Date of Birth: |
1975, November 14 |
Years: |
45 years |
Nation of birth: |
belarus |
Height: |
5 feet 7 inches |
Gary Vaynerchuk is a Belarusian American entrepreneur, author, and internet personality formerly known as first known as a wine critic. In addition, he is also the owner of the Wine Library and hosted its daily Wine Library TV webcast from 2006 to 2011. In addition, he is also noted for his work in digital marketing and social media.
Early life and education of Gary Vaynerchuk
Gary Vaynerchuk was born on November 14, 1975 , in Babruysk, Belarus (then the Soviet Union). His parents are Sasha Vaynerchuk (Father) and Tamara Vaynerchuk (Mother) under the sign of Scorpio. In 1978, Gary immigrated to the United States at the age of three and lived in the studio apartment in Queens, New York, along with eight other family members.
Gary and his family later moved to Edison, New Jersy, where he operated a lemonade stand franchise. He joined his family’s wine business when he was 14 years old.
Vaynerchuk completed his high school from North Hunterdon High School and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 1998 from Mount Ida College in Newton Massachusetts.
Gary Vaynerchuk’s career
Gary started working at his father’s Shopper’s Discount Liquor store in Springfield, New Jersy. After working at his father’s business, he changed the name of the store to Wine Library. After only a year of his involvement in the business, he dramatically increased the company’s gross revenue from $3 million to $60 million.
Started Wine Library TV, a daily webcast about wine. In addition, he went on to build VaynerMedia, the digital advertising agency. Gary co-founded the Vayermedia organization with his brother AJ Vaynerchuk in 2009.
In 2017, Gary formed a new company The Gallery Which Houses PureWow , an American digital agency publishing women’s lifestyle.
In addition, he is also a renowned author who has written several best-selling books. In 2009, he signed a 10-book deal with HarperStudio for over $1,000,000.
Gary Vaynerchuk has published over a dozen books so far including: ‘Smash It! Why is now the time to cash in on your passion? ‘, ‘The Thank You Economy’, ‘Jab, Jab, Jab, Right Hook: How to Tell Your Story in a Loud Social World’, ‘#AskGaryVee: An Entrepreneur’s View Leadership, Social Media, and Self-Awareness. ‘
Gary Vaynerchuk’s network
Successful businessman and entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk makes an impressive amount of money from his business. As of 2018, Gary has an estimated net worth of $160 million.
Successful businessman Gary made the Wine library jump from $3 million to $60 million in annual revenue. Furthermore, he has also invested in Facebook, Twitter, Venmo, Uber, and Snapchat.
Furthermore, he has also earned an enormous amount of money from his writing career. He has written several New York Times best-selling books from which he earns a fair amount of money.
Gary signed a 10 – book deal with HarperStudio for over $ 1,000,000 in 2009 . With such fame and fortune, Gary has also appeared on a very popular talk show such as Late Night with Conan O’Brien hosted by Conan O’Brien and The Ellen Show hosted by Ellen DeGeneres.
Gary Vaynerchuk’s personal life
Gary Vaynerchuk is married to his long-time girlfriend Lizzie Vaynerchuk . Gary and Lizzie dated for several years before getting married on November 13, 2004 . The couple have a son named Xander Avi Vaynerchuk and a daughter Misha Eva Vaynerchuk
As of 2018, the couple lives happily with their children.
Gary Vaynerchuk Body Measurement
- Height: 5 feet 7 inches
- Weight: 67 kilograms
- Chest Size: Unknown
- Waist Size: Unknown
- Shoe size: Unknown
- Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
- Eye color: brown