Gary Vaynerchuk

I was aware that my dad went from being a stock boy to being a manager at a liquor store to eventually being a partner and owner in a liquor store. First of all, the word entrepreneur didn't exist, as we know. He had a business. I did not make the connection in my youth, even into my teens, that my spirit was tied into it.

So I don't know if I was affected by him doing it, but I do feel I was affected by him giving me that entrepreneurial DNA, of course.

So I don't know if I was affected by him doing it, but I do feel I was affected by him giving me that entrepreneurial DNA, of course.

Timing, like I was born in the Soviet Union. We got out with political asylum. And we were able to come to the US in 78. Jimmy Carter just passed, and a lot of people talk about his incredible life, and he was an incredible man. But the economy during his tenure was quite weak. I mean, we land in America. My parents here in Russia, the Soviet Union, that America, the streets are paved with gold.

Timing, like I was born in the Soviet Union. We got out with political asylum. And we were able to come to the US in 78. Jimmy Carter just passed, and a lot of people talk about his incredible life, and he was an incredible man. But the economy during his tenure was quite weak. I mean, we land in America. My parents here in Russia, the Soviet Union, that America, the streets are paved with gold.

Well, we go to the hood of Queens, at a time where people can't get gas. You know, so it was a rude awakening, but the promise was true, which was, no, the streets were not paved with gold, but the American dream was alive and well in 78. And to remind everybody right now, it is alive and well now. The opportunity is extraordinary by most standards. And, um,

Well, we go to the hood of Queens, at a time where people can't get gas. You know, so it was a rude awakening, but the promise was true, which was, no, the streets were not paved with gold, but the American dream was alive and well in 78. And to remind everybody right now, it is alive and well now. The opportunity is extraordinary by most standards. And, um,

If you put in hard work as a foundation and then you have good strategy and serendipity and some fortunes, have the ball bounce your way, there's real opportunity. And I won the parenting lottery. My father, We had nothing. And it was important for my father that my mom stayed home and raised us. So he supported on his back 15 hours a day, that reality.

If you put in hard work as a foundation and then you have good strategy and serendipity and some fortunes, have the ball bounce your way, there's real opportunity. And I won the parenting lottery. My father, We had nothing. And it was important for my father that my mom stayed home and raised us. So he supported on his back 15 hours a day, that reality.

And then lucky for me, that mother ended up being the best mother of all time and parented me in a way that makes all the accolades and all the kind words things that are said about me, very easy for me to stay humble because when I hear them, I don't think that I did it. I think I'm the byproduct of Sasha and Tamara Vaynerchuk and that makes me happy.

And then lucky for me, that mother ended up being the best mother of all time and parented me in a way that makes all the accolades and all the kind words things that are said about me, very easy for me to stay humble because when I hear them, I don't think that I did it. I think I'm the byproduct of Sasha and Tamara Vaynerchuk and that makes me happy.

So one of my favorite sayings is, and this is huge for parents. I have two children. Some of us who are watching this grew up with very little and now have more than they could have imagined or at least enough to do a lot of things. One of my favorite sayings to tell a lot of my wealthy friends that are parents now, and I have this conversation a lot, a lot of people connect.

So one of my favorite sayings is, and this is huge for parents. I have two children. Some of us who are watching this grew up with very little and now have more than they could have imagined or at least enough to do a lot of things. One of my favorite sayings to tell a lot of my wealthy friends that are parents now, and I have this conversation a lot, a lot of people connect.

I think it's a very connection point when parents grew up with little and now have a lot. They're always stressed about this question. My number one belief in this is you cannot be hungry when you're fed.

I think it's a very connection point when parents grew up with little and now have a lot. They're always stressed about this question. My number one belief in this is you cannot be hungry when you're fed.

And I believe in it. And what it's meant to say to my friends, my new friends that are watching right now or listening, is look, you can't fake environment. If you live in a bougie neighborhood and you fly private, like your kids are living in that environment, you can't be like, well, you should be more hungry. Well, that's hard. So I think there's a couple things to think about.

And I believe in it. And what it's meant to say to my friends, my new friends that are watching right now or listening, is look, you can't fake environment. If you live in a bougie neighborhood and you fly private, like your kids are living in that environment, you can't be like, well, you should be more hungry. Well, that's hard. So I think there's a couple things to think about.

One, what do we as parents and human beings value? I, for example, do not value my children being overly financially successful. And that is not because I have and I think they'll have. I'm not even sure I'm gonna give them anything. It's because I have now lived 49 years and I've got very fortunate. The first half of my life, I lived in environments that were lower and sometimes middle class.

One, what do we as parents and human beings value? I, for example, do not value my children being overly financially successful. And that is not because I have and I think they'll have. I'm not even sure I'm gonna give them anything. It's because I have now lived 49 years and I've got very fortunate. The first half of my life, I lived in environments that were lower and sometimes middle class.

The last 10, 15 years of my life, I've been around extreme wealth. And I can sit here, whether one wants to believe it or not, and I can, without any concern, with quite ease, you know where I'm about to go, tell you there is no correlation of financial success with actual joy.