[Video] 5 Years Ago This Guy Would Have Been a Nobody

TweetGary Vaynerchuk is a perfect example of a person with the entrepreneurial spirit, a passion for a topic and the energy to learn the tools that are available to him to become an absolute ROCK STAR in his niche.

Gary has leveraged the power of the Internet to take his fathers liquor store to a level unimaginable only 5 years ago.  Gary realizes that the New York Times and the Washington Post are not the only ones that can publish content to the masses.  We are all publishers — check that — we all have the ability to be publishers.

Gary Vaynerchuk’s Wine Library TV has built an audience through Twitter, YouTube and through his video blog.  He has used these free tools to establish himself as one of the foremost experts in the wine industry.  This has led to high-profile speaking engagements and a million dollar book deal.  The book, recently released, is called Crush It and is a blue print of the success formula Gary has used to create a wildly successful business out of his passion — wine.

The amazing thing is that 5 years ago, this success story doesn’t happen.  The free publishing tools available online today were not available to the Gary Vaynerchuk’s of the world.  More than likely, this man would be running his fathers liquor store — in obscurity.

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