Gary Vaynerchuk

Co-Founder and Owner VaynerMedia

  • New York NY

Find your social media voice and build your digital brands with New York Times and Wall Street Journal Best-Selling author

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Biography

Meet Gary Vaynerchuk, a New York Times and Wall Street Journal Best-Selling author who is also a self-trained wine and social media expert.

As an online marketing trailblazer, Gary grew his family wine business from $4 million to $60 million in five years. What raised Vaynerchuk's notoriety even more than his business acumen was his foresight combined with his pioneering, multi-faceted approach to personal branding and business.

Gary’s first business book, Crush It! Why Now Is the Time to Cash in on Your Passion, hit the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Associated Press Best-Sellers lists in its first weeks. It maps out Gary’s road rules for how to “Crush It” in today’s business market by following your passion and building your own personal brand. His second New York Times bestseller, The Thank You Economy, details the effect of social media on business and has become required reading for business leaders.

Gary does not claim to be a ‘techie’, but in 2005, he began video blogging and is known as a true social media trailblazer! He has close to 1 million followers on Twitter and was included in BusinessWeek’s list of the top 20 people every entrepreneur should follow.

In the spring of 2009, Gary and his brother AJ launched VaynerMedia, a new breed of agency that helps Fortune 500 companies find their social media voices and build their digital brands.

Vaynerchuk has made television appearances on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Ellen DeGeneres, NBC's Today Show, CNBC's Mad Money with Jim Cramer, and The Big Idea with Donny Deutsch, was featured in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and has become a consultant for Fortune 100 companies.

A sought after speaker, Vaynerchuk has given keynote speeches to a diverse group of organizations such as NIKE, ReMax, the Digital Marketing Mixer, Boston Wine Expo, Inman Real Estate Connect, Ramquest Users Group Conference, DeGustibus Cooking School, and the Disney Food and Wine Festival. He lives in New York City.

Industry Expertise

Direct Marketing
Social Media
Public Relations and Communications
Media - Online
Advertising/Marketing
Retail
Media Production
Beverages - Alcoholic

Areas of Expertise

Personal Branding in the New Media Landscape
Video Blogging
Technology and New Media
Social Media
Brand Management
Customer Engagement & Retention
Word of Mouth Marketing
Ecommerce
Entrepreneurship

Accomplishments

Twitter's Small Business Big Shots

Gary was the recipient of The Wall Street Journal Twitter's Small Business Big Shots.

Askmen.com’s 49 Most Influential Men of 2009

Gary was one of Askmen.com’s 49 Most Influential Men of 2009.

Innovator of the Year

Gary was named Innovator of the Year at Wine Enthusiast’s 2009 Wine Star Awards.

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Education

Mount Ida College

Event Appearances

KEYNOTE SPEECH

RailsConf 2010  Baltimore, Maryland

2010-06-10

Social Media & Word of Mouth Marketing

The Art of Marketing Conference 2011  Toronto, Ontario

2011-03-07

KEYNOTE SPEECH

Email Evolution Conference 2011  Miami, Florida

2011-01-31

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Sample Talks

Care Immensely or Die: This is a Bigger Culture Shift than you Realize

“If you do not care about your end user immensely, your brand will die.” Marketing, customer service, competition are all turned on their heads by the massive culture shift that is social media. This shift is so big that we are still underestimating it. True social media ROI isn’t just about new customer acquisition, it’s about about customer retention, long-term and business goals. Gary will show us exactly how brands that connect with clients in a real way will win.

The Thank You Economy

Today, individuals and brands that out-care and out-love their competition – those emphasizing quality, value, responsiveness, and attention to detail, among other essentials – see the biggest returns. In his session, Gary Vaynerchuk teaches entrepreneurs how to take advantage of the current business environment, while also preparing them to succeed as it changes and evolves into what he’s termed “The Thank You Economy.”

The Power of Social Media

With the rise of the Internet and the power of the common consumer, customers' demands for authenticity, originality, creativity, honesty, and good intent have made it necessary for companies and brands to revert to a level of customer service rarely seen since our great-grandparents' day, when business owners often knew their customers personally, and gave them individual attention. Gary discusses the incredible tool that allows brands to show customers that they care: social media.

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Availability

  • Keynote
  • Moderator
  • Panelist
  • Workshop Leader
  • Host/MC
  • Author Appearance