BUILDING & BREAKING with Nina L. Kovner

Nina L. Kovner

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BUILDING & BREAKING with Nina L Kovner is a podcast about how brands are built, how trust is broken, and what it all means for salon owners, hairstylists, small business creatives and brands who give a damn. Each week, Nina takes you behind the scenes of brand strategy, leadership decisions, and real-world examples from inside and outside the beauty industry. With decades of experience building brands (and witnessing heartbreaking downfalls), Nina breaks down the moments that define a brand: the bold moves, the missed opportunities, the trust built, and lost. Whether you're leading a team, growing behind the chair, or navigating...

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Recent episodes

  • Pro Beauty Brands: Trust, Brand Promises, and What Still Makes Them ProfessionalJun 14, 2026 · 19 min
  • Discernment: What 2026 Is Asking of Salons, Stylists, and Pro Beauty BrandsJun 7, 2026 · 24 min
  • GUEST EPISODE: A Conversation with Katie, The Walmart HairstylistJan 11, 2026 · 35 min
  • The Internet: When Trust Was Traded for AttentionDec 28, 2025 · 21 min
  • ENCORE Madison Reed: Filling the Gap Between Box Color and Balayage with Clarity of Brand Story and Market PositionNov 16, 2025 · 33 min
  • The Walmart Hairstylist: A Personal Brand Story of Care, Trust, and ValueNov 9, 2025 · 31 min
  • The Brand Lesson Beauty Pros Need To Understand from Costco, Trader Joe's & In-N-Out BurgerNov 2, 2025 · 1 hr 22 min
  • Sundance Film Festival: How A Place Built A Brand and Why Leaving Changes EverythingOct 26, 2025 · 22 min
  • Apple: How Brand Clarity and Experience Design Built Trust and Reinvented An IndustryOct 19, 2025 · 24 min
  • Why I Resisted Creating My Personal Brand (And Why I Can't Anymore)Sep 18, 2025 · 19 min

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