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Aftermarket brands.
Grown. Owned. Monetized.

A media studio for aftermarket auto. We build owned audience, real community, and content that compounds.

600M+ views.
Completely organic content.
Across the brands we've built
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In the scene · Reel
01 The work
Case studies / 2024–25

Recent client results.

Client
Garage Collective
Engagement
Full brand build, end to end
Period
2024 to 2025 · 18 months
Scope
Content, creators, in-person community

5K to 202K. In 18 months.

We took an enthusiast community platform from cold. Five thousand unengaged followers. Zero monetization. Then we ran the system end to end.

Aerial view of a supercar meet — Lamborghinis, McLarens, Ferraris in a city plaza
Wide outdoor sports car meet under palm trees
Supercar lot meet with Lamborghinis and McLarens
Urban cars-and-coffee with city skyline
Community activations from the engagement
Built in. Not advertised to.
The result / followers
5K → 202K
Instagram, 18 months
The result / volume
46.7M+ views
Across 414 posts
The result / revenue
$70K/mo
IG-attributed at peak
B Case study / Personal
View on Instagram
Client
Founder personal account (@griffinblanchardyt)
Engagement
Founder-led creator account, automotive niche
Period
8 months
Scope
Format design, posting cadence, content system

48M views. 8 months. One person, one camera.

The same system, run on a personal account from cold. Built in the aftermarket scene, not pitched at it.

The result / total views
48M+
In 8 months · across 132 posts
The result / top post
5.7M
13 breakout posts at 1M+ views
The result / per post
367K
Average views, every post
Built E36 BMW with white wheels, side profile in golden California light
Coastal car meet with R34 Skyline, Shelby GT500, Mustang and MX-5
Foggy coastal highway with R34 Skyline and Mustang running in formation
From the founder's account
In the scene. Of the scene.
This for your brand?

Free audit on us. 20 minutes.

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02 Why now
Market thesis

Brands that don't build community are falling behind. Founders feel it. Few face it.

Owned media is how brand-building works now. Paid attention is rented. A content system that's repeatable, trackable, and easily tweakable isn't a marketing nice-to-have. It's a business pillar.

Signal
community.
Not just parts.

Our position

We don't sell marketing.
We build brands.

Other agencies pitch automotive brands from outside the culture. We build them from inside it. That's the entire difference.

— Griffin, founder
03 Method
What we do

What we do. End to end.

01 / Growth

Build the audience.

Content strategy and systems that grow Instagram from cold to compounding. Breakout posts. Not maintenance.

Audience growth Organic only
Compounding. ORGANIC GROWTH · OWNED AUDIENCE
Creator roster Direct access
Micros to majors Vetted roster
02 / Network

Pair with creators.

Direct access to a vetted roster of automotive creators. Micros to majors. We know who moves units.

03 / Revenue

Turn it into revenue.

Funnels, community offers, in-person activations. Where audiences become customers.

Compounding revenue Owned funnel
Recurring. OWNED CHANNELS · COMMUNITY-DRIVEN
04 About
Founder

Deep in the scene.
Not selling to it.

Ten years a participant. Direct relationships with creators across the industry. Brands I've built compound because the content sounds like the culture, not a brochure trying to enter it.

Cumulative
600M+
Views across the brands I've built and worked with
Paid ad spend
$0
Every view earned. Every audience owned.
Years in scene
10+
Based in
California
05 Contact
Currently open

Let's build
something↗

What happens after
  1. 1. 20-min intro call. Tell us where you are, where you want to go.
  2. 2. Free content audit on your current channels.
  3. 3. Path recommendation. Pilot if it makes sense, full engagement if it's bigger.
Free audit

A 20-minute content teardown. The three highest-leverage formats you're not using. No pitch unless you ask.

Reach Griffin
griffin@overcreststudio.com
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