Origin & Oak Creative
@originandoak.com
Marketing rooted in legacy, growing toward tomorrow. We connect brands with diverse communities through culturally competent stories and strategy.
History doesn’t become neutral just because it’s familiar. Indigenous Peoples’ Day asks us to notice who got centered, who got erased, and who still gets treated like a footnote. Better storytelling starts by refusing to repeat that pattern. #IndigenousPeoplesDay #OriginAndOakCreative
October 11, 2026 at 4:02 PM
History doesn’t become neutral just because it’s familiar. Indigenous Peoples’ Day asks us to notice who got centered, who got erased, and who still gets treated like a footnote. Better storytelling starts by refusing to repeat that pattern. #IndigenousPeoplesDay #OriginAndOakCreative
Oh, look! It’s Sept. 15 & brands are “discovering” Hispanic consumers.
Hispanic Heritage Month can amplify real relationships & understanding. It’s a lousy time to suddenly invent them.
If your multicultural strategy starts Sept. 15, maybe Oct. 15 shouldn’t be when it ends. #HispanicHeritageMonth
Hispanic Heritage Month can amplify real relationships & understanding. It’s a lousy time to suddenly invent them.
If your multicultural strategy starts Sept. 15, maybe Oct. 15 shouldn’t be when it ends. #HispanicHeritageMonth
September 16, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Oh, look! It’s Sept. 15 & brands are “discovering” Hispanic consumers.
Hispanic Heritage Month can amplify real relationships & understanding. It’s a lousy time to suddenly invent them.
If your multicultural strategy starts Sept. 15, maybe Oct. 15 shouldn’t be when it ends. #HispanicHeritageMonth
Hispanic Heritage Month can amplify real relationships & understanding. It’s a lousy time to suddenly invent them.
If your multicultural strategy starts Sept. 15, maybe Oct. 15 shouldn’t be when it ends. #HispanicHeritageMonth
Happy Grandparent’s Day! People don’t age out of having taste, money, or Wi-Fi! Americans 50+ drive 56% of U.S. consumer spending, but some brands still market to older adults like they’re all either boring or bewildered by tech. They’re neither. And they have excellent bullshit detectors.
September 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM
Happy Grandparent’s Day! People don’t age out of having taste, money, or Wi-Fi! Americans 50+ drive 56% of U.S. consumer spending, but some brands still market to older adults like they’re all either boring or bewildered by tech. They’re neither. And they have excellent bullshit detectors.
Some days are for saying less.
Today, we remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001, the families and communities forever changed, and the people who ran toward danger to help others.
Today, we remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001, the families and communities forever changed, and the people who ran toward danger to help others.
September 12, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Some days are for saying less.
Today, we remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001, the families and communities forever changed, and the people who ran toward danger to help others.
Today, we remember the lives lost on September 11, 2001, the families and communities forever changed, and the people who ran toward danger to help others.
Prestige beauty spent a decade trapped inside a bowl of oatmeal. AORA México showed up at Sephora saturated, Spanish-speaking, culturally specific and fully plastic-free. Turns out “broad appeal” doesn’t require becoming beige enough to forget.
September 11, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Prestige beauty spent a decade trapped inside a bowl of oatmeal. AORA México showed up at Sephora saturated, Spanish-speaking, culturally specific and fully plastic-free. Turns out “broad appeal” doesn’t require becoming beige enough to forget.
The mortgage industry keeps asking where the next borrower is coming from while housing policy keeps making the pool smaller. Make it make sense! Let’s break down HUD’s proposed rollback of Equal Access protections. nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news/closing...
Closing Costs: What HUD’s Proposed Rule Will Really Do To The Market
The recent congressional hearing on the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s FY2027 budget was difficult to watch. Not because the questions were tough, but because the answers revealed a…
nationalmortgageprofessional.com
September 9, 2026 at 2:00 AM
The mortgage industry keeps asking where the next borrower is coming from while housing policy keeps making the pool smaller. Make it make sense! Let’s break down HUD’s proposed rollback of Equal Access protections. nationalmortgageprofessional.com/news/closing...
On V-J Day, we remember the end of World War II and the millions of people whose lives were lost, displaced, or forever changed by it. We honor those who endured the war, those who carried its consequences long after the fighting stopped, and the generations shaped by what followed.
