- On this episode, we do the last episode ever of
The #AskGaryVee Show
in this office.
The #AskGaryVee Show.
Hey everybody, this is Gary Vay-ner-chuk and
this is episode 219 of The #AskGaryVee Show.
(laughter)
Listen, I'm rusty.
I'm rusty this is an impromptu show, my flight is delayed.
I'm heading to Nashville, Tennessee
I'm excited about that.
We are moving VaynerMedia's office.
As you can see, a lot of orange buckets.
This is our last day in the office where this show is
originated and I'm really glad
that the travel gods have
imposed an opportunity for us to film 219.
There's a lot of people here.
It's hot.
I don't know how to say the word episode as you saw in the intro
but I'm ready.
India's acting a fool.
- What the hell?
- India, you're out of control.
- [India] You're all over the place.
- We'll see.
All right Pierce you get to ask the first question.
- [Pierce] Gary, it's summer what you're POV on belt since
I know you're not wearing one?
- I'm down on belts.
I haven't worn a belt in a long time.
I don't believe in belts.
I don't like them.
You? - [Pierce] I love them.
They're a fashion statement, they keep your pants up.
Garrett and I go deep with the fashion.
(inaudible)
- I do have white pants today, you like it?
- [Pierce] Yeah. - Thank you, thank you.
Alright, Pierce go do something productive.
Thanks for the belt question.
- [India] (inaudible)
- India, you're rusty.
Alright, India let's get into the show.
Ready?
Let's-- - Now I'm in a bad mood.
- Let's-- - Get into--
- get into the show.
- The show. - Nope.
- [Both] The show!
- [Gary] Again, the show, nope, again.
- [Both] The show.
- There we go. Alright.
I know this is a shotgun episode and you weren't fully prepared.
Tyler.
- [India] Hey Gary, I just want--
- Shhh. Who is it?
- [India] Ethan. - Ethan.
- [Voiceover] Ethan asks, "Should I be working
"18 hours a day?
"In episode 215, you said that putting in the time does not
"mean you will be successful.
"I'm confused, should I give up?"
- Ethan?
Ethan, it works both ways.
Here's my point about hard work, it's a great opportunity to
great way to be in this spot as we move to the next office.
Hard work really matters but let's talk about it both ways.
Yes, in episode 215 or wherever I said it that
if you put in 18 hours a day and you don't have talent you will
not get results.
If you put in nine hours a day and you're loaded with talent in
whatever you're doing you'll get results.
It's this cross-section of work ethic and talent.
They both matter.
People get so mad when I talk about talent.
We had a hold Krewella episode where it was like that whole
debate and in the comments a bunch of you losers, yep, losers
were like, "No, you can make it happen if you work hard enough."
That is just not true.
Stand up everybody in the comment section if you worked
very hard for three, four, five, six, seven years at something
and you didn't get the greatest results of all time and have a
white picket fence and hit the Hall of Fame.
It happens every day.
But talent is not something that you, watching this right now,
can go home and say I'm going to muster up more talent in art,
in business, in sports.
You can't do that.
But work ethic you can.
And so I push work ethic because I believe it's a variable and
I believe it's far more controllable.
I do believe that you can cut out leisure, change your mindset
and put in the work.
I do not believe the automatically can become an
unbelievably millionaire status world-class in what you do.
Do I think you can become a better editor if you
do it bunch? Sure do.
Do you think I better at tennis if you play it a lot?
Yes, I do.
Do I think that means that you could be on the tour?
No, I do not.
- [India] Next question.
- [Voiceover] Parker asks, "We know you're not a bling bling
"guy but be honest how many Nike kicks you got?"
- Actually answered him on Twitter the answer was 20 until
I hung up with my boy DJ Clue last night who hooked me up with
like 20 pairs of Air Force.
It's unbelievable, he's the greatest guy.
I'm wearing this pair, it's new, so now I have 40.
(laughter)
Like literally doubled my collection.
That's how he rolls.
He's a gangster man.
He has 40 pairs of the same stuff I guess, he's the best.
Obviously, a good friend.
I actually asked them to be on the show last night when we
were hanging out.
So DJ Clue, iconic hip hop DJ will be coming through soon.
- [India] From Blake? - Blake.
- [Voiceover] Blake asks, "What are your thoughts on breaking
out in the world of politics and branding the right way?"
- The politics thing has been very interesting.
It's been very much on my mind as it probably is for most
people in UK and the US with all the things going on in those
countries and probably a lot of places but what
I'm familiar with.
The truth is if I was born in America I really, really, really
would run for president in eight years.
(laughter)
I'm not even joking.
But I wasn't and so I'm not and I don't want to be the governor.
Do I think politics is a place of opportunity?
Do I think that politics has clearly in the last 10 years
because of social media, because of the way the world works,
because of where the environment in the US politics landscape
sits today do I think there will be a lot of people who can use
media to give themselves a real shot in
mayor, governor, senator, President campaigns?
Of course, it's been proven.
I think it's going to be a very intriguing 50 years in politics.
Because I do believe the landscape change, everything
I believe in marketing and business deploys to society.
The issues we're dealing with, racism, we're going to have to
look at everything.
We're about to live through an unbelievable time in human race.
Because all of this, we have five cameras going right now.
I had like 10 people stop me today, DRock.
There's so much going on.
There's a lot going on.
And I'm just showing a blueprint like I've always done so many of
you are starting to feel the effects of this.
