# Gary Vaynerchuk

Belarusian-American entrepreneur, author, and internet personality who built Wine Library into a $60M business through early YouTube, then founded VaynerMedia, a global marketing agency with over 1,000 employees. Known for his blunt motivational content and early bets on Twitter, Facebook, and Uber stock.

## Quick Facts

- **Born:** November 14, 1975
- **Birthplace:** Babruysk, Belarus
- **Nationality:** American
- **Occupation:** entrepreneur
- **Category:** Entrepreneurs
- **Net Worth:** $160M (est. 2023)
- **Also Known As:** Gary Vee

## Overview

Gary Vaynerchuk is an American businessman, author, speaker, and internet personality. He is a co-founder of the restaurant reservation software company, Resy, and Empathy Wines. First known as a wine critic who expanded his family's wine business, Vaynerchuk is now more known for his work in digital marketing and social media as the chairman of New York–based communications company VaynerX, and as CEO of VaynerX subsidiary VaynerMedia.

## Wikipedia Context

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## Sources

Primary source page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Vaynerchuk

## Timeline

### 1975 — Birth
Birth of Gary Vaynerchuk.

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