Nina Arshagouni

Instagram: @ninabakes

Nina is the Managing Director Director at a branding studio called Koto. She believes in the power of storytelling and value expression through brand. With 15 years of brand building experience, she’s worked with a variety of clients including Goodyear, LinkedIn, USA Today, Lime and OUYA. She's also built brand from within while working at Airbnb, Instagram and Thumbtack. Now, a mother of 3 under 3, she's in the balancing act of simultaneously running the studio and her household.

What is your idea of perfect happiness?: Oysters and rose at maison premiere, a du pain et des idees snail on the canal, and having an acai bowl on the beach in maui with my family (the image here is key- 3 little faces with mouths wide open waiting for a bite)

Which living person do you most admire?: Allyson felix is top of mind, also Dolly Parton

What is your greatest extravagance?: It used to be shoes, but now my shoes all think I've died (covid). It's time to myself, now.

What is your current state of mind?: Endless motion

Which talent would you most like to have?: Time control, extending it, slowing it down and speeding it up as I wish.

What is your favorite occupation?: Feeding others - either in work or in food

What is your most marked characteristic?: My laughter

Who is your hero of fiction?: Isabelle Rossignol

Who are your heroes in real life?: Frida Khalo, Marie Curie, Irena Sendlerowa, my mom

What is your motto?: The answer is no if you don't ask.