I see it I'm getting a lot more emails and social media content
from you guys of results that are happening for you.
eBay people that are making tons of money.
People that are vlogging.
Musical.ly, busting out there.
Influencer marketing.
There's something in the air.
- [India] From Sam. - Sam.
- [Voiceover] Sam asks, "How do you find your motivation again
"after dealing with grief and loss?"
- Sam, I don't feel comfortable in answering questions that I'm
not in a position to answer and the truth is I have not dealt
and this is why I'm probably so happy.
To be at 40 years old and have the unfortunate situation of not
having three of my four grandparents when I was born
well, two, one died before I can remember him.
I've been very lucky and I would tell you that I'm going to make
you one promise.
Your grandfather is not heartbroken.
It's only been eight weeks.
Life is very long, your grandfather knew that best.
I don't think he would judge you in an eight week window.
I think you should properly grieve.
And I do think it's a gut punch.
I think it is appropriate.
Heck, I sometimes don't hustle for 6 to 12 to 24 hours after a
Jets loss and that's silliness. Right?
So for you to be appropriately mourning I think is great and
I think you should not put pressure on yourself and I think
you should let your emotions run their course.
Eventually you have to get back in the saddle,
that's just the way it is.
But I don't think you should put pressure on yourself at
two months, for sure, let alone maybe even six months.
But, I'm sure you'll get back on the grind in no time.
And I really appreciate the kind words and
I'm sorry for your loss.
- [India] Last one. - Last one.
The last question in the original--
- [Tyler] Flight's been delayed more.
- The flight delayed again? - [Tyler] Mhmmm.
- Even more?
- [Tyler] Three hours, forty minutes.
- I'm frustrated.
You look frustrated.
I'm just going to go to the airport and livestream for
five straight hours.
We might, we might be in trouble with that flight because that
can get cancelled as it gets pushed.
Can you start looking for alternatives?
- [India] Last one.
- Looks like were going private, DRock.
(laughter)
You're so fancy.
You are so fancy.
(laughter and crosstalk)
Remember how fancy he is?
Wait for God.
We haven't done this in so long, he's super fancy, guys,
I've been trying to tell you.
(laughter)
Well, he's right.
You've abandoned us. Go ahead.
- [India] From Sunknight Music.
- What's that? - [India] Sunknight Music.
- Sun night music so just three random words together?
- [India] Yeah. - Okay.
- [India] Sunknight is one word. - Okay. Respect, sorry, Sunknight.
Go ahead.
- [Voiceover] Sunknight asks, "What was your best day
"at the old office?"
- [India] It's this one.
- That was a question? You made that up you.
- [India] No.
- That was just sitting there.
Oh it just happened.
Oh, that's a great question.
What was the question?
My best moment, right?
- [India] The best day at this office.
- You know what?
This is actually the true answer.
And I think it's, wow, good job, I'm so pumped we did a little
Periscope before he went on to get the question.
I'm so pumped with this answer 'cause it's the truth.
I think it's very, it's romantic it's a good story.
No question the best day in this
office for me ever was the first day.
Because we were crammed, who was there?
You were there India in the old office?
Nope, see.
OG. - [India] Wow.
- Yep, maybe you're slightly getting back into the fam.
We were crammed as you remember.
We moved here and it was so big. Remember?
Everybody was like,
"Oh my God. It's so nice. And there's so much room."
- [India] The view.
- The views and all this so to sit here, when did we move here?
Like two and half years ago?
- [India] (inaudible)
- [Gary] Oh really, three years ago?
That first day I was proud that what AJ and I and the rest of
the team were building, created an environment that was good and
exciting and brought value to my teammates.
The people that help all this happen.
As you guys will find out on Monday 'cause I'm sure we'll
edit a really cool #AskGaryVee Show and a DailyVee that really
shows off our new office.
We are leveling that up.
And as some of you that watched on live stream when Meg Dede's
doing her call sitting outside people have been doing meetings
in broom closets and I love that by the way.
I love the ghetto nature of that.
I'm actually very worried about the new move and everybody's
going to get real fancy,
Think like Andy's going to wear a tie or something.
(laughter)
But the best day, the best day was the first day
because the look in everybody's eyes of, you know it's funny
they were looking at me as like thank you for making this happen
and I just remember thinking thank you for making this
happen in return.
I think that's what's going to happen on Monday in a
couple of days.
I thing everybody's going to be thank you and oh my God.
I heard the cafeteria's insane.
- [India] Yeah. - You've seen it?
- [India] Well, they had a little video that's really cool.
- They sent a video today?
- [India] A little video tour, yeah.
- Was it amazing? - [Group] Yeah.
- Fired up. I still haven't seen it.
That's the funniest part of everything.
Tyler and Andy were going to screw my office, we've dealt
with that earlier.
Anyway,
I would say that.
Vayner Nation, I'll see you on Monday in a new setting.
Which wasn't, isn't going to be fully built out but we have,
is my office going to be where we'll film?
And you're gonna do a whole bookshelf?
- [DRock] Yeah.
- You're going to do something really clever?
- [DRock] Yeah.
- You guys got a real plan? - [DRock] Yep, mhmmm.
And it's going to be online.
- Really? - [DRock] Yeah.
- Why'd you tell me that?
It would have been a big surprise.
He ruins everything.
(laughter)
All right.
(laughter)
Question of the day: What is your favorite move of location
so far in your life?
You keep asking questions, I'll keep answering them.