The #1 Mistake Killing Your Social Media Growth | Tea with GaryVee Ep. 68

Want to stay ahead as an entrepreneur in 2025? This episode is a crash course in evolving your business, featuring three real entrepreneurs tackling three major challenges—scaling, branding, and reinvention. Pulled from the most impactful moments of 4Ds, these conversations are handpicked using YouTube analytics to help small business owners and operators navigate the realities of growth. We cover: 🔥 Building for Scale – How do you grow without losing momentum? When do you reinvest, and how do you make the right financial moves? 🔥 Balancing Identity & Growth – Managing multiple ventures without confusing your audience. Should you separate your businesses or bring everything under one brand? 🔥 The Power of Reinvention – Pivoting into a new industry, raising capital, and building from scratch. 🎯 If you're struggling with growth, content strategy, or making a big career shift—this episode is for you. 🎧 Listen now and start evolving your business! 📍 Follow the podcast here first: 📌 @garyveeaudioexperience 📍 Follow me here: 📌 Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | TikTok | Twitter/X | YouTube

If you're in business and avoiding technology, you're in trouble. In this episode, I dive into why contractors—especially roofers—need to stop resisting tech and embrace the tools that will keep them competitive. I break down:✅ The brutal truth about technology in business ✅ How to overcome resistance to change and get your team on board ✅ The real way to use social media for local business growth ✅ Why brand beats sales (and how to build yours) ✅ The one video every roofer should make today If you're still thinking old-school marketing is enough, this one's for you. Let’s get to work! 🚀

In this episode, I sit down with four business owners from completely different industries—hospitality, franchising, community-driven services, and social media marketing—to break down their biggest challenges and give them the no-fluff, high-impact advice they need to scale. 💡 We talk about: Franchising vs. Private Expansion – Should you franchise your business or scale on your own? The brutal truth no one tells you.Turning Customers into a Community – If your customers aren’t talking, you’re doing it wrong. Here’s how to make them superfans.The Real Way to Grow on Social Media – Why most businesses waste money on ads and how to fix it with organic content strategies that work.How to Test a Scalable Business Model – Before you expand, make sure your idea actually works. This one strategy could save you millions.🔥 Whether you're a startup founder, franchise owner, or small business entrepreneur, these lessons will help you scale smarter, avoid costly mistakes, and maximize your business growth. 🎧 Listen now and take your business to the next level.

I sat down with Lydia Moynihan from the New York Post to dive into some of the biggest shifts happening in business, media, and technology. We get into the explosion of social shopping, how AI is changing the content game, and why traditional media is struggling to keep up. We also talk about: 📌 Social Shopping Takeover – Why TikTok Shop is the next big thing (and why you should be paying attention). 📌 AI & Content Creation – Will AI replace creators, or is it just another tool in the arsenal? 📌 The Evolution of Attention – Why real estate and attention are the same game, and how to capitalize on shifts before the masses do. 📌 Investing Smart in Emerging Trends – The biggest mistakes people make when chasing trends like crypto, NFTs, and AI. 📌 New York City’s Business Edge – Why NYC is still the best place in the world for opportunity (and why I’ll never leave). 💡 This episode is loaded with insights for entrepreneurs, content creators, and anyone thinking about where the future is headed. Listen in and let’s get ahead of the game. 🚀

The real fix for feeling stuck? Curiosity. So many of us are trapped in our own excuses, using judgment from family or fear of failure as a reason to hold back. If you’ve ever felt like you’re not “going hard enough,” this episode is for you. 🔥 We talk about: Why everyone should try selling on TikTok Shop and Whatnot (even if you’re not a “salesperson”)Overcoming family judgment and finding your own pathHow working 6 hours a day is capping your successGrowing your Instagram audience from TikTok before it’s too lateThe #1 thing stopping people from taking action (and how to fix it)Why most people don’t actually love what they do—they just love the rewards 💡 If you’re ready to stop making excuses and start taking action, this episode is the wake-up call you need. 👇 Listen now and let’s get into it. 📍 Follow the podcast here first: 📌 @garyveeaudioexperience 📍 Follow me here: 📌 Instagram | Facebook | LinkedIn | TikTok | Twitter/X | YouTube