Gary Vaynerchuk
Entrepreneur and social media personality known for the "$1.80" engagement strategy
Gary Vaynerchuk (Entrepreneur and social media personality known for the "$1.80" engagement strategy) has appeared as a guest on 1 episode in TMT. Topics they speak about most include Social media and self-presentation, Regret, Envy and comparison.
In their words
Positions and remarks grouped by topic, each with the exact quote and where it was said.
Social media and self-presentation
Vaynerchuk recommends that people build confidence by posting a video listing what they are bad at.
“I believe the number one thing that most people watching or listening to this podcast should do is make a video and tell the world what they suck at”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: This One Episode Will Motivate You to Change Your Entire Life (Sep 7, 2026) · Listen from 1:01:38
Vaynerchuk argues that social media algorithms reflect users' own choices rather than shaping them.
“My friends, the algorithm did not change you. The algorithm exposed you”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: This One Episode Will Motivate You to Change Your Entire Life (Sep 7, 2026) · Listen from 11:28
Regret
Vaynerchuk says the worst sentence a person can say late in life is the three words "I wish I."
“the worst sentence, Mel, is three words. I wish I dot, dot, dot, dot, dot”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: This One Episode Will Motivate You to Change Your Entire Life (Sep 7, 2026) · Listen from 36:48
Vaynerchuk recommends volunteering five hours at a retirement home, saying it benefits the volunteer as much as residents.
“If you can volunteer five hours to a retirement home in your general area, like literally call them, email them”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: This One Episode Will Motivate You to Change Your Entire Life (Sep 7, 2026) · Listen from 34:48
Envy and comparison
Vaynerchuk says he feels genuine joy when competitors surpass him because he views the world as abundant.
“I could not be happier for people that pass me in following count, pass me in financial status, pass me in listener count”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: This One Episode Will Motivate You to Change Your Entire Life (Sep 7, 2026) · Listen from 1:11:15
Value of a college degree
Vaynerchuk says he argued for years that creative or entrepreneurial students who cannot afford college should not take on large debt for a degree.
“If you're creative or entrepreneurial and your parents can't afford to pay for it, I do not think you should go take $120,000 in debt”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: This One Episode Will Motivate You to Change Your Entire Life (Sep 7, 2026) · Listen from 1:07:40
Vaynerchuk says the top skill for job seekers is making content on LinkedIn, which he likens to Facebook and Instagram with a different audience mindset.
“LinkedIn is exactly the same thing as Facebook and Instagram, except the audience perspective and mentality when they're on it is different”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: This One Episode Will Motivate You to Change Your Entire Life (Sep 7, 2026) · Listen from 1:06:00
Collectibles
Vaynerchuk believes collectibles are poised to become a lifestyle genre alongside fashion, sports, and music because of community.
“Do you know why I love collectibles and believe it's a huge trend and that it's about to join fashion and sports and music as a lifestyle genre?”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: This One Episode Will Motivate You to Change Your Entire Life (Sep 7, 2026) · Listen from 57:08
Live shopping
Vaynerchuk argues live shopping is currently at the stage social media was at in 2014.
“Where live shopping is right this second is exactly where social was in 2014”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: This One Episode Will Motivate You to Change Your Entire Life (Sep 7, 2026) · Listen from 50:01
Gratitude
Vaynerchuk says his most valuable possession is peace of mind, not his businesses or audience.
“The number one thing I have is not all the things you think I have. The number one thing I have is peace of mind”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: This One Episode Will Motivate You to Change Your Entire Life (Sep 7, 2026) · Listen from 27:16
Personal accountability
Vaynerchuk attributes widespread status-seeking to modern parenting leaving out accountability rather than to social media.
“not because of social media and we see other people with stuff, but because modern parenting left accountability out of the ingredients of the last 30, 40 years”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: This One Episode Will Motivate You to Change Your Entire Life (Sep 7, 2026) · Listen from 14:52
Psychotherapy
Vaynerchuk recommends spending money on therapy rather than on material goods used to mask pain.
“Instead of buying dumb shit to cover up your hurt, why don't you go invest it into therapy?”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: This One Episode Will Motivate You to Change Your Entire Life (Sep 7, 2026) · Listen from 14:16
Self-improvement
Vaynerchuk argues that people are far more capable of changing than they realize.
“my belief that is that people are obnoxiously more capable of changing than they realize. And it's actually shockingly simple and the hardest thing in the world”
The Mel Robbins Podcast: This One Episode Will Motivate You to Change Your Entire Life (Sep 7, 2026) · Listen from 5:39
Appearances
This One Episode Will Motivate You to Change Your Entire LifeThe Mel Robbins Podcast · Sep 7, 2026 · 1 h 16 min
Mel Robbins talks with entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk about accountability, fear, regret, envy, peace of mind, and taking action on careers, business, and social media.
Discussed in
Hala Taha: How to Turn Social Media Visibility Into a Revenue Engine | MarketingYoung and Profiting (YAP) with Hala Taha: Entrepreneurship and Self-Improvement Podcast · Oct 2, 2026 · 51 min
In a crossover from Built in Public, Courtney Johnson interviews Hala Taha about growing her personal brand on LinkedIn and turning that visibility into YAP Media.
Unleash Your Power: Integrating Life & Work with Tim RexiusMick Unplugged · Jul 2, 2026 · 51 min
Mick Hunt interviews Omaha entrepreneur Tim Rexius about partnership-based growth, work-life integration, fiscal discipline, and building Omaha Protein Popcorn.
Often appears with
- Mel Robbins · 1 shared episode