34 Facts About Gary Vaynerchuk. AKA My Notes For The Interview.
A few Mixergy readers asked to see the notes I made to prep for the Gary Vaynerchuk interview. This is very raw data and I’m not sure it’s very interesting (you’ll have to tell me). I highlighted some of the interesting parts.
I think the good stuff will happen live, so watch us: Thursday, July 2 @ 11 AM Pacific on Mixergy.com
Achievements
Gary grew Wine Library from $4 million to upward of $50 million between 1998 and 2005 5
The show is called “The Thunder Show.” Says, “My buddies and I used “thunder” in New Jersey when we were 12 or 13: you made a basket or were good at Nintendo. Thunder!” 3
Chris Mott, long-time Wine Library employee, works the camera for the show. 1
Gary uses no mic because he believes it keeps the show authentic.1
He bought Corkd.com an online community of wine fans when it had 40,000 users 4
After being interviewed for Slate, called and asked for “front page action.” 5
Since September 2007, Mr. Vaynerchuk has been represented by Creative Artists’ Agency. “Which is completely obnoxious,” he said 6
“We are in the fundamental gold rush of personal branding,” Mr. Vaynerchuk said. 6
“I don’t think you can hang with me for a long time without realizing I’m up to something big, so imagine living with me. Something’s happening, and it’s not small.” 6