September 3, 2026 at 2:01 AM
On V-J Day, we remember the end of World War II and the millions of people whose lives were lost, displaced, or forever changed by it. We honor those who endured the war, those who carried its consequences long after the fighting stopped, and the generations shaped by what followed.
Happy #NationalDogDay to the real stars of Origin & Oak. More committed to snacks than deadlines, but crucial to morale. Here’s to the very good doggos everywhere.
August 27, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Happy #NationalDogDay to the real stars of Origin & Oak. More committed to snacks than deadlines, but crucial to morale. Here’s to the very good doggos everywhere.
Some work changes the current. On National Nonprofit Day, we’re celebrating American Rivers for protecting clean water, restoring rivers, and helping communities prepare for what comes next. www.americanrivers.org
August 17, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Some work changes the current. On National Nonprofit Day, we’re celebrating American Rivers for protecting clean water, restoring rivers, and helping communities prepare for what comes next. www.americanrivers.org
Reputation management that starts with a crisis starts too late. Your name is already communicating through every statement, decision, interview, and conspicuous silence. Build the story before bad headlines, executive cosplay, and PR hazmat build it for you. originandoak.com
August 13, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Reputation management that starts with a crisis starts too late. Your name is already communicating through every statement, decision, interview, and conspicuous silence. Build the story before bad headlines, executive cosplay, and PR hazmat build it for you. originandoak.com
You can’t advertise your way into relevance. Marketing can amplify what makes a brand meaningful, but it can’t manufacture meaning out of thin air. Hot brands earn attention by building something people actually want to join. adage.com/ad-age-video...
August 10, 2026 at 11:00 PM
You can’t advertise your way into relevance. Marketing can amplify what makes a brand meaningful, but it can’t manufacture meaning out of thin air. Hot brands earn attention by building something people actually want to join. adage.com/ad-age-video...
Origin & Oak Creative helps corporate and consumer brands move beyond surface-level representation to create inclusive communication that feels relevant, respectful, and real. Not weird and corny. Get it right. Give us a call. originandoak.com
August 8, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Origin & Oak Creative helps corporate and consumer brands move beyond surface-level representation to create inclusive communication that feels relevant, respectful, and real. Not weird and corny. Get it right. Give us a call. originandoak.com
Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Accountability. And it’s coming in.
Check out our founder Tai on The Midday Breakroom with Tiffany Bacon and get into WURD Radio. #AmericanDream #Homeownership #Economy www.facebook.com/share/v/1BMM...
Who’s there?
Accountability. And it’s coming in.
Check out our founder Tai on The Midday Breakroom with Tiffany Bacon and get into WURD Radio. #AmericanDream #Homeownership #Economy www.facebook.com/share/v/1BMM...
July 10, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Accountability. And it’s coming in.
Check out our founder Tai on The Midday Breakroom with Tiffany Bacon and get into WURD Radio. #AmericanDream #Homeownership #Economy www.facebook.com/share/v/1BMM...
Who’s there?
Accountability. And it’s coming in.
Check out our founder Tai on The Midday Breakroom with Tiffany Bacon and get into WURD Radio. #AmericanDream #Homeownership #Economy www.facebook.com/share/v/1BMM...
July 4, 2026 at 9:14 PM
You could keep paying for reach on platforms you don't own to audiences you don't reach through algorithms that change without warning and charge more every quarter. Or you could do this... originandoak.com/blog/gap-chi...
June 26, 2026 at 11:43 PM
You could keep paying for reach on platforms you don't own to audiences you don't reach through algorithms that change without warning and charge more every quarter. Or you could do this... originandoak.com/blog/gap-chi...
To the ones who taught us to work hard, think bigger, and leave things better than we found them. To the Dads and Pops. To the grandfathers and godfathers. To the stepfathers and the men who showed up: Happy Father's Day!
June 21, 2026 at 9:30 PM
To the ones who taught us to work hard, think bigger, and leave things better than we found them. To the Dads and Pops. To the grandfathers and godfathers. To the stepfathers and the men who showed up: Happy Father's Day!
Juneteenth is both tribulation and celebration. A reminder of how long freedom can be withheld, and of how much can be created anyway. How much can be survived. How much can and still is being built.
