MAIN THEME:

• Getting involved despite not yet having the financial means to buy a VeeFriends NFT.

1:17: Wade Turner

The surprising way that he got a ticket to VeeCon; his difficult childhood, and how it affected him

8:42: Tyler Saracena

How serendipity and a friend’s big idea got him a VeeCon ticket 

12:12: Chad Varela

His path to VeeCon; How his mom helped him cultivate curiosity and empathy

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MAIN THEMES:

• Why people started following Gary Vee
• How they started investing in NFTs and VeeFriends

0:08: Steve Farina

Attracted to all the ways in which Gary is innovating and educating

(SHORT) 3:15: Alicia Lycan - What she wants to get out of VeeCon

3:35: Carolina Millan

How following Gary for several years led to long-term investments into crypto and VeeFriends 

(SHORT) 6:42: Rachel and Tyler Miles - Their devotion to Gary 

7:21: John Woll

His early exposure to Gary and his process of minting a Series 1

(SHORT) 10:00: Dominic Capetillo - His faith in Gary

10:32: Alli Jean

Her VeeFriends merch, and her journey to NFTs and VF1

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MAIN THEMES:

• Gary’s dominant values: Kindness, gratitude, positivity, integrity
• How NFTs saved their life

1:14: Cassy Harte

Kindness

2:09: Kim Holcomb

Empathy, kindness no matter how people treat you 

3:05: Merm

NFTs saved his life, helped him get out of a difficult life

Important values: Gratitude, integrity

5:01: Dom Perigini

Honesty, bluntness

5:49: Taek Kim

Treating people with kindness and respect as a business owner 

6:40: Cam Redpath

Self-awareness

8:51: Michelle Madrid

How Gary helped her out of a bad place when she was being bullied online

(SHORT) 13:26: Jack Kirkpatrick

Positivity

14:00: Paul Heyne

Getting engaged at the conference and how NFTs helped him during a hard time

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MAIN THEMES:

• Owning a VeeFriend or going to VeeCon = being part of a community
• Attendees who create communities and facilitate connections 
• VeeCon brings like-minded people together

0:20: Matt Garnault

Finding his community at VeeCon

3:07: Khafre Gold

How he’s benefited from networking at VeeCon 

4:47: Jeremy Hohn

The VeeDow community

9:51: Nasreen Ismael

Connecting with people in real life after meeting them online 

(SHORT) 14:17: Vaz Pinto

VeeFriends goes beyond money 

14:55: Yassin Soulimane

His work in the web3 space; how investing in VeeFriends is about being part of a  community

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MAIN THEMES:

• What the chosen VeeFriend means to each person
• The tangible/intangible nature of NFTs
• The possible future of VeeFriends (the brand, the characters)

0:08: Dominic Capetillo

The meaningful connection between his chosen VeeFriend and his favorite artist

3:46: Kevin Sofen

Why he chose the Grateful Gar; how Gary pushed him to connect with his idol 

(SHORT) 7:36: 5252

The future of VeeFriends

(SHORT) 8:00: Vaz Pinto

The VeeFriends brand

8:21: Chris Lyons

Why the value of VeeFriends was hard for him to understand at first

13:12: Greg Hickman

His interest in NFTs that have tangible things attached to them

16:38: John Gutke

NFTs as collectibles that can be traded

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MAIN THEMES

• Interviews with 3 teenagers, one 19-yr old, 2 parents, and one founder of a kid-inspired company (Dapper Dinos)
• Why Gary resonates with young people
• How Gary inspires youth

0:08: Quin (14 yrs old)

His process of creating and minting an NFT

2:52: Elijah Cardona (19 yrs old)

How Gary changed his life

6:01: Karver Repp (15 yrs old)

Getting support from his mom to invest in NFTs; getting his friends involved (with the Young’ns group)

9:15: Justin Kratz (14 yrs old)

How he learned about NFTs; how he got started working for Gary

12:41: Stan Perry

How he supports his kids and how his family supports him (including at this conference)

15:28 : Baklajan

Dapper Dinos: a VeeFriends-first PLP

How kids contributed to the project, and how Dapper Dinos supports kids and families

17:01: Lonnie Ogulnick 

Why he brought his daughter to VeeCon

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MAIN THEMES:

• The endless creative possibilities of NFTs 
• Artists turning to NFTs as a new way to showcase their work
• Artists pivoting to new technologies, such as VR
• Taking risks, trying something new, turning away from conventional careers or school

(SHORT)

0:08: Ethan Norville

0:20: Cayden Dunbar

0:44: Breanna Faye

0:59: Brian Holloway

1:12: Chris Hartley Romero

1:31: Raphael Pena

1:47: Dan Schmerin

Co-founder of Metaversal, a project that reimagines curating + art collecting to make art more accessible and visible

5:20: Ezra Fuller 

How he tried to make money from digital art

6:52: Katie Shenacous 

She is an innovator with a lot of “firsts” (she mentions creating one of the first NFT podcasts and putting the first comedy series on the blockchain)

8:55: Doc Peace

Doctor turned spoken word poet

She created a spoken word flow for the Vee-women event sponsored by Fame Lady Squad. Her spoken word piece tells the story of Fame Lady Squad

12:10: Creatress 

Moved a more conventional art practice into VR 

13:52: Debonaire

A multidisciplinary artist who is trying out lots of different creative pursuits; has plans to host her own events that bring creative people together

15:32: Alicia Lycan

How she made the potentially risky leap into Web3

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MAIN THEMES

• Attendees are genuine, vulnerable, and generous
• They want to contribute, give back
• How people’s personal struggles inspired them to help others
• Gary himself is generous and shares a lot of himself
• Why Gary encourages everyone to get educated and do research
• Connection between helping others and education: educating is a way to give back and share with others 

0:09: Justin Nolan

The importance of collaboration; working with youth with mental health issues

3:24: Elizabeth Fucci

Her mental health struggles and her work in that space

6:24: Dustin Rogers

Getting help from his family to get to VeeCon; his mental health struggles, helping others with similar issues

(SHORT) 9:22: Aaron Aquendo

9:39: Jenelle Stone

The importance of her kids’ babysitter in her life

How her own experiences inspired her to work with youth

13:10: Nancy Gwany

The importance of learning and research; how there are many ways to learn

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Learn about VeeCon:

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