Hey everyone I am back and for one of my most recent class assignments, we were told to visit the ever growing so popular website TED.com. TED.com is “ a small non-profit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading” as it says on the site. After viewing TED’s Executive Director’s Chris Andersen’s speech about what they represent and seeing how great that was, I was excited to see what other videos were available through their theme tab. I checked out their Best of the Web series and found, after looking and watching clips of a few of their listed videos, one from a Web 2.0 Expo with an entrepreneur speaking named Gary Vaynerchuk. Upon clicking on this video, I was immediately drawn to his hyper and boisterous outwardly attitude about people not doing what they love to do. During the beginning of his speech he was discussing his family’s wine business and why he left to start his own thing because he wasn’t happy and I realized that I actually shop at the Wine Library in NJ that his family owns! I even saw the link to his Wine Library TV on their website…very strange. I didn’t even know he was a relative of this family business until he said he was from Jersey and mentioned this. You really do learn something new everyday.
Gary knows how to reach and inspire his audiences through his passion of wanting other people to do what it is they want to do and that there is “no excuse not doing what you love” as he says. He gets his inspiration from just people in general and his user base online. He stressed the importance of networking and getting yourself and your business talked about so much that your brand just builds. Gary explained having a business model and making cash along the way as you work 9-5. He has inspired me to stop saying I don’t have the time or money to work in music or entertainment the way I want to. That to build your brand, you can work your regular day to pay your bills and when you come home, in the after-hours, that then is the perfect time to work on your aspiring business venture. Very true.
He talked about asking yourself the question “What do you want to do everyday of your life?” Now countless people have spoken about this very topic but he speaks from an angle that makes you want to listen to what he has to say. He is relatable, interesting, funny and right to the point. From watching Gary on stage and listening to his words I get where he is coming from and why he is so successful and how I can do the same thing using some of his tactics such as BUILDING BRAND EQUITY IN YOURSELF! He spoke about how legacy is greater than currency and to really think about what you would want your grandchildren to learn about you in years to come. He made me think about the value of PATIENCE and that to make something of yourself you have to hustle. You have to put yourself out there and expose the good and the bad and just network on all the social media sites. I understand that for people to cater towards you, you have to be and do what YOU are about and not try to turn your company into a mere reflection of someone else’s. It is not always healthy to compare especially if you are a new company but that is difficult to do because its natural but then you start imitating this other company and lose your own vision and focus for your unique brand. Other companies will always be an influence but your company should not be a splitting image of any company.
He talked about asking yourself the question “What do you want to do everyday of your life?” Now countless people have spoken about this very topic but he speaks from an angle that makes you want to listen to what he has to say. He is relatable, interesting, funny and right to the point. From watching Gary on stage and listening to his words I get where he is coming from and why he is so successful and how I can do the same thing using some of his tactics such as BUILDING BRAND EQUITY IN YOURSELF! He spoke about how legacy is greater than currency and to really think about what you would want your grandchildren to learn about you in years to come. He made me think about the value of PATIENCE and that to make something of yourself you have to hustle. You have to put yourself out there and expose the good and the bad and just network on all the social media sites. I understand that for people to cater towards you, you have to be and do what YOU are about and not try to turn your company into a mere reflection of someone else’s. It is not always healthy to compare especially if you are a new company but that is difficult to do because its natural but then you start imitating this other company and lose your own vision and focus for your unique brand. Other companies will always be an influence but your company should not be a splitting image of any company.
(ted.com)Read Gary's brief bio right here!
http://www.ted.com/speakers/gary_vaynerchuk.html
View Gary's TED.com speech here!
http://www.ted.com/talks/gary_vaynerchuk_do_what_you_love_no_excuses.html
Check out the retail website!
http://www.winelibrary.com
Come here to view Gary's consulting site!
http://www.ted.com/talks/gary_vaynerchuk_do_what_you_love_no_excuses.html
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