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For more than 25 years, Braun Production has been telling stories...

...about breaking news, about companies and the people who run them, about personalities in the worlds of fashion, home décor and style, about the most influential magazines published today. Whether we’re producing a branding film, a webisode series, a sales and marketing tool, a newsmagazine segment or a network commercial, our signature is a carefully crafted message that informs while it also inspires and entertains.

Well-researched and provocative, we earn the confidence of the principals in your company, interview them in the most thoughtful and coherent way and then augment what they have to say with invaluable third party endorsements drawn from our wide roster of tastemakers and influencers. The result is a tour de force of meticulously chosen soundbites, pictures, graphics and music, creating a compelling whole.

Media Training

Have you ever fumbled your way through an explanation of what you do, why it’s unique and what value you bring your customers?  As media trainers, we give you the tools to express yourself with clarity and confidence so you can be more effective on the job and in relationships. With more than 25 years of network television experience, Braun Production is uniquely qualified to train any subject to be presentation and camera-ready. 

We are—first and foremost—seasoned journalists, listening with a producer’s ear to identify the key characteristics that define each of our clients. By pulling out your most relevant stories, polishing those narratives and utilizing the techniques to best share them, we make sure the message gets delivered, loud and clear.

Everyone can benefit from media training. It makes you focus on the fundamentals of your business: what differentiates it in the market and who your customer is. Often, these basic but crucial points are never effectively conveyed because no one has taken the time to figure them out in the first place. In our training sessions, you’ll do just that—through a process that’s valuable, challenging and yes, enjoyable too!

Our clients include:

  • CEO’s at Bloomingdale’s, Neiman Marcus, Net-a-Porter, Credit Karma (for their $7 billion sale to Intuit), One King’s Lane, Kravet, Inc., JC Penney, Kendra Scott, Sperry, Omni Hotels and Resorts, Aman Resorts, Demeine Estates, and Christies International Real Estate

  • President, Bank of America, Private Bank

  • Founders at Sakara Life, Bandier, Tatcha, Blueland, Commando, The Room by Taryn Toomey, Kroma, Joanna Czech Skincare and Charlie Health

  • Creative Directors at Madewell, Hugo Boss, AYR, Amsale, John Hardy, Alexis Bittar, Tiffany & Co., St. John and Kate Spade

  • Chief Merchant, Bloomingdale’s

  • Global Brand Director, LUSH Cosmetics

  • VP of Product & VP of Global Marketing, HOKA

  • Giovanna Battaglia Englebert, Global Creative Director, Swarovski

  • CMO’s at Rivian Electric Vehicles and Timberland

  • C-suite Executives at VISA presenting at their International Payments Forums ‘20, ‘21, ‘22, & ‘23

  • Journalist/Moderators for FORTUNE’S Most Powerful Women Summit, featuring Dr. Jill Biden, Kamala Harris, Meghan Markle and others

  • Journalist/Moderators for WWD 2023 CEO Beauty Summit

  • Chief Creative Officer and VP of Product, MillerKnoll

  • Fashion Designer Francisco Costa (for the launch of Costa Brazil)

  • Jewelry Designer Monica Rich Kosann

  • Neuroscientists at the International Cannabis and Cannabinoid Institute of Prague

  • Communications Teams at Allergan Aesthetics and Design Within Reach

  • Editors and Publishers at AirMail, VOGUE, The Hollywood Reporter, Architectural Digest, The New Yorker and Harper’s Bazaar

  • Senior Faculty at Cornell University

  • Sr. VP’s and realtors at Tishman Speyer, Simon Property Group, Halstead Realty, Brown Harris Stevens, Corcoran, and iStar

  • On-air preparation for clients appearing on “Today,” “The View,” and “Shark Tank

  • More than 50 on-air reporters at Bloomberg, Vanity Fair’s HIVE, CNN and ABC

  • IMG Spokesmodels for Maybelline, Victoria’s Secret and Omega Watches

  • QVC On-Air Talent

VIDEO PRODUCTION 

  • A tribute to Louis Vuitton designer Virgil Abloh and his Post-Modern Scholarship to support students of color pursuing a career in the fashion industry.

