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James Orsini
A multi-hat operator with 40+ years across finance, advertising, and operations. Trained at KPMG and Goldman Sachs, then spent 11 years scaling VaynerX from $42M to nearly $350M in revenue alongside Gary Vaynerchuk.
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A multi-hat operator with 40+ years across finance, advertising, and operations. Trained at KPMG and Goldman Sachs, then spent 11 years scaling VaynerX from $42M to nearly $350M in revenue alongside Gary Vaynerchuk.
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James Orsini discusses how to achieve success without losing yourself, drawing from 40+ years in elite organizations like Goldman Sachs and VaynerX. The episode explores the power of the second seat, adapting to environments while maintaining identity, and building businesses on your own terms.
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Summary
James Orsini discusses how to achieve success without losing yourself, drawing from 40+ years in elite organizations like Goldman Sachs and VaynerX. The episode explores the power of the second seat, adapting to environments while maintaining identity, and building businesses on your own terms.
Tags
podcast · career-development · leadership · identity · success · ambition · business
Key entities
James Orsini (person, 0.99) · Gary Vaynerchuk (person, 0.95) · Courtney (person, 0.85) · Goldman Sachs (organization, 0.99) · Saatchi & Saatchi (organization, 0.99) · VaynerX (organization, 0.99) · Factotum USA (organization, 0.95) · Vyve (organization, 0.95) · Full Wattage (organization, 0.99) · Newark, New Jersey (location, 0.95) · second seat (concept, 0.85) · Full Wattage Episode 10 (event, 0.9)
Classification
audio · language en · status final
Provenance
claude-haiku-4-5 via @stacklist/be@0.1.0, confidence 0.85, 20 Oct 2026