MJ’s Guest today is a serial entrepreneur, wine critic, author, social media mogul, the Chairman of VaynerX, the CEO of VaynerMedia and the Creator & CEO of VeeFriends, and self-proclaimed future owner of the NY Jets, Gary Vaynerchuk. Known as “Gary Vee,” he is considered one of the leading global minds on what’s next in culture,relevance and the internet. He is a prolific angel investor with early investments in companies such as Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, Venmo, Snapchat, Coinbase and Uber.

On this episode, MJ and Gary discuss the importance of educating yourself on your passion, his early career in wine, how NFTs and the blockchain will intersect and disrupt the wine business, and turning your life around at any age.

A huge thank you to Gary Vaynerchuk!

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Take part in the conversation with Gary at garyvee.com/discord

This episode’s in studio wine:

2015 Domaine Jean-louis Chave L'Hermitage

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