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The Story of a Brand

Original Grain - The Story Behind the Wood

The Story of a Brand

Ramon Vela

Business, Entrepreneurship

5145 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

In Part 2 of this feature, brothers  Andrew and Ryan Beltran, co-founders of Original Grain, continue sharing the inside story of this premier maker of Wood & Steel Watches. 
 
In Part 2 of this feature, Andrew and Ryan discuss The Story behind the Wood, Why Leather Straps was a big mistake (and could've been bigger), Why many watch companies race to the bottom on pricing, Advice for young entrepreneurs, How to price watches, The Original Grain Moat, Educating customers on why wood means luxury, Ask yourself what story do you want to tell, Why they use reclaimed upcycle wood, The Watch design process, Why passion is the key in whatever you do, How they turned me into a watch guy and more.
 
Join us while Ramon Vela interviews brothers, Andrew and Ryan Beltran in Part 2 of this episode and listen to him share the inside story of a brand.
 
For more on Original Grain visit: https://www.originalgrain.com/
 
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Transcript

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0:00.0

Recorded at Retention Science Studios, this is not your average entrepreneur or e-commerce

0:10.9

podcast, and he's not your average host.

0:14.3

This is The Story of a Brand with your host, Ramon Vela.

0:21.4

That is something that we noticed at the beginning.

0:23.6

Not only were inspired kind of by our youth and being from the Northwest,

0:27.2

but we did see a lot of luxury cars and furniture, interiors,

0:31.3

you know, a lot of households incorporate wood as a luxury item.

0:34.4

It's something that defines, you know, a level of whether it be success or

0:39.7

just what their taste is. You know, so we thought if we could provide that into the watch

0:45.2

and in regards to how we're separating ourselves, I think we do tell that unique story for each

0:50.1

watch that's created, you know, no two watches are the same. That being because it's from a natural

0:55.8

material, you know, each piece of, whether it be whiskey barrel, is going to look a little bit

1:00.1

different on each watch. You know, so we're trying to tell that story for every watch that we make

1:04.9

and we're not just pulling wood. You know, we're really out there sourcing wood from Kentucky. I know,

1:10.1

or flying out to New York or Chicago.

1:12.5

And we went to Germany to find these beer barrels.

1:15.0

You know, these are authentic pieces of material that have the unique story connected to them.

1:19.6

So that's kind of how we're definitely separating ourselves from anybody in kind of the woodwatch industry.

1:25.2

No one's really doing that by telling the story.

1:30.6

Hey, you.

1:32.4

Yeah, you.

1:34.0

You work so hard to acquire customers, but what are you doing to keep them happy?

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