Gary Vaynerchuk

Gary Vaynerchuk is a serial entrepreneur and serves as the Chairman of VaynerX, the CEO of VaynerMedia, and Creator and CEO of VeeFriends, and 6x New York Times Best Selling Author. Gary is considered one of the leading global minds on what's next in culture, business, and the internet. 

Known as "GaryVee," he is described as one of the most forward thinkers in business. He acutely recognizes trends and patterns early to help others understand how shifts in consumer attention impact the realities of the business world today. Gary's approach sits at the intersection of business and pop culture. He keenly understands how to bring brand relevance to the forefront. He is a prolific angel investor with early investments in companies like Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Venmo, Snapchat, Coinbase, and Uber.  

Gary is an entrepreneur at heart – he builds businesses. Today, he helps Fortune 1000 brands leverage consumer attention through his full-service advertising agency, VaynerMedia, which has ofﬁces in Amsterdam, Bangkok, Chicago, Delhi, Kuala Lumpur, London, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, New York, Tokyo, Toronto, Singapore, and Sydney. VaynerMedia is part of the VaynerX holding company, which also includes Eva Nosidam Productions, Gallery Media Group, ChukMedia, VaynerSpeakers, VaynerCommerce, and Tingley Lane Trading. Gary is the Co-Founder of VaynerSports, VCR Group, VaynerWatt, Resy, and Empathy Wines. He guided Resy and Empathy to successful exits -- which he later sold to American Express and Constellation Brands, respectively. He also owns a Major League Pickleball team called the 5s, is part owner of a Big3 basketball team, and is an investor in the revival of the SlamBall League. 

Gary is also the founder and creator of VeeCon – a contemporary super conference that converges business and pop culture with innovation and technology. In addition to running multiple businesses, Gary documents his daily life as a CEO through his social media channels, which have more than 50 million followers and garner more than 2+ billion impressions per year across all platforms. His podcast, "The GaryVee Audio Experience," ranks among the top podcasts globally.  

Gary serves on the board of MikMak, Bojangles Restaurants, Global Citizen Forum, The Paley Center, and Pencils of Promise. He is also a longtime Well Member of charity: water.

Gary's life ambition is to buy the New York Jets.

Vayner3 was founded to help the world’s leading enterprises navigate the next era of connected consumer behavior. Our mission is to grow your business by helping to build new markets and revolutionize digital engagement, charting a new course for enterprises. 

Vayner3 partners with leading brands to shape the next era of the internet; leverage AR, Blockchain, AI, and immersive digital experiences to future-proof your business.

Chairman – VaynerX, CEO – VaynerMedia, Creator – VeeFriends

Always surround yourself with people who support you...and people you support yourself. ❤️

No one else's success should create insecurity in you.

Not one person's actions have anything to do with yours, and for damn sure it should have no impact on your own confidence.

The world is full of talkers who complain and envy doers. 

You wanna win … you have to f*cking grind … you have to “rough it” … now what?

Roll up on that business idea and give it a shot, make it happen. Being 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, and having regrets that you didn't swing the bat? That's the worst of them all. 

Our at-bat is in front of us. Take a swing!

Hope this helps someone tonight 🌙 … these things can unlock much more happiness and release a lot of tension in your chest

People don’t get that kindness is the best business strategy.

As I go through my own life, I’m realizing more and more how kindness is such a big part of the equation. It’s not just about sales and negotiation. It’s not just about doing what you love. It’s not just about hustle.

That’s why It breaks my heart that so many people think “nice guys finish last.”

If you give value to someone else first in business, you have the leverage. I truly believe that.

There's so much talk … so little consistent doing. 

Talking sh*t about anyone, even your competitors, is a waste of your time...and talking bad about someone else doesn’t make your life better 💜

Give yourself a little grace .. there is no figuring it out .. there's just enjoyment of the process.

Life is longer than they tell you kids … and if you deploy intention and patience along with an ability to tune “them” out …. You will live a much more joyful life 

Give yourself grace. Don’t be lazy or complacent, but be patient and thoughtful.

I’m gonna draw it out for you all …. whose permission are you waiting for?

Community is the last great asset.

When you play out all these chess in your life, it's going to be the only thing left. The people who care about you and the people you care about...they are the ones who will open up the doors in your career -- and in your life.

I'll always bet on that, and I believe that to the end.

Don’t waste energy

Too many over focus on non controllable aspects of life!

HR has become a bad guy in so many corporations, but it doesn't have to be that way!

At Vayner, the Chief Heart Officer, Claude Silver, can stop the CFO from firing someone. 

