Hey guys, this episode is from the Entrepreneur on Fire Podcast that Gary was on back in 2012.

Him and the host, John Lee Dumas, talked about the journey, passion, and all things entrepreneurship.

Check out the link to John's website in the description, hoping to enjoy.

Okay, let's get started.

I am simply thrilled to introduce my guest today, Gary Vaynerchuk.

Gary, are you prepared to ignite?

Born to ignite my friend.

I love it.

Gary is the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author, who is also a self-trained,

wine and social media expert.

From a young age, it was clear that Gary was a businessman.

At eight years old, he was operating seven lemonade stands in his neighborhood,

and by ten, he had moved on to selling baseball cards at local malls.

He's given Fire Nation a little overview, Gary, but why don't you take a minute,

tell us about you personally, and then tell us a little about your business,

once you have going on right now.

Sure, thanks, John.

First of all, I just want to thank anybody who's listening to this.

It's funny.

I grew up in Entrepreneur and would remember that word when I was a kid.

I'm 37 now, and believed that being an entrepreneur was the best thing.

But back when I was a kid, and even up until, like, let's say, five to seven years ago,

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