What would you post on your social networks if it was the only thing you could say all year?

#QOTD: Where is the best pizza in the world?

#QOTD, courtesy Andrew: Who you got tonight: Rangers, or Capitals? #QOTD, Gary: How are you guys liking the whole black & white/color transition?

#QOTD: Finish the sentence: “Cash is _________ .”

#QOTD: How many dreams do you remember in the morning?

#QOTD, 1: Are you coming to Episode 100 on Monday, March 18th?! If not, why?? #QOTD, 2: If you love root beer, what is your favorite root beer?

#QOTD: How do you celebrate victories?

#QOTD: Who will win the Stanley Cup, and who will win the NBA finals? I need both answers. If someone gets both, you get a prize. I’m in prize mode….

#QOTD: I need YOUR eBay story. Go in depth. I’m reading all the comments this weekend.

#QOTD, from Suzy Welch: In our book we make the case that the place you should be working is something we call your “area of destiny.” It’s the intersection of…

When people ask me how to delegate tasks they’re weak at, I get pretty pissed. Why? Well, for one, you shouldn’t give a shit about your weaknesses. Leave…

QOTD: Will you share my new video on Facebook?

Something that has always blown me away is people’s aversion to trying something new and be the first mover in a space.

Replying on Twitter is the number one way to engage on the platform right now. Why? Because as of right now, Twitter has a noise problem. A big one. And…

#QOTD: What is your immediate dream right now? The one right in front of you at this very moment. In six days or six months it will change but I…

#QOTD: What was the biggest miss of your career?

#QOTD: What are you doing this weekend?

#QOTD: What are your three favorite music acts of all time?

Gary chats with founder of Meerkat, Ben Rubin at SXSW 2015.

#QOTD: Will you when, when live streaming wearable technology comes, Truman show your life, or will you consume Truman shows? Give me a breakdown, putting…

#QOTD: I need your fantasy baseball sleeper. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, give me your technology app sleeper. Don’t use Meerkat.…

#QOTD: How many siblings do you have? What are their names? #REQUEST OF THE DAY: If you are listening to the Podcast, please leave a review on iTunes! 🙂…

Work Harder and Work Faster How do you work 100% for clients and another 100% for your own brand? The answer is simple: you need to work harder. And faster….

#QOTD: Where are your parents from? #TIMESTAMPS01:00 – Is it wrong to have my Pinterest account tied to my twitter account so when I post to Pinterest it…

#QOTD: I need a state of the union from you guys on the show. How are you feeling about it? What do you want to see from me? I’d also…

#QOTD: What are you focusing on the MOST right now?#SIDE QOTD: What do you want from me, AGV wise? 🙂 #TIMESTAMPS00:48 – I sometimes feel that giving away…

This question and answer came from Episode 3 of the #AskGaryVee show! Question: What are the most important lessons your dad taught you about building a…

#QOTD, CASEY: What is your greatest fear, and why?#QOTD, GARY: Are you a YES person or a NO person? #TIMESTAMPS02:10 – What advice would you give a high…

#QOTD: What is your Snapchat username? – Follow me @GaryVee #LINKSBuy JJJRH on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Jab-Right-Hook-…PleaseRobMe Foursquare…

#QOTD: What’s YOUR spirit animal?

#QOTD: What question would you really like to ask me based on Steve’s last question that you’ve never asked me? Meaning: can you come up with an interesting…

#QOTD: What animal scares the crap out of you? #TIMESTAMPS1:24 – How do you optimize the use of hashtags for campaigns?4:18 – You’ve talked before about…

#QOTD: Give me your 2 cents on the “One is Greater Than Zero” Film.

Joining the agency world with zero experience didn’t make me nervous. I wasn’t worried about starting a new business from scratch. I wasn’t worried about my…

Ever heard the expression, “go knock on a few doors” if you want to get something accomplished? Well, if you want know how to hustle in business or call…

Sometimes I say that I’m a lucky person and people tend to get really pissed about that. The truth is, I AM a lucky guy. I could have been born…

One thing a lot of entrepreneurs do, especially those just starting their first companies, is that they try and start driving profit and profit margins very…

The scoreboard doesn’t lie…

I get asked quite often, ‘what’s the toughest choice you’ve ever had to make about yourself, your business, or leaving something you had previously done?’

