Georgie Smedley is a dynamic and accomplished nail professional with over 30 years’ experience. Georgie was the Managing Director of Hand & Nail Harmony UK (latter Georgie Smedley Group) where she successfully launched and distributed Gelish in the UK from 2010.

She is known for her dedication to excellence, her expertise in education, coupled with a passion for continuous learning, positioned her as one of the leading educators from as early as 2000 where she developed her passion for formulation chemistry at Star Nails & EzFlow Nails.  She has worked closely with chemists who have enabled her to grow her technical and development knowledge, and with industry leaders such as Marian Newman and Danny Haile who have been her Mentors and allowed her to gain a broader understanding of the industry.  

Georgie is a passionate leader and an inspiration to peers and colleagues alike. In every endeavour, Georgie Smedley exemplifies integrity, and creativity.  

Georgie continues to provide a positive influence to her students and customers as it is always the end goal to help others grow.

Our Q&A with Georgie:

What inspired you to do nails?

When I was getting married I was treated to a set of beautiful Fibreglass nails (yes it was THAT long ago!) I was absolutely obsessed with them, then one day, while watching my sister have hers done I thought to myself…”I can do that”; so 3 weeks later, I was on a course!

What motivated you to join the Gelish team?

I entered and won my very first nail competition whilst using EzFlow, a brand that Danny Haile was the innovator of. I was then invited to become an Educator for them, which eventually led to me following Danny’s course all the way to Gelish. I was very fortunate to have been viewed as the right person to launch the products here in the UK, and so I was the Gelish UK Distributor in addition to working my way up to becoming a Dean of Education!

How long have you been an educator for Gelish?

Since it launched here in the UK; 2010.

What is your favourite part of nails and teaching nails?

The sense of achievement when my students make amazing progress, and become successful nail techs themselves.

What is your goal?

To always share my knowledge and experience to others so that they can also feel that same sense of achievement.

We are thrilled to have Georgie join us as part of the Gelish Master Educator team as someone who has grown her passion and love for nails into a true skill and talent as well as a successful career as a nail technician across Soft Gel, Acrylic and Soak Off Gel Polish.