Gary Vaynerchuk is a Belarusian American serial entrepreneur, author and a social media icon who came to the limelight after launching a very successful wine e-commerce business, Winelibrary.com.
Born on 14th November 1975 in Belarus, Gary Vaynerchuk and his family migrated to United States when he was three and lived in a studio apartment with nine members of his family. His father worked in a liquor store, saving everything he earned for 5 years with the intention of buying one for himself. Gary would later join his father in the family business at 22 and push the annual revenues of the business from $4 million to $45 million in a short time.
Growing up an entrepreneur, Gary made up to $3000 every weekend from his 8 lemonade stands and selling baseball cards. But his father made him work in the liquor store for $2 an hour, a job he hated with a passion.
In the wine business, Gary started a YouTube wine show; Wine Library TV, filming 1000 episodes in over 5 years and became a renowned wine critic.
He attracted a huge online following and gained knowledge about using the Internet to grow businesses, a factor that enabled him build a modern-day media and communication company, VaynerX.
Alongside writing best seller books, Gary has an derisive style of public speaking that leaves his audience motivated, thought-provoked and sometimes irritated. Since 2014, Gary has focused in financing and incubating other companies.
Gary is a father of two; a daughter; Misha Eva and a son, Xander Avi. He is married to Lizzie who he often showers with praises as a major influence in his life and career.
He prides himself in being a marathon kind of person; not one seeking quick Return On Investment. He prefers to observe and be sure before investing in any business.
“Love your family, work super hard, live your passion.”
– Gary Vaynerchuk
I’m just always looking forward. I spend very little time, looking backward”
– Gary Vaynerchuk
“I don’t think my ideas are worth sh*t until they’re executed”
– Gary Vaynerchuk
“We only get to play this game one time. We have one life.”
– Gary Vaynerchuk
“Legacy is greater than currency.”
– Gary Vaynerchuk
“If you live for the weekends and vacations, your sh*t is broken.”
– Gary Vaynerchuk
“Skills are cheap. Passion is priceless.”
– Gary Vaynerchuk
“No matter what you do, your job is to tell your story.”
– Gary Vaynerchuk
“Time – the one asset none of us are ever going to get more of.”
– Gary Vaynerchuk
“You are not patient enough. Your lack of patience is killing you and your need of things is killing you.”
– Gary Vaynerchuk
“It’s easy to dream about it, but much harder to execute it”
– Gary Vaynerchuk
People are chasing cash, not happiness. When you chase money, you’re going to lose. You’re just going to. Even if you get the money, you’re not going to be happy.”
– Gary Vaynerchuk