One of my absolute favorite sports to play is tennis. I may not be the best (especially recently since I’ve been playing against “private school” kids who…

There is a huge difference between making a product that the world uses, and actually changing the world. The act of changing the world has been simplified…

The only way I’ve ever marketed is around lifetime value, and percentage of total wallet spend. Yes it starts with having a great product, but it is also…

My productivity is completely predicated on to the things that I have been gifted with. I just can’t let all that good stuff down. I am outrageously…

Marketing has gotten really fucking hard! I know it sounds fun to spend eight figures on a TV commercial and then go to Cannes and get a reward, but is…

Execution matters, putting in the works matters! When you put in the work and you learn how to execute your ideas you can succeed. Your Ideas may be cute and…

People are not taking Twitter seriously. They don’t realize that all the characteristics that we like in people are just as attractive on social media.

I may not answer every single tweet that comes my way anymore, but for awhile I did, and that built me a loyal group of followers. That is how effort…

It’s pretty straightforward. Do you want to be a utility, escapism, or entertainment? Make the call.

Relevance is massively subjective! If you want to get to someone specific, chances are you’re not the only one. Widen your scope and see where the…

Incredibly excited to be involved in this app. Remember, that time is now our most valuable resource, and so being able to save some of it by spending a little…

It astonishes me that this Twitter feature has been around for something like seven years, and people STILL don’t know how to use it correctly. Share this…

Don’t treat social media like a one night stand. Social media marketing is like going Beyonce on your costumers, “You gotta put a fucking ring on it!”

Pay attention to the things your consumer wants! Your consumer is the one who creates success, you just have to be there to capture it.

I like to share a lot of my thoughts about how to execute in business. One thing I’m aware of is that these are just the things that work for…

Finding the perfect relationship can create amazing chemistry. At the end of the day, if you are trying to make it a living, it’s a business. If you don’t know…

I have no doubt that there are many people who, upon their introduction to me – whether it was at a conference, or through a video I made online– didn’t…

Some people will choose to be scared by privacy concerns. They are on the defense and they will lose. Simple as that. Humans are so vastly underrated by…

You don’t own your customers! They’re just borrowing your product and they deserve your respect.

So this is what happens when I get interviewed by a sassy Frenchman after not sleeping for two days. 🙂 But seriously Loïc is a dear dear friend and I really…

My best keynote in years! How about doing a random act of kindness for a customer you already have, and not one who just unsubscribed?

I got into a conversation recently about whether entrepreneurship is a case of nature or nurture. I really look at it like a skill thing like singing or…

If you’ve been following my keynotes for the last few years, I think you should really watch this one to see how much things have changed. WE ARE AT SCALE.

Hey everyone! I really wanted to make this video. There was a classic video in my world where I cold-call an advertiser for my fake beer show. A lot of you…

As a manager, the more you have to do, the fuller your bucket gets. Make sure to empty your bucket from time to time to keep it from overflowing. Over…

So I’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about why I’m not angel investing as much lately, and I think there’s a conversation there that I’d like to…

People often ask me how I stay on top of tech. It’s literally one of the top three or four questions I get at Q&As when I give talks. It’s always…

Here is part-two of my list of up-and-comers to be following on Twitter. Who did I miss? Let me know what you think! Matt Mazzeo (@mazzeo) is a really…

Lately I’ve been on stage and I’m talking more and more about value. Whether you have a product or a service, whether you use all the gadgets or the new toys…

This was an Interview I gave to New media Rockstars conducted by Benny Luo Posted by Benny Luo on Friday, April 12, 2013 · I first discovered Gary…

So, knowing that I have a lot of young fans, this may not resonate, but for all of you “older peeps” like me that are lucky enough to have two children……

I’m concerned, a little bit, with the culture of celebrating the fund-raise. My dad taught me that when you borrow money, It’s the worst day of your life.…

I have The Yes Virus. What is The Yes Virus? The Yes Virus – and I think a ton of you have this, at least the good peeps – is when…