“Eighty-five per cent of the crowd is going to fall in love with me - they're going to feel it, wow. But fifteen per cent are going to think, 'This guy is obnoxious.' I spend enormous time with them - every negative review of 'Crush It!' on Amazon has a response from me - and I can probably bring back ten of the fifteen.”

American businessman, author, speaker, and internet personality

Gary Vaynerchuk is an American businessman, author, speaker, and internet personality. He first became known as a wine critic who helped grow his family’s wine business, and later built a career around digital marketing and social media. He is the chairman of the New York based communications company VaynerX and the chief executive of its subsidiary VaynerMedia. He is also a co founder of Resy, the restaurant reservation software company, and Empathy Wines. His public work centers on business, branding, and online media, and he has become a prominent voice on how companies use digital platforms to reach audiences.