Balancing Passion and Practicality | A Conversation with Mattel
The GaryVee Audio Experience
Gary Vaynerchuk
4.8 • 18.1K Ratings
🗓️ 27 January 2025
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of The GaryVee Audio Experience, I sit down to explore the next chapter of creativity, collaboration, and culture. From discussing Mattel Creations' collaborations with VeeFriends and iconic brands like Uno, to the deeper lessons of passion and practicality post-pandemic, this conversation dives into balancing ambition with balance.
I also touch on the values instilled in me by my parents, the challenges I face in candid communication, and the exciting launch of my new two-sided children’s book, Meet Me in the Middle. Plus, I share exclusive details about the upcoming VeeFriends animated series in partnership with Moonbug.
We even explore the rise of personal brand consumer packaged goods (CPG) and the future of individual ownership in media and retail. Whether it’s playing Uno with “Macho Man” Randy Savage or reflecting on childhood nostalgia, this episode is packed with insights, stories, and inspiration for entrepreneurs, creators, and dreamers alike.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the GaryVee audio experience. |
| 0:04.8 | Hey everybody, before we start today's podcast, |
| 0:07.9 | I put out a new deck, I know the pyramid deck, |
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| 0:23.6 | That will change your business, your life, your world go check it out now to the podcast gary vaneer check gary v welcome thank you dick welcome good to be |
| 0:29.9 | here thank you for having us a little a few things on gary he is a serial entrepreneur chairman of vaneer |
| 0:36.6 | x CEO of vena media and creator and CEO of Vee Friends. |
| 0:41.4 | Known as Gary Vee, he is considered one of the leading global minds on what's next in culture, relevance, and the internet. |
| 0:47.7 | Gary is a best-selling author who has written eight books, including two released this year. |
| 0:53.1 | It's like three more than I've read. |
| 0:55.0 | Day trading attention and the one that I want to talk a little bit about, meet me in the middle. |
| 1:00.0 | I know the two books that you just came out with. |
| 1:02.0 | Mattel Creation's partnered with Gary and V-Friends on Uno V-Friends. |
| 1:07.0 | Now it's almost been three years. |
| 1:08.0 | It's sold out. |
| 1:09.0 | We also did a Masters of the Universe, Skeletor, skilled skeleton two pack a couple years ago, which was amazing. |
| 1:16.0 | Yep. |
| 1:17.0 | We're going to figure out what's next. |
| 1:18.4 | Yeah, we're talking right before it. |
| 1:19.5 | It might be time for a third collab. |
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