VeeFam Sessions

For ep. ⁠#065 we chat with longtime VeeFriend, podcast host, and pillar of the VeeFam, Michelle Urso. Throughout our conversation @mistirmesser and Michelle talk about her entrepreneurial journey that led her to finding Gary Vee and eventually, VeeFriends. We also discuss the power of community, how the VeeFam has helped shape her, and much more. Follow VeeFam Sessions:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/v...

For ep. ⁠#064 we chat with Jake Escobar (@ghostkidart) Throughout our conversation @mistirmesser and Jake Escobar, also known as Ghost Kid, who shares his journey from a punk rocker in Utah to a successful entrepreneur and artist in the NFT space. Jake discusses his early life, the influence of his family, and his passion for horror and art. He reflects on his experiences with  VeeFriends  , the i...

For ep. ⁠#063⁠ we chat with beloved VeeFriends community member and content creator, Anne Bagg. Throughout our conversation, we chat about her journey to the United States, leaving the world of teaching, how she stumbled onto a Fanatics Live  @veefriends  stream, how the community has impacted her, and more. Follow VeeFam Sessions:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/veefamsessions⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ VeeFam Network:...

For ep. #062 we chat with VeeFriends OG and beloved community member, Ross Brown. Throughout our conversation, we chat about his journey into VeeFriends, how the VeeFriends community has impacted him, how it has positively added to the relationship with his father, what attracted him to the Moral Monkey, and his memorable VeeCon speech from 2022. Follow VeeFam Sessions:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ https://linktr.ee/v...

For ep. #061, we chat with nurse, father, VeeFriend, and co-host of 'VeeDads', Blaze Hirsch. Throughout our conversation, we chat about his journey into VeeFriends, how the VeeFriends community has impacted him, the origin of VeeDads, and how the characters and community can help parents. VeeCon, and community. Follow VeeFam Sessions:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/veefamsessions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ VeeFam...

For ep. #060, we chat with Web3 Event Planner & Community Builder, Valerie Carrillo. Throughout our conversation, we chat about her journey into web3 & Veefriends, VeeCon, and community. Follow VeeFam Sessions:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/veefamsessions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Valerie on X: https://x.com/VDizzle777 Host: Rob Messer (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mistirmesser⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@veefamsessions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

For ep. #059, we chat with Abundance Coach, VeeFriend, and amazing human, Deb Bowman. Throughout our conversation, we chat about abundance, perspective, community, and how she found the VeeFam. Follow VeeFam Sessions:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/veefamsessions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Deb on X: ⁠https://x.com/DiamondDebBow Host: Rob Messer (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mistirmesser⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@veefamsessions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

For ep. #058, we chat with entrepreneur and business consultant, Spaces Host, World Traveler, Stocism Advocate, and OG VeeFriend, Brendan Hogle, aka Boggles the Stoic. Throughout our conversation, Brendan and I chat about his journey to web3 & VeeFriends, his memories and thoughts on the importance of community, & how special the VeeFriends community is. He also shares how practicing Stocism has h...

For ep. #057, we chat with former long-time moderator for the VeeFriends Discord and Community Lead for 'World of Women,' Kashvi. Throughout our conversation, Kashvi and I chat about her journey to web3, her memories and thoughts on the VeeFriends community, her journey into World of Women, and what it was like when her two worlds came together when she was a speaker on the community stage at Veec...

For ep. #056, we chat with former moderator for the VeeFriends Discord and long-time community member, Burge. Throughout our conversation, Burge and I chat about his journey into finding VeeFriends, what it was like being one of the first moderators hired, and his perspective on all of the ups and downs throughout the first three years of VeeFriends. Burge also shares a super memorable moment from...

For ep. #055, we chat with author, mom, and Hangout Hawk, Laura “ Laptop Laura” Petersen. Laura and I discuss her journey which weaves in and out of education and business, how she overcame her fear of public speaking and ended up on the VeeCon Community Stage in 2023, and what it’s like being a Hangout Hawk.   Follow VeeFam Sessions:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/veefamsessions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Laura on X: ⁠⁠ht...

For ep. #054, we chat with dietician, dad, VeeFriend, and one of the hosts of of the VeeDads podcast, Ryan Turner. Ryan and I discuss his journey into VeeFriends and his career, the significance of sharing the ups and downs of parenthood under the umbrella of the VeeFriends community, and much more. Follow VeeFam Sessions:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/veefamsessions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ryan on X: ⁠⁠https://twitter....

