Nina Lynn-Guzzo Korn is a fashion and arts creative. As a keen observer with distinctive taste, she has a unique and poignant POV she brings to each and every endeavor she pursues - along with her whole heart, and much humor, in tow.
She has worked in the fashion and retail industry for 12+ years in merchandising, product development, PR and sales. She is an innovative and creative strategist, Nina provides compelling design direction, and has a proven track record of cultivating and maintaining interpersonal relationships as well as those cross-functionally with buyers/merchants, production and merchandising teams, and key stakeholders.
NLGK Consulting
2019 – Current
Having worked in the fashion industry for 12+ years, Nina knew her next step was to service individual clients and startups looking for ways to scale their business. She’s had the pleasure of working with companies such as HATCH Collection, where she helped implement strategic wholesale planning as well as Galazzia Jewelry with product development, and overall operations and logistics. Operating as a consultant has allowed her to work with a range of talented clients providing the utmost attention to detail on chief creative initiatives and strategies as well as business operations and logistics.
QVC’s LOGO by Lori Goldstein
2018 – 2019
As Director of Product Development & Merchandising at the second highest grossing retail brand for QVC’s LOGO by Lori Goldstein; missy lifestyle brand comprised of RTW, denim, jewelry and accessories. Nina’s distinctive taste allowed her to lead quarterly design direction through market research, R&D, trend-forecasting, and textile and print sourcing for 600+ styles annually. Her directives were presented to manufacturers, merchants, and key stakeholders to align on seasonal direction of collections and curated and implemented seasonal cross-functional T&A calendars.
Milly
2015–2018
During her time as Merchandise and Sales Manager, she helped lead design direction under the talented Founder and Creative Director Michelle Smith. She worked hand in hand with design, production and sales on trend-forecasting and fabric purchasing for each season’s RTW collection. She also helped in creative directives including the styling and on-site coordination of photoshoots and aiding in their post-production for online digital catalogues and campaigns. In addition to styling and merchandising, Nina helped in operations and logistics of digital platform NuOrder including uploading of product images and UPCs. Nina also worked with major e-comm clients including Shopbop.com and Rent the Runway on seasonal assortments, capsules and exclusives while maintaining excellent interpersonal relationships with buyers and merchants and helping grow businesses through astute and strategic merchandise planning.
For nearly five years at Chan Luu as Northeast Sales Director & PR Coordinator, Nina guided domestic and international wholesale planning and forecasting by development and execution of 12 tradeshows annually, product development and design, and pop-up and trunk show production. And as the the company’s East Coast PR Coordinator, directed biannual press-days to showcase new collection launches, maintained sample closet and coordination for press including key buyers, editors and stylists.
Chan Luu
2011-2015
Nina graduated from Glenbrook North High School in 2006. She went onto obtain her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin - Madison.