The Studio
Led by Christina Tadin and Nena Burchard,
CENE STUDIOS is a full-service strategic partnerships studio focusing on impactful brand collaborations across the consumer landscape.
Our strategy integrates relationship-driven sourcing, legal leadership, and seamless execution to build strong partnerships that broaden influence and enhance brand value.
Founded by a brand strategist and a consumer M&A lawyer, Cene Studios operates as one integrated practice — bridging strategy, relationship-led sourcing, legal leadership, and seamless execution.
We drive the strategy, development, and execution of partnerships designed to increase brand visibility, deepen cultural resonance, and generate meaningful revenue growth. Whether embedded as an extension of the brand or working alongside internal teams, we own the entire partnership lifecycle — from sourcing industry-defining collaborations and structuring best-in-class agreements to leading activations, co-branded initiatives, and events.
The Team
Christina is a brand strategist and partnerships advisor with deep experience helping emerging and established consumer brands grow through thoughtful storytelling, strategic collaborations, and community-led marketing.
She specializes in building and activating partnership ecosystems — connecting brands with talent, platforms, and capital to drive relevance, credibility, and long-term growth.
An active angel investor and co-founder of a female-focused investing network, Christina brings a highly connected, relationship-driven approach — leveraging deep ties to founders, operators, and investors to create partnerships that are both strategic and enduring.
Christina is a brand strategist and partnerships advisor with many years of experience working with both emerging and established consumer brands.
She specializes in building and activating partnership ecosystems, allowing brands to connect with the talent, platform, and capital they need to sustain positive, credible growth.
Christina’s work is informed by close relationships with fellow founders, operators, and investors, creating partnerships that not only excel creatively but also last strategically.
Christina Tadin
Nena Burchard
Nena is a consumer brand and M&A lawyer with a decade of experience advising global brands across various categories, including beauty, wellness, luxury, hospitality, fashion, lifestyle, and culture.
Nena began her career in M&A at top‑tier firms in New York and Sydney, leading complex commercial transactions and full‑cycle deal processes across industries and global markets. After years of refining her deal expertise and legal acumen, she now supports teams on strategic collaborations and a wide range of commercial initiatives.
Nena’s approach is pragmatic, commercially grounded, and focused on the critical details that shape successful partnerships. She builds contractual frameworks that balance industry best practices with business priorities and real‑world dynamics.
Nena is a consumer brand and M&A lawyer with over a decade of experience structuring and negotiating complex strategic partnerships.
Across beauty, wellness, luxury, food & beverage, and lifestyle spheres, she advises global brands through key transformative moments via comprehensive legal and structural expertise.
Known for her precision and cross-functional perspective, Nena bridges legal rigor with strategic intent, allowing thoughtfully designed, clearly structured, and well-protected partnerships
to thrive.
Want to work together?
Send a note to hello@cenestudios.com
Want to work together?
Send a note to hello@cenestudios.com
Send a note to hello@cenestudios.com