06.24.2026
Episode 310: David Krzypow, COO & Lauren Katz, Head of Brand Marketing at MUTHA
Summary

What does it take to build a beauty brand that can grow beyond a single hero product while staying true to its purpose? On Episode 310 of Where Brains Meet Beauty, Mutha COO David Krzypow and Head of Brand Marketing Lauren Katz join Jodi Katz for a conversation about brand building, leadership, and navigating growth in today’s increasingly competitive beauty landscape.
David shares how his journey from engineering to beauty helped shape his approach to building brands through analytical rigor and creative thinking, while Lauren discusses the importance of deeply understanding your customer and translating authentic brand stories into meaningful marketing.
Together, they explore what it takes to stay focused when faced with constant noise, how Mutha has evolved from a product created to solve a real need into a growing beauty brand, and why strong brand identity remains one of the most valuable assets a company can have.
It’s a thoughtful conversation about career growth, entrepreneurship, motherhood, and the balance between intuition and strategy that drives successful brands forward. Thank you to our partner CEW. If you’re looking to accelerate your career and expand your network, visit CEW.org and use code WBMB20 for 20% off your first year of membership.

"When you become a mom, and you start seeing products marketed the exact same way over and over, you're just craving this realness from a brand, that is when I first learned about Mutha."
Lauren Katz, Head of Brand Marketing, Mutha

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