Cornell Tech@Bloomberg: Featuring Gary Vaynerchuk

Bloomberg, Cornell Tech, and Tech:NYC invite you to join us for the latest installment of the CornellTech@Bloomberg series, featuring Gary Vaynerchuk, CEO and co-founder of VaynerMedia, partner at Vayner/RSE, and four-time New York Times best-selling author.

As a true master of branding, Gary Vaynerchuk believes that dedication to building a strong brand and an engaged community is an entrepreneur’s greatest asset, serving as a magnet for opportunity. It is this dedication, combined with his innate business acumen, razor-sharp sales tactics, and unrelenting work ethic, that has led him to successfully identify opportunities and create and lead multiple prominent businesses.

As a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and author, Gary Vaynerchuk has established himself as an influential member of New York’s venture capital, digital media and startup ecosystem. His entrepreneurial journey began when he was a child, where he used his natural charm to build multiple small, sales-focused businesses. From there, he helped his father build one of the first e-commerce wine websites, using content marketing to grow Wine Library into a multimillion-dollar company. This experience laid the foundation for his focus on building brands throughout the rest of his career.

Gary is also an early investor in multiple successful and emerging companies, including Twitter, Tumblr, Venmo, and Uber. In this role, he serves as a thought leader and mentor to both established and aspiring entrepreneurs.

Gary will be joined on stage by Bloomberg’s own Scarlet Fu to discuss his entrepreneurial journey and the importance of building a brand, as well as offer advice on building successful businesses as both an investor and entrepreneur.

Bloomberg L.P. Headquarters
731 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY

Thursday, September 28, 2017
5:30 PM: Cocktail Reception begins
6:00 PM: Doors close, conversation starts
6:45 PM: Audience Q&A with Cornell Tech students
7:00 PM: Networking and hors d'oeuvres to follow

**PLEASE NOTE: Seating is limited and registered attendees will be seated on a first come, first served basis. No walk-ins allowed**

Gary Vaynerchuk

One of the world’s leading marketing experts, Gary Vaynerchuk has built his career by being exactly where consumer attention is going next.

Just out of college, Gary grew his family wine business from a $4M to a $45M business in just five years. Now, he runs VaynerMedia, one of the world’s hottest digital agencies. Along the way, Gary became a prolific angel investor and venture capitalist, investing in companies including Snapchat, Facebook, Twitter, Uber and Venmo and co-founding the VaynerRSE fund.

Gary is currently appearing with Gwyneth Paltrow, Jessica Alba and will.i.am on Apple’s original series “Planet of the Apps.”

In addition to running digital agency VaynerMedia, Gary also serves as CEO of holding company VaynerX, which houses VaynerMedia and The Gallery, a new publishing company Gary started after acquiring leading women’s lifestyle property PureWow in January 2017, with his business partners at RSE Ventures. Gary also serves as a partner in athlete representation agency VaynerSports and restaurant reservations app Resy.

Gary serves as a board/advisory member of Ad Council and Pencils of Promise, and is a longtime Well Member of Charity:Water. Gary frequently keynotes at conferences such as Le Web, ANA Masters of Marketing, Web Summit and more.

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About CornellTech@Bloomberg

CornellTech@Bloomberg is a series that convenes leading figures in global technology for monthly, onstage conversations to produce new insights and raise compelling questions. Hosted at Bloomberg’s worldwide headquarters in Manhattan, the series is a collaboration between Cornell Tech and Bloomberg that brings together Bloomberg employees and members of the Cornell Tech community with members of New York’s greater technology community to hear from entrepreneurs, investors, and thinkers.

About Tech:NYC

Tech:NYC is a nonprofit member organization that represents New York City’s technology sector. Leveraging the power of its network of member companies, it supports not only its community, but also New York City as the world’s capital of culture and innovation. Tech:NYC speaks as the voice of technology in NYC and advocates for the policies that underscore a regulatory environment that supports the growth of technology companies and technology talent in NYC; promote inclusive technology education policies; and create access for all New Yorkers to connectivity, technology tools, and training. More info is available at technyc.org.

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