Gary Vaynerchuk General Information

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Mr. Gary Vaynerchuk is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer & Chairman at VaynerMedia. He is the Founder of VeeFriends. He served as an Advisory Board Member at HubSpot. He is the Founder and serves as Board Member and Chairman at VCR Group. He serves as Board Member at Tracer. He also serves as Board Member at Gymshark. He is the chairman of VaynerX, a modern-day media and communications holding company, and the active CEO of VaynerMedia, a full-service advertising agency servicing Fortune 100 clients across the company's 4 locations. In addition to VaynerMedia, VaynerX also includes Gallery Media Group, which houses women's lifestyle brand PureWow and men's lifestyle brand ONE37pm. In addition to running VaynerMedia, he also serves as a partner in the athlete representation agency VaynerSports and cannabis-focused branding and marketing agency Green Street. He co-founded the restaurant-reservation app, Resy, which was acquired by American Express in 2019, as well as Empathy Wines, which was acquired by Constellation Brands in 2020. He is a board/advisory member of Ad Council and Pencils of Promise and is a longtime Well Member of Charity: Water. He is a highly sought-after public speaker, a 5-time New York Times bestselling author, as well as a prolific angel investor with early investments in companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Venmo, and Uber. He is currently the subject of DailyVee, an online documentary series highlighting what it's like to be a CEO and public figure in today's digital world, as well the host of The GaryVee Audio Experience, a top 100 global podcast, and host of #AskGaryVee, a business and advice Q&A show which can be found on both YouTube and Facebook. He also appeared as a judge in Apple's first original series "Planet of the Apps" alongside Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Alba, and Will.i.am. Mr. Vaynerchuk is a Co-Founder & serves as Board Member at Candy. He serves as the Board of Directors at Bojangles' Inc. He serves as an Advisor at Politiscope. He serves as an Advisor at Penrose Hill. He is a Co-Founder and serves as a Partner at Vayner/RSE. He is also a Co-Founder of Brave Ventures and Empathy wines. He rose to prominence in the late '90s after establishing one of the first e-commerce wine sites, WineLibrary helping his father grow the family business from 4 to 60MM in sales. He is also one of the most sought-after public speakers alive today. He is a venture capitalist, a 4-time New York Times bestselling author, and an early investor in companies such as Twitter, Tumblr, Venmo, and Uber. He has been named to both Crain's and Fortune's 40 Under 40 lists. He is currently the subject of DailyVee, an online documentary series highlighting what it's like to be a CEO and public figure in today's digital world. He is also the host of #AskGaryVee, a business and advice Q&A show online. He has a degree from Mount Ida College. He is an Angel Investor. He served as Advisor at Firstleaf.