For episode 22, I chat with someone who is a former assistant to both AJ & Gary Vaynerchuk. Currently he's the Office of the CEO at VaynerMedia, co-host of the CardTalkPod, and General Manager of ONE37pm. He is the one and only Tyler Schmitt. Tyler, who entered the Vayner universe more than 9 years ago as a community manager, shares about his early days at VaynerMedia, how he woke up at 4:30am to play in a weekly pickup basketball game with Gary's inner circle which ultimately was a factor in his career trajectory.  The Penn State alum also shares his perspective on what it was like being in the Malibu house for the creation of Veefriends back in 2021,  the 2018 project he headed up that was "almost" Veefriends.   I had a fantastic time chopping it up with Tyler.  I hope you enjoy this conversation like I did. 

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Links:  Twitter: @tyschmitt5

Credit: Host: Rob Messer (@mistirmesser/@veefamsessions)

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For episode 19, I chat with the Community Success Lead of Veefriends, Nick Corso. Having prior experience in Discord, Corso found himself as one of the earliest volunteer mods in the Veefriends ecosystem in May of 2021 and eventually worked his way up the ladder becoming one of the most beloved and recognizable household names in the Veefam. During our conversation, Corso shares how he navigates being both a member on the team as well as a community member, what the earliest days of the VeeFriends discord was like, and shares why he thinks Gary Vee gifted him a Series 1 Gift Goat in May of 2021. If you listen to the end, there is also a teaser for what could be the biggest GaryVee branded show in 2023. I had the opportunity to get more facetime with Corso in Miami and getting to know him even more during this session. He is an absolute stand up guy that I encourage you all to get to know. If you enjoy this half as much as I did, please consider writing a review and sharing your thoughts. Without further ado, here's Corso. 

Links:  Twitter: @corso52

Credit: Host: Rob Messer (@mistirmesser/@veefamsessions)

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For episode 18, I chat with the President of VeeFriends, Andy Krainak. Andy who entered the Vayner universe back in 2013, where after tweeting at Gary, he ended up landing an internship at Vayner Media, and after working his way up to Brand Director for Gary, he eventually became Executive Vice President of Team GaryVee in 2021, before transitioning into his current role.  The Forever Phoenix holder and I talk about what it was like being in charge of social media for a guy who built his career on social media, what it was like mapping out the VeeFriends project, how & why he ended up in his current role, and what it is that the President of VeeFriends actually does.  It was a pleasure getting the time and I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did. 

Links:  Twitter: @krainak

Credit: Host: Rob Messer (@mistirmesser/@veefamsessions) 

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For episode 17, I chat with NFT writer and fellow Veefriend, Alex Gomez. Alex runs a blog, CyberScrilla, where he develops hefty, yet digestible content on how to better understand the web3 and NFT space and is also writes for 137pm.  Alex's in-depth and value driven written content caught my eye and it was a pleasure getting to know him more. In our convo we chat about how he took a leap of faith from his secure job in the marijuana industry to write full-time, his experience at Veecon, and his journey into this VeeFriends community. Hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did.

Links:

https://cyberscrilla.com/

Twitter: @alexwgomezz

Credit: Host: Rob Messer (@mistirmesser/@veefamsessions)

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For episode 16, I chat with 16-year-old Benjamin Wong. Ben, not old enough to check into his Veecon hotel is an entrepreneur, podcaster, public speaker, and humanitarian.  I had a fantastic time getting to know and chatting with Ben. During our episode, the Hungry Hammerhead fan shares about his early days as entrepreneur, his unique Veecon experience which including getting a really one of a kind autograph from Beeple, and the circumstances which he would turn down a job at Veefriends, and gets exposed to names such as Carl Winslow and Joey Gladstone.  Not only is Ben an awesome guy with a great sense of humor, he is a role model for everyone in the community no matter they're age

Links: 

Twitter: @b3nwong

Credit: Host: Rob Messer (@mistirmesser/@veefamsessions) 

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For episode 15, I chat with an unbelievably kind and thoughtful, Jaydev. Jay is a filmmaker, collector, and a fantastic ambassador for the Veefriends community and the web3 community at large. I had a wonderful time chatting with Jay about how he was in the hospitalized the day he minted his VF1, Veecon, the film3 movement, how he got into creating Twitter spaces, soccer, and who he likes more Woody or Buzz. Check out his Twitter Spaces, "3 Things I Learned in NFTs" this week" on Sundays at 10pm EST .

Links:

Twitter: @jaydevh20

Credit: Host: Rob Messer (@mistirmesser/@veefamsessions)

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On VeeFam Sessions #14, I chat with father, husband,  VeeFriend and host of the podcast, Hiped Hour Hour, but most of all an absolute force of positivity. I’m talking about the one and only Gentle Tornado.

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Links: Gentle's Linktree

On VeeFam Sessions #13, I chat with Veefriend and the host of the Veefriends Late Night Chat, Pat aka Patron the Crypto Ape.

During our conversation Pat shares his journey all the way from how he was introduced to crypto to how and why he got invested in the Veefriends community and ultimately started a daily Spaces, becoming a fixture in the community.  VeeFriends Late Night Chat, a daily Twitter Spaces which he runs nightly not only to talk about anything Veefriends, but also to spread positivity and educate people on all of the ins and outs of web3 including wallet security. Pat also shares why it was so important for him to document his first Veecon experience and ultimately edit and release the 1 hour doc, Veecon: The movie.  I really enjoyed my conversation with Pat and it was really great to get to know him better and get to know the man behind the microphone. It is easy to understand why the community is the way it is with ambassadors like him.

Links & Credits

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ALPHAisFREE

VEECON: The Movie Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgPhaY6H3WDuJtUOsYYlXLQ

Host: Rob Messer (@mistirmesser)

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