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Oct 2020
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There’s Nothing More Fun Than Loving Peo...

Gary Vaynerchuk
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This episode is an interview that I did with world-famous actor, Matthew McConaughey. We discuss a wide variety of topics from how he got his start in acting as well as his views on startup culture.

A uniquely McConaughey guide to success and satisfaction through life’s lessons learned the hard wayGREENLIGHTS By Matthew McConaughey to be published October 20, 2020.

Academy Award–winning actor Matthew McConaughey is a married man, a father of three children, and a loyal son and brother. He considers himself a storyteller by occupation, believes it’s okay to have a beer on the way to the temple, feels better with a day’s sweat on him, and is an aspiring orchestral conductor.

In 2009, Matthew and his wife, Camila, founded the just keep livin Foundation, which helps at-risk high school students make healthier mind, body, and spirit choices. In 2019, McConaughey became a professor of practice at the University of Texas at Austin, as well as Minister of Culture/M.O.C. for the University of Texas and the City of Austin. McConaughey is also brand ambassador for Lincoln Motor Company, an owner of the Major League Soccer club Austin FC, and co-creator of his favorite bourbon on the planet, Wild Turkey Longbranch.

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