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The Story of a Brand

Garrett Wade - Where Good Tools Come First

The Story of a Brand

Ramon Vela

Business, Entrepreneurship

5145 Ratings

🗓️ 6 January 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

In this first part of this Feature, we sit down with Craig Winer, Co-Owner & Senior VP of Garrett Wade, to discuss Garrett Wade’s lasting success. Since the 1970s, Garrett Wade has offered a variety of selections for any demographic to enjoy true craftsmanship.


The company was started by Garrettson Wade Chinn with the original goal of celebrating craftsmen by offering a catalog with hard to find, quality tools. Through the decades, that goal has expanded from selling hard to find tools for offering vintage kitchenware, quality gardening tools, and even collectible toys. 

As Craig mentions in the episode, it’s more than purchasing a tool to complete your next project. It’s a well-crafted tool that could be passed down for generations.  

In Part 1, Craig discusses Craig Winer and his mentor; The 100 ft overview of Garrett Wade; The importance of craftsmanship; Putting your own passions into creating successful products; COVID Impacts on the brand; Adapting throughout the decades; The foundation of Garrett Wade; And much more.

Join us while Ramon Vela interviews Craig for The Story of a Brand, and listen to her share the inside story.

For more on Garrett Wade, visit: https://www.garrettwade.com/


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Transcript

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0:00.0

Recorded at Attention Agency Studios.

0:08.2

This is not your average entrepreneur or e-commerce podcast, and he's not your average host.

0:14.3

This is the story of a brand with your host, Ramon Vela.

0:21.6

Gary Wade was founded in 1975.

0:23.6

We sell, I was, I'm on the owners, but not the founder.

0:27.6

It's founded by a man by the name of Garretson, Wade Chin.

0:30.6

And we sell high quality hand tools for the workshop garden at home.

0:35.6

And the focus on all of our products is really tools built to last.

0:40.3

And most of the time it's really about unique tools that you're not going to find in other places.

0:47.3

But they're working tools, you know, that the idea is that the brand is around

0:51.3

authentic products. And most of us who work there are makers and doers and are really integral to the brand and to what we sell.

1:08.0

Have you built an online brand that consumers love?

1:10.0

Do you sell in consumer categories that are

1:12.9

essential to everyday life? Do the majority of your sales go through Amazon FBA? If this sounds like you,

1:20.2

you should get to know Forum brands. Forum is a team of expert investors, operators, and many ex-Amazonians who provide

1:29.9

entrepreneurs and owners with the most efficient and lucrative way to sell their

1:34.4

e-commerce businesses. If you're interested in exploring a sale and cashing out years of your

1:40.3

profits in one day, visit us at forumbrands.com to schedule a call.

1:47.4

Hey, everyone, this is Ramon Bella, and this is another episode of the story of a brand.

1:53.1

Like always, I've got an amazing executive, founder, owner, and brand that we're going to

1:58.4

feature, and I can't wait because it's really, really interesting

2:01.6

brand. But you know, I've had something on my mind. I have been thinking a lot about gratitude

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