The $460M business empire Gary Vee built while you were watching his content @MyFirstMillionPod
The $460M business empire Gary Vee built while you were watching his content  @MyFirstMillionPod
Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Episode 826: Sam Parr ( https://x.com/theSamParr ) and Shaan Puri ( https://x.com/ShaanVP ) chop it up with Gary Vee.

Show Notes:
(0:00) Intro
(2:40) Nick Dio, VP of friendships
(6:47) How to invest $1M on yourself
(10:06) being long term greedy
(17:53) Gary breaks down his companies and revenue
(21:43) day in the life of Gary v
(26:19) breaking down the 15-minute meeting
(29:07) eat shit and firefight
(31:00) picking projects
(32:31) 5-year bets gary is making
(34:04) missed fat pitches
(38:00) vetting shady people
(42:55) Mimetic rivals


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