For ep. #053, we chat with community builder, social media marketer & content creator, NFT project founder, artist, and one of the first people on the VeeFriends team, Zain Gaziani. In our episode, Zain discusses how found Gary and ultimately had a viral moment where he landed a job on the spot. We also discuss his time working for Vayner, how and why he pivoted into joining the VeeFriends team pr...

For ep. #052, we chat with VeeFriends OG, Liza Lopez. Liza and I chat about her origins into finding Web3 & VeeFriends, how the community could be a launching point for finding deeper relationships, and how she uses her knowledge of Web3 & NFTs to help onboard Spanish speakers. Follow VeeFam Sessions:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/veefamsessions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Liza on X: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/LizaFLopez...

For ep. #051, we chat with entrpreneur and @veefriendscards collector, Rahul Brahmbatt. Rahul shares about his journey through different career paths, his venture at Day One which partnered with  @veefriends  in 2022, and what it was like to win the first ever Compete & Collect Alpha Playtest Tournament in July 2023. Follow VeeFam Sessions:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/veefamsessions ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rahul o...

In episode #050, I chat with professional dancer, tech enthusiast, and educator, Peg Moore. Throughout our conversation, Peg talks about how she began teaching technology to older adults & how she found Gary Vee & VeeFriends. She also reflects on how she found her close knit community in the early days of VeeFriends, and some special moments she shared with Gary at VeeCon '22 & the...

In episode #049 we chat with VeeFriends marketing manager and Optimistic Otter, Tyler Dowdle. Tyler, who was also on ep. #009 , has a fascinating origin story of getting scammed and losing his Series 1 NFTs, before buying back in a flipping all the way up to a Gift Goat. His content and perspective he exemplified throughout that event helped him land a job in the VeeFriends ecosystem and he hasn&#...

In episode #048 we chat with educator, artist, founder, creator, and VeeFriends OG, Tim Livingston. Tim is an artist and founder of Living Bots, formerly Vector Bots, a project that collaborated with VeeFriends through their Mint Mink program. Tim and I talk about being an educator in the classroom, the VeeFriends community, what the process was like collaborating with VeeFriends, and much more. F...

In episode #047 we chat with VeeFam day one OGs & power couple, Alissa & Ron Jordan. Alissa is an attorney (not yours), speaker, and ambassador for ethics while Ron is a web3 creator, podcaster, collector, and host of the VeeFriends Cards podcast, “Ron’s Roundtable.” . Ron and Alissa share their stories about finding web3 and the VeeFriends ecosystem, their stories of the community in the...

In episode #046, we chat with the artist, storyteller, and comic artist for VeeFriends, D.J. Coffman. After being drawn to creating cartoons and comics at a young age, D.J. has been living his passion for over 25 years. In January 2024, he started working for  @veefriends  as a comic creator where he creates daily comics for the IP. Throughout our conversation, D.J. and I talk about how much of an...

In episode #045, we chat with the lifelong collector, VeeFriends maxi, and head of Collectibles at VeeFriends, Adam Ripps. After building an impressive sports card collection at young age, Adam found his way to a Gary Vee tweet inviting those interested in the hobby to get into a sports card group chat. It wasn't before long before Adam was scouring the internet looking for top tier cards that was...

In episode #044, we chat with the Executive Vice President of the Gary Vaynerchuk brand, Head of Team GaryVee, and VeeFriend, Sid Astir. Throughout our conversation, Sid and I talk about how he serendipitously got his start at Vayner Media as intern and then worked his way up to running Garys brand. We also chat about the origin of VeeFriends from behind the scenes, his perspective of VeeCon and t...

In episode #043, we chat with the founder of Women & Weapons, artist, VeeFriend, and champion of doing good, Sara Baumann. Throughout our conversation, Sara and I talk about her path as an artist, overcoming fear and anxiety to become a public speaker, and what is was like to have Gary Vee be the first buyer of her heart in the web3 landscape. I loved chatting with Sara and I hope you enjoy our co...

In episode #042, we chat with VeeFriend, content creator, community detective, Dalton Tice. In our chat, Dalton and I talk about his origins into finding Gary Vee and the VeeFriends, his thoughts about bringing kindness to the world, and how the VeeFriends community fits the bill to do the same. Follow VeeFam Sessions: ⁠https://linktr.ee/veefamsessions ⁠ Dalton: ⁠ https://twitter.com/TheDaltonTice...

In episode #041 we chat with Author, Community Leader, Web3 Ambassador, and VeeFriends OG, Steve "NFTbark" Kaczynski. After leaving his corporate job and going "all in" on Web3, Steve landed a position co-hosting "Coffee with Captain," an awarding-winning daily Twitter Space and a position serving as the community lead for the Starbucks Odyssey program. Most recently,...