S23 Ep7: Thea Green MBE — Nails.INC founder & chairwoman: Nailing success — building a British beauty brand from scratch
Conversations of Inspiration
Holly Tucker MBE
5.0 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 27 October 2025
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
From her early days as a Tatler fashion editor, to launching the UK’s first nail bars inspired by American salons, Thea shares how courage, creativity and a touch of rebellion helped her redefine an industry. She opens up about growth, setbacks and the balance between grit and self-compassion. Plus we hear how she learned to accept imperfection, forgive herself, and juggle more than she ever thought possible, from baby bottles and business plans, to bedtime stories and investor meetings.
Thea’s moving letter to her younger self is a love note to the girl who dreamed big, made mistakes and never stopped believing in the power of creativity and connection.
An inspiring listen for anyone chasing a dream, feeling mum guilt or navigating the beautiful chaos of building something meaningful.
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| 0:00.0 | Running Nails Inc. really helped me as a parent. |
| 0:02.2 | Like, we're all perfectionist, right? |
| 0:03.5 | And I wasn't a perfectionist parent in terms of wanting my kids to be perfect in any shape or form |
| 0:07.7 | because I think I really worked out in my business that things were so frigging far from perfect. |
| 0:12.5 | I've just had the great privilege of speaking to Thea Green, MBE, co-founded of Nails Inc. |
| 0:18.5 | And a woman who's, I suppose, traveled this path in business in a way that |
| 0:24.7 | has reminded me, actually, of why I do this. It has been such a special conversation. |
| 0:32.1 | 26 years she's been building Nails Inc. And so often as we're building a business or chasing a dream, |
| 0:40.0 | we think we need all the parts in place or other people think it's been an overnight success. |
| 0:45.4 | And this podcast is step by step through such an amazing journey with a woman who is so |
| 0:53.1 | open with her advice, so real. And it just really got me thinking |
| 0:58.6 | about when you're having a bad day, which I was when I recorded this, listening to her letter |
| 1:03.8 | to herself was literal tonic. When you listen to this podcast, just remind yourself that dreams can come true. |
| 1:13.2 | It might take time, it takes all the work, but at the end, you've created something that through and through |
| 1:20.1 | is your vision, your DNA, your lasting legacy, and something that your children can turn around |
| 1:26.1 | and say, mum did that. It's just a beautiful, beautiful podcast. And Thea is now, whether she likes it or not, |
| 1:34.6 | a kindred spirit, I really hope that you enjoy. |
| 1:37.8 | Bow your head and let your eyelids close on down. Where we're going, You won't need to bring your frown. |
| 1:45.8 | Hi, I'm Holly Tucker and welcome to my podcast Conversations of Inspiration. I've reached out to |
| 1:52.8 | founders and those who simply inspire me to share their hard-earned wisdom with you. |
| 1:59.4 | My hope is that collectively, these remarkable realisations |
| 2:02.9 | will help you on your own journey. I like to think of it as inspiration for life. |
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