Gary Vaynerchuk · Entrepreneurship & Business Development Expert

What Gary V is really all about is relationships.

According to the theory of Dunbar’s number, you can’t have relationships with more than a hundred and fifty people. But you can have more if you redefine what a relationship is.

The New Yorker’s Tad Friend talks with Gary….

In the future, everyone will be in touch with Gary Vaynerchuk. You’re probably already buds with him on Facebook (44,900 acolytes) or Twitter (852,000 followers). No? Really? You haven’t seen him on the Internet explaining wine, as the excitable host of the “Wine Library TV” Webcast, or on television—“Power Lunch…

Is “competitiveness” a negative? Good question from Gary Vaynerchuk in a world without grades or first place ribbons.

Think about what gets you on the front page of the WSJ or interviewed by Forbes – drive, passion, guts, innovation – competitive spirit. If you don’t have someone in your organization who is built “competitively” or who is driven by competition, you just don’t WIN.

Respect the trait.

Instill competition in your culture.

Get into the trenches -everyday – to achieve more, to pull ahead – to Crush It!

As Gary notes "I am really competitive and I wonder how much val…

In his latest video, Gary sits down at Tim O’Reilly’s Gov 2.0 event in Washington, DC to chat with Kathy Sierra. Gary notes that he knew he’d “made it” when Kathy used Gary in her slide presentation at SXSW 2008. Why did Kathy care about what Gary was doing? Interestingly, she didn’t study Gary’s actions or videos, instead she studied Gary’s fans – the people who were THRIVING as a result of his actions and interactions.

Gary and Kathy discuss the over-hype of social media (Kathy has given up Twitter and Facebook…for now) and the need to “be in the world” and not "filter it through s…

Gary Vaynerchuk talks to CNN $$$$$ about doing what you love – and getting paid for it.

Watch the video: [vaynermedia.com]CNN/

Why is Gary a phenomenon? He cares. He hustles. He has passion. He enters into conversations with his customers.

Tips from Gary: (1) Content is king. (2) Twitter is a “cocktail party” not a presentation. Work the room. (3) Everyone is talking – start listening.

Crush It! with 85 Broads and @garyvee on June 22 in New York City: [static.85broads.com]