Gary Vaynerchuk was named the first wine teacher from the Youtube era. He is also a Belarusian-American businessman, best-selling writer, speaker, and New York Times’ internet personality. Let’s learn more about life, career, and income.
Youth
On November 14, 1975, in Babruysk, SSR Byelorusia, the Soviet Union, Gary Vaynerchuk was brought to this world. He is Jewish descent. In 1978, when he was only three years old, his family immigrated to the United States. Initially, Vaynerchuk and eight other family members lived in a studio apartment in Queens, New York. After that, the family moved to Edison, New Jersey, where Vaynerchuk has a lemonade holder. During the weekend he traded a baseball card that made him get thousands of dollars. When he was 14 years old, Vaynerchuk became part of the family retail business. He went to school at North Hunderdon High School. In 1998, Vaynerchuk graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Mount Ida College in Newton, Massachusetts.
Career
Thanks to his natural talent for his sales and critical eyes, Vaynerchuk gained fame and success in his business venture.
In 1998, after graduating from college, Vaynerchuk worked at his father’s shop in Springfield, New Jersey, named Shopper’s Discount Liquors. When he took control of the shop, he changed his name to the wine library. Soon after, he decided to sell wine online, and also started a daily webcast that covered the wine, which he named Wine Library TV. This turned out to be a good idea, showing that Vaynerchuk can adapt to the changing world. E-commerce and price strategies help Vaynerchuk develop its business from $ 3 million per year to $ 60 million per year. And that all happened in five years.
In 2009, he decided to go further, by creating a Vaynermedia digital advertising agency. This agency focuses on helping big brands on social media, and was founded by Gry and his brother AJ Vaynerchuk. His clients include NHL, Pepsi-Co, General Electric, Angeuser-Busch, Mondelez International, and others. Vaynermedia even partnered with Vimeo, a video sharing website, to connect brands and filmmakers for digital content. In 2009, Vaynerchuk signed an agreement of 10 books with Harperstudio. His first book is titled Crush It! Why now is the time to cash your passion, rank number 1 in the Amazon Best Seller List for web marketing books. So far, he has released 4 books.
Belarusian-American entrepreneurs are also known for their decision as an angel investor. He has invested in various startups including Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Uber, and Venmo. He even started Vaynerrse who acted as an incubator for startup. Investment in sports agency symmetry inspired him to provide representatives of complete service athletes through Vaynersports.
Personal life
In 2004, Gary Vaynerchuk married Lizzie. The couple shared two children, a daughter of Misha Eva, and a son of Xander Avi.
Net worth
Garynerchuk’s net worth is estimated to be up to $ 160 million. It is believed that his clean wealth will grow with years in the coming years and that he will continue to expand his business.