Even if someone's "hard skills" are a C minus...if their human skills are an A plus, the collateral value trickles throughout the organization.

One of the great missteps of society over the last half century is us losing our way with understanding the value of the generations above us...

Their wisdom, their understanding, their stories. This little move I talk about in this video might change the course of someone's life... and I hope that someone actually considers it and takes action. 

Doing wonderful things for people is always a good idea but when you do it, and in return it actually brings you even more value not just for your soul but for your perspective and maybe remapping the way you see the world is something I wish for all of you.

If you want shit to change, one of the quickest ways to do it is to change the people you're hanging out (or working) with. Changing who you hang out with can make a big difference in your life.

You’re in control … and when you have the courage to choose you … everything changes

I hope you look back when you're 90 and know you've made a difference. 

So many of you will choose your careers and what you spend your life on because of your parents wishes or pushes when deep down you know it’s not right for you … 

....I have a secret for you … if you truly adore and respect and love your parents, you’re better off fighting it out now because you don’t want to end up like the millions of people who regret and dwell on listening to their folks and now find themselves deeply unhappy in their day to days … send this to a kid or a parent that needs it.

Respecting what you can't control brings a lot more happiness and joy!!

Believe in yourself. Surround yourself with others who do. You're capable ... I believe in you. 

We make up these scenarios in our minds about what will happen … Go for it with everything you got.

I don’t even know if my company, VaynerMedia, looks at resumes. I sure don’t.

I hire SVPs and VPs — I did two interviews the other day — and I have no clue where any candidate worked or what college they went to.

Now, do college degrees matter? Yes, of course there are several professions where you need a college degree & many others who only hire from the Ivies, but it's not the standard for everyone anymore.

My company is a real legit company—the hottest Madison Avenue agency out there—we don't even require a college degree. I couldn't tell you what college 99% of my employees went to...

I have no f*cking clue. It doesn't matter. And by the way, other, real companies are taking it out of the equation too. Some of the best engineers ... these kids today are saying, "F*ck college! I'm going to make millions by building a little app."

It's becoming like sports out here. Nobody gave a f*ck that LeBron didn't go to college ... so I think businesses are starting to become like sports...

Talk to me about your TALENT, not about what box you check ✅

Don’t get me wrong: ideas and thoughts are nice. They’re great.

I always say, ‘ideas are sh*t, execution is the game.’ And a lot of people get mad at me when I say that sometimes, because a great idea can be hard to come by. And they’re not wrong.

But there are so many great ideas. So many of them. There are way less great executions. Because execution is hard.

Helping entrepreneurs play it bigger and build 8-figures+ businesses that stand the test of time

Most service businesses don't stall because they can't grow.
They stall because revenue bleeds out after acquisition - and everyone pretends that's normal.

If your firm is doing $500K–$10M a year, this will feel familiar:

- Growth works, but only when pressure stays high
- Churn is explained away as "expected"
- Renewals are manual, reactive, or inconsistent
- Past clients go dark and stay that way
- Your CRM is full, but financially underutilized

Revenue looks healthy. But it doesn't compound.
That tension - "Why does this feel so fragile if we're doing so much right?" - is the tell.

Most founders at this stage misdiagnose the problem.
They assume they need:

- better marketing
- more leads
- more effort

They don't.
What they actually have is backend capital leakage.
They've already paid for attention, trust, and delivery - but they lack the infrastructure to retain, reactivate, and compound that value over time.

Churn isn't normal. It's structural.

Client.RetentionOS™ exists to fix that structure.
This is not customer success. Not lifecycle email. Not a churn "fix." Not a growth hack.
It is founder-level retention and reactivation infrastructure designed to:

- surface early disengagement before churn
- systemize renewals instead of reacting to them
- turn past clients into managed revenue assets
- keep revenue stable without constant front-end acceleration

When the backend is built correctly, growth stops feeling fragile - not because you push harder, but because value stops leaking.

This work is for:
✔ Consulting firms and agencies
✔ $500K–$10M annual revenue
✔ Proven demand and strong acquisition

This is not for:
❌ Early-stage businesses
❌ "More leads" problems

If growth only works when you push, your system is incomplete.

Fix the backend.

Khaïry Varre

Your clients are navigating a market flooded with new offers, new providers, new "specialists" (many of them AI-generated overnight).

In that environment, one thing is becoming more valuable than it's ever been.

It's not your offer. It's not your delivery. It's your judgment about who to trust.

This week's newsletter is about what that actually means for how you build your business - and the infrastructure behind it.

Grab it now! 👇🏾

Helping $1–10M service businesses recover hidden revenue from churn, renewals & delivery leakage | Client.RetentionOS™

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