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14 nail & beauty podcasts to educate & entertain

Tune in to the industry & discover how to amplify your skills, as REBECCA HITCHON rounds up podcasts for professionals

Podcasting may be over 20 years old, but its rise in popularity is a lot more recent – with the pandemic securing podcasts as an essential form of information, inspiration and entertainment. At the start of 2026, 4.58 million podcasts were available worldwide – and by the end of this year, the number of global podcast listeners is estimated to reach 619 million.

First known as ‘audio blogs’, podcasts are loved for their digestible and accessible format, the way their conversational tone connects with listeners and the fact that, nowadays, there’s something for everyone. This article is proof of that, as we’ve rounded up a diverse range of podcasts to support and bring joy to nail and beauty professionals. Whether you’re a solo worker seeking friendly and fun conversations, or a business owner wanting to learn from successful entrepreneurs, read on to find a podcast for you…

The Life of KG Podcast

Business strategist, best-selling author, mentor & Scratch Stars Awards judge, Katie Godfrey, brings you The Life of KG – sharing ‘straight-talking advice, proven strategies and the mindset shifts that helped her grow a globally recognised brand’. With over 17 years’ experience running award-winning salons and training academies, Katie is on a mission to empower professionals to build thriving businesses.

Alongside solo episodes, she is joined by beauty industry experts to discuss their career journeys, strategies and top tips. Whether you’re launching a new business or are working on growing an established one, you’ll benefit from the advice. The Life of KG is a visual podcast, meaning you can watch the episodes and fully immerse in Katie and her interviewees’ insights. Watch on YouTube: @katiegodfreybusinessmentor

Jouvan & Chantelle Johnson

Clawgasmic Nail Tech Talks

Launched in 2021, this podcast boasts over 250 episodes to ‘help, educate and inspire nail technicians and artists from all over the world’. Educator, mentor & co-founder of the Clawgasmic online support platform, Chantelle Johnson, hosts the weekly episodes. These often feature special guests, alongside Chantelle’s husband, Clawgasmic co-founder & marketing specialist, Jouvan.

Industry guests range from social media experts and brand founders to award-winning nail artists and small business owners. They have included San Sung Kim of @sansungnails; celebrity nail stylist & PersoNAILity owner, Jenni Coles (née Draper), and Scratch’s Helena Biggs. Expect to be inspired by fellow pros’ careers, and come away with top tips for boosting your confidence, looking after yourself in the industry, attracting your ideal clients, increasing profit and more.

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‘‘ At the start of 2026, 4.58 million podcasts were available worldwide – and by the end of this year, the number of global podcast listeners is estimated to reach 619 million. ‘‘

Melanie Lewendon

The Nail Tech Society

Born from a desire to explain answers to frequently asked nail questions, this podcast was created by Scratch Stars Educator of the Year 2024 & Online Educator of the Year 2025, Melanie Lewendon. With each episode exploring the ‘why and how behind techniques, products and building a successful career in the nail industry’, and featuring ‘honest conversations, brand neutral education and no gatekeeping’, Melanie is making must-have industry knowledge accessible for all.

The Nail Tech Society uses real scenarios and conversations to answer common questions and debunk industry misconceptions. Topics include how to prevent lifting; the difference between monomers, oligomers and polymers; what to look for in a nail brand; which treatments your qualifications allow you to carry out, and the difference between infill and rebalance services.

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Laura Large

Nails & Yap

‘Like your favourite nail appointment, but with a mic’, Nails & Yap is the creation of Laura Large: owner of Stockport nail business, The Cure & founder of Manchester community, The Nail Social. She was inspired to launch the podcast after feeling that insightful conversations she was having with other nail techs needed to be heard by more people. Laura values authenticity, and this has shaped her podcast content.

What makes Nails & Yap particularly unique is that episodes are filmed while Laura creates a nail look for guests, encouraging the real discussions that happen behind the nail desk each day. Expect honest chats about the highs and lows of salon life, business advice and client stories, with guests including @livpaintsnails, @_byjenniepadbury and @oliviaannicenailartist. Watch on YouTube: @nailsandyap

REAL with Zaara King

Previously named The Beauty Build, REAL is business and mindset coach, Zaara King’s honest take on how to achieve personal and professional growth. With over 100 ‘bingeable episodes’, the host uses her experiences as a mobile, salon and home-based pro to share motivational talks and strategies. She has shifted her focus away from solely supporting beauty professionals, and now strives to help ‘ambitious women in a wider arena of service-based businesses’.

The podcast is aimed at those who are ‘ready to go all-in on creating consistent income, mental clarity, more freedom and a business that actually works for [their] life’. Zaara shares her journey of finding success as a business owner, while juggling motherhood, and interviews amazing women in business – including Lyndsey Joyce of Black Canvas Society: Scratch Stars Shooting Star Award finalist 2026.

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Moo Chats

As well as boasting seven successful salons across southern England, franchise brand, Mooeys, has a visual podcast: Moo Chats. Franchise founder, Amy Lewis, hosts the podcast and launched it this year to stay connected to her brand, as she is not on the salon floor. She describes it as her way of ‘staying close to the team, clients and everyday salon conversations that built Mooeys in the first place’.

Moo Chats promises ‘authentic conversations from inside the Herd’ (the term Amy affectionately uses to describe Mooeys team members), covering topics from mental health and confidence to leadership and motherhood. Episodes are recorded in Mooeys salons, and have featured salon therapists, managers and clients who share their career journeys, the highlights and challenges of ttheir work, and treatment and trend insights. Watch on YouTube: @MooChatsPodcast

Beauty Business Matters with Susan Routledge

This visual podcast from beauty business mentor, author & award-winning aesthetic clinic owner, Susan Routledge, shares expert business knowledge every week. Susan interviews leading industry names: from esteemed professionals to company CEOs, to discuss their journeys and advice for thriving in the ever-evolving beauty industry.