This year, we're sitting with that history a little longer than usual, and feeling it more keenly.
This year, we're sitting with that history a little longer than usual, and feeling it more keenly.
June 19, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Juneteenth is both tribulation and celebration. A reminder of how long freedom can be withheld, and of how much can be created anyway. How much can be survived. How much can and still is being built.
This year, we're sitting with that history a little longer than usual, and feeling it more keenly.
This year, we're sitting with that history a little longer than usual, and feeling it more keenly.
FIFA’s contract specifies that brands who aren’t supporters can’t advertise during World Cup games. So Levi’s helpfully complied. Lateral thinking, y’all. There’s always a loophole.
$1.3bn World Cup stadium finds genius loophole for FIFA's strict branding rules
FIFA’s ‘clean stadium’ policy has seen World Cup venues across the US temporarily renamed — but one, it seems, has found a smart loophole. Soccer’s governing body demands al…
talksport.com
June 18, 2026 at 1:39 AM
FIFA’s contract specifies that brands who aren’t supporters can’t advertise during World Cup games. So Levi’s helpfully complied. Lateral thinking, y’all. There’s always a loophole.
March = pinkwashing season. June = rainbow washing season. Different month, same playbook. Stephanie already wrote the blog you need to read before your brand does something cringey this Pride Month. originandoak.com/blog/womens-...
June 12, 2026 at 1:07 AM
March = pinkwashing season. June = rainbow washing season. Different month, same playbook. Stephanie already wrote the blog you need to read before your brand does something cringey this Pride Month. originandoak.com/blog/womens-...
Most brands reflect what they do. The ones that win in underserved markets reflect who their audience is. 1) Show up. 2) Get it right. That's the whole game. We help you do both. originandoak.com/contact
June 5, 2026 at 1:07 AM
Most brands reflect what they do. The ones that win in underserved markets reflect who their audience is. 1) Show up. 2) Get it right. That's the whole game. We help you do both. originandoak.com/contact
Y'all means all: the customers, the communities, the people your competitors wrote off or never thought to value. That's not just something for June. It's the foundation every piece of work we do is built on. Happy Pride Month to everyone taking up the space they were always meant to fill.
June 1, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Y'all means all: the customers, the communities, the people your competitors wrote off or never thought to value. That's not just something for June. It's the foundation every piece of work we do is built on. Happy Pride Month to everyone taking up the space they were always meant to fill.
Would you cut yourself off from lending to 36% of the workforce? How about 50% We wouldn’t, but…you do you. See what our Founder Tai has to say about non-QM over at @HousingWire. www.housingwire.com/articles/non...
May 29, 2026 at 11:43 PM
Would you cut yourself off from lending to 36% of the workforce? How about 50% We wouldn’t, but…you do you. See what our Founder Tai has to say about non-QM over at @HousingWire. www.housingwire.com/articles/non...
Happy World Plant a Vegetable Garden Day! Gardens and rivers are part of the same story. What you put in the ground — and what you keep out of the water — matters. Proud River Guardians with www.americanrivers.org. Because we don’t play about the planet.
May 19, 2026 at 11:21 PM
Happy World Plant a Vegetable Garden Day! Gardens and rivers are part of the same story. What you put in the ground — and what you keep out of the water — matters. Proud River Guardians with www.americanrivers.org. Because we don’t play about the planet.
A new proposed rule by the Department of Housing and Urban Development is a move in the wrong direction — away from mortgage and into moral outrage. See more, including our founder Tai Christensen’s comments, at www.scotsmanguide.com/news/hud-mov...
May 8, 2026 at 1:07 AM
A new proposed rule by the Department of Housing and Urban Development is a move in the wrong direction — away from mortgage and into moral outrage. See more, including our founder Tai Christensen’s comments, at www.scotsmanguide.com/news/hud-mov...
Earth Day seems even more special this year after NASA brought our astronauts home safe. Those amazing pictures reminded us just how spectacular this planet is. Please join us in looking after it. Visit www.americanrivers.org today.
April 23, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Earth Day seems even more special this year after NASA brought our astronauts home safe. Those amazing pictures reminded us just how spectacular this planet is. Please join us in looking after it. Visit www.americanrivers.org today.