Gary Vaynerchuk

Click Here If You Prefer Audio Only About Today’s Guest, Gary Vaynerchuk: Last time I interviewed Gary Vaynerchuk on the show, I was lugging video equipment in New Jersey to visit his famous Wine Library TV in 2009. Gary was already at rock star status, but as we all know, so many things can change quickly. It was time to track down Gary (easier said than done, trust me) for an update. Always full of raw passion and insight, enjoy this chat with Gary. We cover a wide variety of topics from books and publishing (including his new excellent book The Thank You Economy) to marketing to his new Daily Grape show/app/project to his radio show to some hot, emerging technology to keep an eye on. Connect With Gary (and tell him you saw him on RISE!): On Daily Grape On His Website On Twitter On Facebook Grab a copy of his new book, The Thank You Economy This Episode Of The Rise To The Top Is Exclusively Sponsored By HubSpot: Today’s Rise to the Top episode is sponsored by HubSpot, whose newest eBook, “The Facebook Marketing Update – Spring 2011″, provides insights and details on how to market on Facebook (which is super important) by using the Open Graph, contests, Places, Deals, Connect and more. Get your free copy today of the Facebook Marketing Update at bit.ly/facebookspring2011. Subscribe To RISE: You can join the 100,000+ RISE enthusiasts and catch new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday morning, featuring conversations with unique guests… Read More

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If I had a man crush on one person it would probably be Gary Vaynerchuk (shhh don’t tell anyone) and he is bringing his business advice to you during our exclusive interview at Wine Library in New Jersey this Sunday on The Rise To The Top. See the above video of the story behind the interview and why I’ve hung onto it in secret for so long. For those that DON’T know Gary: His story is going to get you fired up. From a wine shack to 50 million dollar plus company, 7 figure book deal, and a daily wine video blog that gets over 80,000 viewers…all while putting family and community first. He doesn’t take no for an answer. He does what he wants. He breaks the rules. He loves life (and the Jets) and has 850,000+ Twitter followers (now, of course we don’t measure coolness on Twitter followers, but hey that is pretty nifty). Oh, and you may be living under a rock. For those that DO know Gary: You have seen Gary on numerous shows before, but this is going to be a bit different. We really get in depth on how you can build community around your business, make it more social, and how business is being done in 2009 all while not losing perspective on what is really important (that is long sentence). Here is what you will learn: -The story behind Wine Library and Wine Library TV -How Gary built community and viewers (plus… Read More