Episodes

  • Fiona Brackenbury on expanding your beauty career as a respected expert, educator and content creator
    Jan 21 2026

    Fiona Brackenbury is a renowned skin expert and skincare brand consultant. Her career has spanned from hands-on treatments, educating, product development, and content creation. In this episode, recorded live on stage at Professional Beauty London, she tells us how to expand your career beyond the salon walls to make money from consultancy, social media and more. She also tackles the rise of skincare trends, explaining which have longevity and which are just for likes.


    We are so excited to bring you this podcast, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and anywhere else you get your podcasts - please like, rate and subscribe, and follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @professionalbeauty.uk and, of course, you can also find us on Facebook and LinkedIn.

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    31 mins
  • Dominic Skinner and James Mac on the mentality you need to make it in the makeup industry
    Dec 8 2025

    Dominic Skinner is one of the biggest names working in makeup today. As director of makeup artistry for MAC, a session MUA and a head judge for BBC's Glow Up series, he knows what it takes to make it in makeup. In this episode, recorded live on stage at Professional Beauty London, Dominic chats to successful MUA James Macinerney (aka James Mac) about how to make a name for yourself in the competitive world of makeup artistry, and the skills and tenacity it takes to succeed. The pair share plenty of practical advice for aspiring and established MUAs, as well as some laughs along the way.


    We are so excited to bring you this podcast, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and anywhere else you get your podcasts - please like, rate and subscribe, and follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @professionalbeauty.uk and, of course, you can also find us on Facebook and LinkedIn.

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    48 mins
  • Trevor Steyn on the microbiome and the skin
    Nov 21 2025

    Trevor Steyn was a visionary chemist and entrepreneur at the pinnacle of probiotic and microbiome research, and through Esse, he was pioneering a new era of personalised skincare. Trevor sadly passed away on November 1st 2025, shortly after we recorded this episode, where we discussed the latest developments in microbiome research, how to rebalance the skin's microbiome and how aesthetic treatments affect it.


    This episode is sponsored by Esse Skincare.


    We are so excited to bring you this podcast, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and anywhere else you get your podcasts - please like, rate and subscribe, and follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @professionalbeauty.uk and, of course, you can also find us on Facebook and LinkedIn.

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    1 hr
  • Nathalie Eleni and Abi Oleck on how to make a name for yourself as a facialist
    Oct 14 2025

    Nathalie Eleni is a celebrity makeup artist and facialist as well as a beauty editor and Abi Oleck is an advanced facialist, holistic aesthetician, and skin expert educator. In this episode, recorded live on stage at Professional Beauty London, the two share their advice on how to make a name for yourself as a facials, how to work with A-list clients and how to make it on social media.


    We are so excited to bring you this podcast, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and anywhere else you get your podcasts - please like, rate and subscribe, and follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @professionalbeauty.uk and, of course, you can also find us on Facebook and LinkedIn.

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    41 mins
  • Jolene Rees and Kelly Shaw on futureproofing your beauty business
    Sep 25 2025

    Jolene Rees runs the award-winning Innovations Advanced Skincare & Beauty in Stockton-on-Tees and Kelly Shaw is owner of K:Spa in Hampshire as well as being a business coach and mentor. In this episode, recorded live on stage at Professional Beauty London, the two share their advice on how to navigate challenging changes in the business landscape while remaining profitable and retaining a strong and happy team.


    This episode is supported by AlumierMD.


    We are so excited to bring you this podcast, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and anywhere else you get your podcasts - please like, rate and subscribe, and follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @professionalbeauty.uk and, of course, you can also find us on Facebook and LinkedIn.

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    52 mins
  • Karen Betts on SPMU and building a business into a household name
    Sep 2 2025

    A pioneering figure in the beauty industry, Karen Betts is a driving force behind innovation and empowerment in brows and semi-permanent makeup artistry. Karen shares how she scaled her business and created a name synonymous with brows as well as opening up about the major challenges she faced along the way and how she came back stronger.


    We are so excited to bring you this podcast, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and anywhere else you get your podcasts - please like, rate and subscribe, and follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @professionalbeauty.uk and, of course, you can also find us on Facebook and LinkedIn.

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    31 mins
  • Shea Osei on her work for Wicked and making it as a movie/session nail artist
    Aug 1 2025

    In this episode, we speak to Shea Osei - the British-Jamaican, Essex-based nail tech who went from a Stratford salon owner to the silver screen, creating some of the most talked about nails in history for Cynthia Erivo’s character Elphaba in the hit movie Wicked. We chat about what it was like working as a nail tech on a blockbuster movie - all while heavily pregnant, the importance of Black voices and visibility in the industry and tips to follow in her footsteps. We hope you enjoy the episode.


    We are so excited to bring you this podcast, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and anywhere else you get your podcasts - please like, rate and subscribe, and follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @professionalbeauty.uk and, of course, you can also find us on Facebook and LinkedIn.

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    31 mins
  • Caroline Hirons on respect for the beauty industry, social media and building a brand
    Jun 30 2025

    In this episode of The Pro Beauty Pod, Eve Oxberry speaks with skincare powerhouse Caroline Hirons.


    In this episode, sponsored by Vagaro, we discuss Caroline's journey into the beauty industry and how that evolved through skincare and brand consultancy into authoring best-selling skincare books and launching a brand.


    Caroline also talks about how to make a name for yourself online, including how to cut through the noise on social media to position yourself as a skin expert.


    We also talk about the launch of Skin Rocks Pro, with professional treatments now developed and set to hit salons later this year.


    We are so excited to bring you this podcast, available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and anywhere else you get your podcasts - please like, rate and subscribe, and follow us on Instagram and TikTok at @professionalbeauty.uk and, of course, you can also find us on Facebook and LinkedIn.

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    27 mins