Thea Green MBE created Nails Inc at the age of wait for it...23 (!) after she spotted nail bars in New York and wanted to create the same here. She sold it in 2024 for a reported £30million but still remains very much involved with the company today.

I can't deny, I was a little nervous when I was due to interview Thea, but she was so down to earth, helpful and encouraging. It was a huge reminder we all face the same hurdles - doubt, juggling responsibilities, guilt but then finding the courage to carry on.

And some exciting news: since recording this podcast, Nails.INC, the UK's leading nail brand, will launch a limited-edition suffragette collection in partnership with Centenary Action on 2 July 2026 to mark the anniversary of the 1928 Equal Franchise Act, which gave womenin the UK the right to vote on equal terms to men.

The collection is inspired by the colours of the suffragette movement: white, green and purple; white representing purity, green: hope, and purple: loyalty and dignity.

Suffragettes understood that style could be defiance, a quiet act of independence. You can find all the details and learn moe about Thea and her wonderful work here: https://nailsinc.com/

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