STATS:

Gary has over 850,000 followers on Twitter.

He LOVES his mother and credits her with his mindblowing success. (How awesome is that??)

Gary Veeisms:

"Facebook and Twitter are the plumbing of social media."

"Don't chase trends!"

"Push marketing is OVER. We are in the dawn of PULL MARKETING."

"To be truly successful, you have to LOVE the process."

At the end of the day, this is a guy who is a GIVER. We were so incredibly lucky to get him to speak -- and equally lucky to get our friends at Bloomberg LP to host. Gary's main message -- be smart, be passionate, and along the way, thank the people who took you to the dance.

I would like to thank Gary, Melinda Wolfe and the entire Bloomberg team, Kelly Hoey, Diana Sonis, and all the people that made tonight's amazing event possible.

Gary has one other gift -- he has the gift of impeccable timing which is what makes him smart, credible, endearing, funny, and.... FASCINATING!

In other words, you rock!