Honest conversations with the people shaping our sector.
Welcome to Sofa Talk, a monthly podcast from the National Hair & Beauty Federation (NHBF), diving behind the scenes of the hair, beauty, barbering and aesthetics industries. Each episode brings you candid conversations with entrepreneurs, working professionals, creators, innovators, and leaders. Voices working across these four field, sharing their real-world experiences, lessons learned, and insights into growing a business or career in our sector. Expect practical takeaways, fresh perspectives, and relatable stories that reflect the ups and downs, opportunities and challenges of running or working in a salon, spa, barbershop, or aesthetic clinic.
Whether you’re a salon owner, a stylist, a barber, an aesthetic practitioner, or simply interested in the broader hair and beauty world - Sofa Talk will offer you honest, useful, and inspiring ideas to take away. Subscribe on your preferred podcast platform and join us each month for a new conversation.
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Latest Episodes
The Evolution of a Business with Lesley Wilks
In this episode of NHBF Presents: Sofa Talk, we’re joined by the amazing Lesley Wilkes, Aesthetician and Business Owner. Together, we explore the evolution of her busi...
Shaping the Future: A Conversation with Ashleigh Hodges
We're back! In this relaunch episode of the NHBF Podcast, now called NHBF Presents: Sofa Talk, we sit down with Ashleigh Hodges, President of the Fellowship for Britis...
How to start a new business from scratch - Dija Ayodele
Hi all, welcome to the final episode of NHBF Shines On for the season! To cap it all off we welcome Dija Ayodele. Dija is an award-winning aesthetician with more than...
How to manage a busy schedule of family, work and social - Lan Nguyen-Grealis
Today, we’re joined by Lan Nguyen-Grealis. She's worked with major fashion titles, Glamour, Vanity Fair, Earl, Grazia and Stella. She's an author of two books on makeu...
Running a sustainable salon - Anne Veck
Today on the podcast we’re joined by Anne Veck. She has a three-decade long career in the industry and has been described as one of the most iconic hairdressers in the...
