#AskGaryVee

One Entrepreneur's Take on Leadership, Social Media, and Self-Awareness

By: Gary Vaynerchuk

Narrated by: Gary Vaynerchuk, Jack Welch, Dave Ramsey

Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's Summary

The New York Times bestselling author draws from his popular show #AskGaryVee to offer surprising, often outrageous, and imminently useful and honest answers to everything you’ve ever wanted to know—and more—about navigating the new world.

Gary Vaynerchuk—the inspiring and unconventional entrepreneur who introduced us to the concept of crush it—knows how to get things done, have fun, and be massively successful. A marketing and business genius, Gary had the foresight to go beyond traditional methods and use social media tools such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube to reach an untapped audience that continues to grow.

#AskGaryVee showcases the most useful and interesting questions Gary has addressed on his popular show. Distilling and expanding on the podcast’s most urgent and evergreen themes, Gary presents practical, timely, and timeless advice on marketing, social media, entrepreneurship, and everything else you’ve been afraid to ask but are dying to know. Gary gives you the insights and information you need on everything from effectively using Twitter to launching a small business, hiring superstars to creating a personal brand, launching products effectively to staying healthy—and even buying wine.

Whether you're planning to start your own company, working in digital media, or have landed your first job in a traditional company, #AskGaryVee is your essential guide to making things happen in a big way.

Narrators include: Gary Vaynerchuk, Jack Welch, Dave Ramsey, Seth Godin, Kevin Jonas, Casey Neistat, Draymond Green, Alex De Simone, Adam Braun, Adam Grant, AJ Vaynerchuk, Al Harrington, Alan Belcher, Alexis O'Hanian, Andrew Greif, Andy Dunn, Andy Krainak, Benjamin Lazarus, Beth Comstock, Black Coffee, Brittany Hoffman, Charlie Ebersol, Chase Jarvis, Chef Lizette, Cristie Kerr, Dana Anderson, Dawn Swick-Renshaw, Dennis Crowley, Dustin Keller, Erik Dellenback, Greg Pesci, India Kieser, Jack Haber, Jason Calacanis, Jason Farris, Jason Fried, John Legend, Justin Brooke, Kevin Asp, Leo LaPorte, Leslie Blodgett, Mike Vacanti, Peter Brown, Phil Rosenthal, Phillip Gimmi, Ross Walker, Scott Wyden, Sean Burrows, Shonduras, Soren Azorian, Staphon Lawrence, Steph Ruhle, Steve Sadove, Steve Unwin, Dr. Thiago Moraes, Tim Evans, Tom Ferry, Troy Carter, Warren Weeks, Zak Moy, Matt DeMayo, and Nathan Scherotter.

©2016 Gary Vaynerchuk (P)2016 HarperCollins Publishers

Awesome book

Be prepared to get inspired! This book gave me a new outlook on life as an entrepreneur. If you are looking to start your own business, this is a must read. Gary Vee always exceeds expectations in detail and quality.

Did any of the 1 stars actually listen to the book?!?

Audible member since the beginning, pre-Amazon, pre-iPod. #blueplayer

If there's one thing I can't stand in audio books, it's when the narrator is 'literally' reading-from-the-book...yes, I know that's what we're buying, but I want more, I want personality, isn't that why we look for 'read by the author'!

So much whining and complaining, "all he did was answer questions", are you kidding, forget listening to the book, did you even read the title?! This was a great book, TON of content, right blend of anecdotes, minus the obligatory rehashing of the half dozen or so ideas that most authors use to justify wasting 3 to 5 hours of air space in my car. Could've been a blog post and called it a day.

Gary gives relevant, updated answers (from the original book and show). With a world polluted with Internet gurus and social media experts that are trying to push the same tired lines and tactics, Gary is the REAL deal...and the fact that he brought on Leo Laporte (ZD/TechTV) to read questions brought this book full circle!! Loved every minute, smiled the whole time, can't wait for the next one! #questionofthedayanswered

fucking great book to read

Gary vee is funny and is inspiring and he definitely has ego and confidence but it's something that definitely does inspire others to go out and get what they want! I first heard about Gary vee when I was on a plane to Michigan I sat next to this guy named Andrew and he told me to look him up so I did and I love the guy's attitude I love how he doesn't sugarcoat anything so this is a fucking great book to read!

Great advice for all

Gary gives some excellent practical advice in this wonderful book. Some of this stuff should be taught in schools

Why did I not listen sooner??

loved it is an understatement. this book has provoked and inspired me on so many levels. thank you from the bottom of my heart to take the time to answer so many questions and share YOU!

A Compilation of Rants and Not Really a Book

What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?

The only reason I read books is to get long form content not available online for free. This book is a list of Question and answers from his show all compiled in a book and NOT really a book. Each answer is just a rant and nothing is in-depth. What is the point of a book if its not indepth. I literally mean 1 word answers.

The author himself mentions that he has never read a book in his life and does not read. Yet he decides to write a book. Interesting.

I get it he is great at snapchat etc but a book is not supposed to be the same format as a snapchat feed. He probably got inspired by Kim Kardashian's selfie book.

Its a waste of time and money.

What do you think your next listen will be?

Something new and more in-depth than a guy ranting on different topics for 2minutes each. I dont read books for 1 word answers.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of the narrators?

The entire idea was flawed, its not even a book. Its a chain of rants.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from #AskGaryVee?

Instead of doing 100's of questions it would have been better to do pick 12 topics and gone indepth on those. Zero to One was a book of rants as well but atleast it was indepth rants that made you think unlike this book which did nothing.

Any additional comments?

