Gary Vaynerchuk Quotes

“The chef that grew up with the grandma who cooks tends to always beat the chef that went to the culinary institute. It's in the blood.”

“Unless you are building a new company from the ground up and can install caring as your businesses' cornerstone, you have to be willing to embark on a completely cultural overhaul so that, like a local mom and pop shop, every employee is comfortable engaging in customer service, and does it authentically.”

“Here's how I work: It's 2013, and most marketers are operating like it's 2009. I'm always trying to market like it's 2015, but not like it's 2020. A lot of my contemporaries who understand where the world is going, go too far out, and aren't practical. I have always prided myself on being visionary, with a heavy practicality.”

“Effort is grossly underrated.”

“Company culture is the backbone of any successful organization.”

“Think of social media as the Internet. I can't think of anyone betting against the Internet in 2012.”

“If there's a problem, we at Wine Library never tell ourselves that once we handle this issue, we'll never have to deal with the person again. We talk to every single person as though we're going to wind up sitting next to that person at his or her mother's house that night for dinner.”

“There is never a bad time to start a business - unless you want to start a mediocre one.”

“When we launched the WineLibrary website in 1996, I didn't even own a computer yet. I just understood that there was an opportunity here to market in a different way.”

“Focus on your strengths, not your weaknesses.”

“The person who can dominate during rough times is the person who can dominate, period.”

“I know I could be the host of 'SportsCenter' in two years if I changed my show today to sports.”

“Social marketing is now a 24-7 job.”

“I attract a crowd, not because I'm an extrovert or I'm over the top or I'm oozing with charisma. It's because I care.”

“Stop doing things that waste time. Don't replace time with your family or things that you need to do. I needed to put together two fantasy teams this weekend because that's something I enjoy, but I did stop playing Nintendo Wii for hours on end.”

“The truth is that finding happiness in what you do every day is so imperative.”

“You have to respect your parents. They are giving you an at-bat. If you're an entrepreneur and go into the family business, you want to grow fast. Patience is important. But respect the other party... My dad and I pulled it off because we really respect each other.”

“It’s not about how much you sleep. It’s what you do while you’re awake.”

“Your story needs to move people’s spirits and build their goodwill, so that when you finally do ask them to buy from you, they feel like you’ve given them so much it would be almost rude to refuse.”

“I have no understanding as to why you wouldn't try to make what you're passionate about work for you.”

“The first thing I ever invested in was Twitter. Blaine Cook, former CTO, was leaving the company and asked me if I wanted to buy his stock.”

“Make every decision based on your last years of life instead of your next 10.”

“Hustle is the most important word--EVER.”

“Vince McMahon is one of the greatest storytellers of all time, but WWE's not striving for the kind of innovation it's capable of.”

“You cannot underestimate people's ability to spot a soulless, bureaucratic tactic a million miles away. It's a big reason why so many companies that have dipped a toe in social media waters have failed miserably.”