Nail & beauty pros: here’s 12 podcasts to listen to in 2025
By Rebecca Hitchon | 23 October 2025 | Feature
We’ve scoured podcasting platforms for nail and beauty-related programmes to keep you company in the salon and beyond…
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The Beauty Build
Beauty business and mindset coach & Scratch columnist, Zaara King, hosts The Beauty Build, as part of her mission to help self-employed beauty pros earn more, work less and create an unstoppable mindset. The podcast shares motivational talks and strategies, learned from Zaara’s time as a mobile, salon and home-based professional, alongside interviews with successful beauty names.
Nail On Sunday
Launched to support Nail Order users and the wider nail industry with business advice, Nail On Sunday is hosted by the brand’s founders and former salon owners, Chris and Bekka Costello. A new episode goes live every Sunday. The duo talk about hot industry topics, from pricing to social media and product offerings, as well as their opinions on nail industry news and online trends.
Inspiring Salon Professionals
Designed to help salon pros grow their businesses and careers, Inspiring Salon Professionals is a mix of host-only episodes and interviews with salon owners and influential industry names. It is hosted by nail sector veteran & Scratch Stars Services to the Nail Industry 2017 winner, Sue Davies. Expertise is shared regarding practical and business skills and wellbeing.
The Life Of KG
Award-winning beauty pro, bestselling author & global strategist for salons, educators and coaches, Katie Godfrey, has been hosting The Life Of KG for around seven years. In the podcast, she explores starting and growing a beauty business, shares personal and professional insight, and interviews top industry names about their careers.
The Nail Files
Rachel Coast and Evie Glows are the hosts of The Nail Files: an uplifting and relatable podcast by techs for techs. The pair tell Scratch: “It’s like a group chat come to life, full of stories only nail techs truly get – from funny mishaps to the proud moments no one else sees. Our podcast is like a virtual salon hangout, breaking down the isolation that can come with the job and reminding everyone that we’re all in this together.”
Confessions of a Beauty Boss
Salon owners & directors of BABTAC and CIBTAC award-winning Glasgow training school, The Academy, Kate Berry & Jenny Storey, launched Confessions of a Beauty Boss in July. The pair talk openly and honestly about running their businesses, and share unfiltered stories, behind-the-scenes challenges and positive career moments.
Beauty Business Matters
Award-winning salon owner, author & speaker, Susan Routledge, is dedicated to helping professionals of all levels to stay ahead in the ever-evolving and competitive beauty industry. Via Beauty Business Matters, she explores how listeners can elevate their businesses and interviews global experts, esteemed pros and CEOs from the beauty, skincare and aesthetic sectors.
Coffee Isn’t Lunch
Created for new and established hair and beauty professionals, Coffee Isn’t Lunch is hosted by Maddi Cook, former Scratch columnist & owner of Boss Your Salon, and Hayley Jepson, hairdresser & psychotherapist turned coach & educator. With Maddi helping business owners to earn more and work less, and Hayley focused on preventing burnout, the pair come together to share relatable experiences and actionable tips.
Nailtopia
Salon owner & founder of cuticle oil business, Emoki Nails, Rachel Allen, shares behind-the-scenes insight from nail events and exclusive interviews with industry pros via Nailtopia. This summer, she interviewed finalists in the Scratch Stars Awards 2025 about their career journeys and what the competition means to them.
Nail Tech Nation
Hosted by US-based tech, Lohali Jordan, Nail Tech Nation explores the personal and business aspects of being a nail tech, including with help from expert guests. The podcast seeks to spread positivity within the nail community and shares advice on handling common tekking problems, in a bid to boost the confidence of aspiring and beginner pros in particular.
YN Biz Talk
This podcast from professional nail brand, Young Nails, provides business building strategies and in-depth product information, for new and established techs. YN Biz Talk isn’t afraid to cover debates and myths within the industry. Habib Salo, CEO & co-founder of Young Nails, is joined for discussions by general manager of the brand, Tracey Reierson.
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