Guests have included Samantha and Samuel Sweet, co-founders of Sweet Squared; Sam Grocutt of Essence PR and Curated Beauty, as well as Scratch’s editorial & partnerships director, Helena Biggs. In her interview, Helena shares her career story, discusses the future of the nail industry, the power of nail competitions and the importance of sector standards. Watch on YouTube: @susanroutledge3107

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Confessions of a Beauty Boss

With two series to immerse in, there’s plenty to learn from Confessions of a Beauty Boss hosts, Jenny Storey and Kate Berry. The owners & directors of award-winning Glasgow salon, Urban Retreat, and training school, The Academy, talk openly about their experiences running two large businesses. Expect honest stories about the challenges and highlights of being beauty and managing teams.

Across the 30+ episodes, Jenny and Kate discuss self-doubt and imposter syndrome as business owners; social media success; strengthening your money mindset; retaining staff; managing menopause and a business, and the pair answer listener questions.

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Emilie & Bianca

Salon After Dark

Hosted by beauty therapist & business coach, Bianca McGeehan, and bridal make-up specialist, Emilie Cooper, Salon After Dark is all about ‘unfiltered beauty talk’. It launched in March to delve into the realities of salon life and industry conversations that weren’t being broadcast publicly – from difficult client experiences to pricing properly. It has a strong coaching focus, as the Kent-based duo is passionate about educating and empowering fellow beauty professionals.

Topics so far have included rebuilding your business after grief – based on Emilie’s experiences, the red flags of disguised employment, the impact of undercharging and why you shouldn’t be scared to show yourself online. Watch on YouTube: @SalonAfterDarkuk

PhorestFM: Building a Stronger Industry, Together

This podcast by Ireland-born salon software company, Phorest, has brought over 330 episodes and 10 seasons to hair and beauty professionals since its launch in 2017. Created to support business owners as they juggle a huge number of daily demands, and help them feel less isolated in their roles, the podcast ‘celebrates innovative ideas, methods and bold perspectives on business management and growth, marketing, leadership, and building great teams and cultures’.

PhorestFM is hosted by the company’s global education content lead, Alex Bélisle-Springer, who interviews leading industry names and takes listeners behind-the-scenes of Phorest events like the Salon Owners Summit. Guests have included business strategy consultant & author, Valerie Delforge; Salonology co-founder, Ryan Power, and Peter Borg, founder & managing director of Queen B Luxury Nail & Beauty Lounge – Scratch Stars Nail & Beauty Salon of the Year finalist 2026. Subscribe to the podcast via www.phorest.com/gb/fm

‘‘ Podcasts are loved for their digestible and accessible format, the way their conversational tone connects with listeners and the fact that, nowadays, there’s something for everyone. ‘‘

Rachel Allen

Nailtopia: Inside with the Insiders

Hosted by Sheffield nail pro & founder of the Emoki Nails brand and Nailtopia trade show, Rachel Allen, the Nailtopia podcast ‘delves into the lives of people behind the nail desk’. Rachel interviews fellow techs, brand owners and industry leaders about their career experiences, and offers a behind-the-scenes glimpse into sector events she has attended.

Her interviews with finalists and winners of the Scratch Stars Awards are hugely inspirational each year, and see the pros and educators share their industry secrets, insights into their successes and the value of competing.

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Lucy & Rahema

High Maintenance

Lucy Ash of @beautebylucy1 and Rahema Hussain of @amorebyrae launched the High Maintenance podcast in July for ‘nail techs who want to grow, laugh and feel less alone in the industry’. Fun and effortless conversations between two best friends help to create a community feel, and mean that there’s no gatekeeping – just ‘honest conversations about business, social media, pricing, confidence, mindset, industry trends and the topics everyone else avoids’.

The first episode covers what the pair would do differently if they could start their nail businesses from scratch – including how they’d invest their money, attract clients and set up their Instagram profiles. Expect candid conversations and honest advice to help you along your nail industry journey. Watch on YouTube: @TheHighMaintenancePod

Titilayo Bankole

The Global Manicurist ® Podcast

Launched in May as a ‘platform for meaningful conversations that educate, inspire and elevate’, this podcast is the creation of US editorial nail artist, educator & wellness advocate, Titilayo Bankole. “Each episode tackles a real frustration nail professionals and clients face – from hand and nailcare to elevating techniques and building a sustainable career in the industry, via practical, -talking guidance,” she comments.

Episodes revolve around seven key topics: wellness, professionalism, beauty and nail health, industry education, luxury service experiences, entrepreneurship and intentional living. Listeners can benefit from Titilayo’s knowledge of how to use hands and nails to tell a visual story, best practices for natural nail health and more.

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Kylee Hone

The Beauty Connective Podcast

Kylee Hone is a talented nail artist, educator & founder of The Beauty Connective: an online platform connecting US pros with potential clients. Alongside the launch of the Connective, Kylee decided to create a podcast, inspired by her belief that the most valuable beauty business discussions weren’t happening publicly. “Every conversation is rooted in real experiences; I talk to people who have lived through challenges, made mistakes, learned lessons and found success in their own way,” she explains.

Whatever career stage you’re at, expect relatable stories and inspiring advice from guests, on topics including developing a business, connecting with clients and growing financially. Don’t miss Kylee’s chat with Maliyah Herrin, who was born a conjoined twin and lives with a disability – but has found success in the nail industry, as well as Kourtney Poulson, who has tended to the nails of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives stars.

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