  • An intimate conversation between Fashion Designer Vera Wang and Signet Jewelry President Jamie Singleton at Wang’s stunning Park Avenue home, The two shared the ways love has prevailed in the time of COVID, how Wang has reportedly "broken the internet” with her wildly followed--and imitated--posts, and how a single vodka cocktail can be just the thing to take the sting out of a tough day.

  • “Starter Stories,” a multi-part series for QVC that captures the “AHA” moment for some of the channel’s most successful makers and founders—recounting not just their success, but the resistance they encountered along the way, the doubt they sometimes had, and the hard work, passion and perseverance that was an absolute requirement.

  • 24-hours on the road with the students who survived the Parkland High School shooting for VANITY FAIR as they travelled by bus to the state capital in Tallahassee to confront Florida lawmakers about the need for gun control.

  • A WEBBY Award nominated mini-doc, "From Russia With Love," for Conde Nast Entertainment. The powerful and timely story of Denis Davydov, a gay Russian asylum seeker fleeing persecution in his own country only to be wrongfully detained in this one.

  • A re-imagining of the real estate video for HALSTEAD.

  • For three seasons, an 8-part webisode series for GQ and Conde Nast Entertainment on The Best New Menswear Designers in America, profiling four GQ All-Stars and following them as they create capsule collections for GAP, Inc..

  • The 10th annual CNN Style Awards featuring honorees Kate Upton, Zac Posen, Frederic Fekkai, and Rachel Zoe, and others.

  • A series of videos for Tiffany & Co. for the launch of their annual Blue Book collection and to announce their groundbreaking partnership with the Whitney Museum.

  • A 4-part webisode series for ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST, tied to their September issue and celebrating the AD100: the next generation of game-changers in all corners of design: urban planning, fashion, technology, art, and digital photography.

  • A film for the Estee Lauder Annual Beauty Summit in Barcelona entitled, "What Makes a Woman Beautiful," featuring Christiane Amanpour, Lisa Ling, Kate Betts, Willow Bay, Mellody Hobson, and Aerin Lauder, among others.  

 

Tim Braun, Founder/Executive Producer

Tim Braun is a classically trained news producer with more than 25 years of experience creating content for nearly every major broadcast network, more than 15 magazines including Vogue, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker; luxury and fashion brands such as Tiffany and Co., Estee Lauder and Bottega Veneta; and non-profits like Women in Need, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network and Parent Child Plus.

Tim’s work has been key to the rebranding efforts of a number of companies including eBay, Equinox, Restoration Hardware, QVC, Hudson’s Bay Company, Saks Fifth Avenue, Supima, and Starwood/W Hotels.

Tim has put literally 100’s of people on camera—many for the first time—especially during his years as features producer for ABC “Good Morning America.” As a seasoned journalist with a keen producer’s ear, he is uniquely qualified to help subjects articulate key messaging points, craft the most compelling narratives, and, ultimately, be their presentation, panel and interview best.

 
 

Kathleen Friery, Executive Producer

As a network TV producer at ABC News & CNN for more than 20 years, Kathleen Friery knows what makes a guest memorable and gets them asked back.  As a media trainer she now shares her high-impact custom coaching with CEOs and executives, television reporters and personalities, authors, start-up entrepreneurs, editors of top magazines, leaders of nonprofit organizations, and many others who want to feel more confident and make sure their message is clear, powerful and effective. 

She is masterful at teasing out the clearest and most concise messaging for a brand and then giving her clients all the tools to make sure that the delivery of that message has impact and staying power. 

At CNN, Kathleen was an Executive Producer of Anderson Cooper 360 and won four Emmy Awards for her work on that show.