I'm not going to waste your time introducing the one and only Gary Vaynerchuk.

There are people in this room who traveled 24 hours by bus just to see this man.

So you better have something smart to say Gary.

Ask Gary Vaynerchuk is Gary's fourth business book, his fifth book total,

his first one about wine.

That's where he got his professional start.

So I'm hoping you didn't have wine before getting here.

You can have an after because this is the moment, this is the hour where you are going to learn.

I love this word.

I love the whole focus here and learn a bit of Gary's genius.

And I'm going to start because Gary's team gave me the first question and it's just so special

that I want to share it.

Genius does not have a timetable.

When did yours first manifest Gary?

You know, are you kidding me?

It was a sunny day in Belarus.

In a very serious note, forget about the context of that word.

I think it was around the time I turned 30 that I understood that understanding people

and consumer behavior was something that I had and that there was a way to deploy it

against something besides selling more wine.

And so I'm not comfortable with the word genius stuff, but this singular thing that I think

will allow me to create a lot of success in my life is predicated on emotional intelligence

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