Please Please Please read some books to understand what books mean.

Gary crushed it.

Authentic. Insightful. Him.

Gary brings the wisdom of his experience fearlessly. He doesn’t blow smoke. He’s the real deal. Thanks, Gary.

Excellent Read!!! GeeNuts is the best!

I havent left a book review in a while. I will for this one. even though the book is from 2016 the information is pretty timeless for this developing era. maybe one day the information in this book wont be relevant, but if you were to change out the names of the social media apps of today for the technology of tomorrow, I believe the book would still be impactful!

i love that Gary is real and presents it as is. no filler words and no real hesitation. he speaks his mind and I loved every second of it. keep up the good work!

anyone interested in getting into the mindset of an entrepreneur- this is the book for you!

Gold Nuggets Either Way

If you love Gary, you will love this book. If you hate Gary you will still find some Gold Nuggets in this book. If you burn everything that is Gary and do dances around that same fire... well you got issues but you should still listen to the book so you will understand how to market your crazy ass.

Gary V fans should buy this

If you like him, go ahead and pick it up. I enjoyed this Q&A style book, learned plenty, picked up some great tips for running a business and leading a team. Glad I listened.

Some great hidden tips, but too self focused & notch-potch

Would you try another book written by Gary Vaynerchuk or narrated by the narrators?

Yes, because there is clearly knowledge, experience & passion in there. There are 2 main draw-backs with this book: 1. It is too far, wide and hotch-potch. Gary talks a lot about going 'deep' not 'wide' yet this book is trying to be everything & all over the place. I don't think people other than die hard Gary fans buy books to be everything, IMHO2. It is too self focused. Too much self exaggeration, self interruption, self pre-framing. In a world of distraction & fighting for attention it would have been way more powerful to cut that all out & let the good knowledge speak louder, because Gary does have it but you have to wade through a lot of distraction.

What could Gary Vaynerchuk have done to make this a more enjoyable book for you?

1. Rambled & preambled a lot less before & during each point2. Made the information more focused on the listener 3. Made it more niched, relevant & focusedAnd therefore...4. Made it about 4-5 hours shorter

How could the performance have been better?

As above. There is passion and gusto & confidence & his fans seem to like it. Naturally therefore some are not going to like it. I was very close to switching it off a few times & that probably dis-services the good stuff that is in-between.

If you could play editor, what scene or scenes would you have cut from #AskGaryVee?

As above. Plus the rambles, saying what he is/is going to do before he says it [just say it], jump from topic to topic less, create a more clear concept [perhaps this book would serve better in a different format, or should have waited a decade and become an auto-biography.

Any additional comments?

Good social proof of stars/celebs reading questions but not really an Audible book format. Too long; you have to wade to get to the best bits.I thought long & hard before leaving this review as a fellow author and because there are clearly some great shares in this audio, but I feel the 4.80/5 total reviews must be heavily biased towards American 'fans' of Gary and not more balanced views. For a book to be almost 100% it should in my humble view have a more clear, cohesive & linear concept, be respectful of the listeners time & attention & be edited much better to decide the best 60% & the 40% to edit out. Sometimes in a 14 hour audio, a lot less is a lot more. This review is designed to be helpful so if you are prepared to sit through you will pick up some good tips. If you are a UK listener you may find it a little intense.

so so so so...

only 5 hours are useful, 8 are useless. Gary with all respect you talk too much bullsht and how awesome you are - it's actually annoying.

Does not live up to the hype

This was the first audio book that I was tempted to give up on midway. Maybe I needed to be a Gary fan before listening to this. He just comes across as too full of himself with an ego the size of a planet. "How should I pitch to a VC ?" Reply "Just do it". Thanks that was inspirational. Sorry but "your gift" as you put it was not for me. Just my 2 cents.

what a guy I love him . thanks for been you Gary .

what a book what a guy . cant believe it's just ended 🤣 anyway lots more to listen 2 . so special to listen to because Gary is reading it thanks man

Gary Vee you are my hero!!!

I have been following Gary Vee for a while now.. And had enormous expectations.. And yet he always delivers more than expected. His charisma and superhero like energy just make me smile and inspire me! This book does not only give value in terms of business but about life, gratitude and inspires me to get out there and be the best I can be! I love this guy and my biggest dream would be to work for him one day! Would recommend this book to ANYONE, graduates who just finished school like myself, moms and dads who are struggling with work/life balance.. Professionals-anyone!! There's so much we can learn from this superman Gary Vee! THANK YOU, thank you, thank you!! I know I will play the book over and over again.. And every time there will be a new take away, a new piece of gold according to where I am in life! LOVE IT <3

Superb Content and Insight

Another great session being inspired by Gary Vee and his outlook on life and business.

Lifted me out of Lockdown Blues

I'll be making sure I get a regular dose of Gary Vee. Best therapy I've come across for entrepreneurs feeling lost and/or overwhelmed. You can't help but get started on your way up and out when you've spent some time listening to him.

thank you Gary for this amazing book

I love how Gary always had something extra when he reads his own books on audible. Gary helps me everyday to get into the right mindset for creating content and steadily over the course of a few months I have dramatically improved my ability to turn out more content and for it to be less sales and more about brand full stop thanks again Gary you are a legend

Gary Vee at his best

This is where Gary is so powerful, answering his followers questions. Loved listening to him provide true value and will continue to for a long time. Loved the special guests coming on to ask the questions, good move.

Goldmine of information

This is an audiobook to listen to over and over again. So many marketing and entrepreneurship topics are covered and provide so many great business tips. Really enjoyed listening to it.