Gary Vee
Gary Vaynerchuk, widely known as Gary Vee, is the Chairman of VaynerX, a contemporary holding company encompassing VaynerMedia, Gallery Media Group, Vayner3, and several other subsidiaries. He is a six-time New York Times bestselling author and serial entrepreneur best known for his expertise in digital marketing, personal branding, and social media strategy, with over 45 million followers across platforms. He co-founded Empathy Wines, which sold to Constellation Brands in 2020, and previously co-founded Resy, which was acquired by American Express. His forthcoming book, Your Individual Empire, is scheduled for release in October 2026.
“Nick Dio is the VP of relationships. He literally goes around the world... I can't be everywhere. And who's got a better job than Nick? Go around the world and listen carefully. If there's something, we could do something for someone for karma. No KPI, no ROI.”
Source→“My belief with AI, blockchain, evolving social, decentralization of Hollywood and Madison Avenue and Wall Street, that the biggest companies in the world are human-based organizations... Gary is writing a book called The Individual Empire”
Source→“I had Empathy Wines, two former interns of mine who worked for me for 11 years. And we started Empathy Wines. And in 18 months, sold it for an almost nine-figure, hefty eight-figure deal to Constellation Brands in 18 months.”
Source→“My brother, for example, would answer this epic. He's got his ex so dialed in and he would sit here and talk about AI or live shop. Like he would give you like seven names.”
Source→AI-extracted from podcast / newsletter / paper summaries. May contain errors.