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Jamaica Starr

Inspiring Instructor: Q & A with Jamaica Starr

by Tracy Rubert

Jamaica Starr’s background is one of those against-the-odds stories that imparts hope. Now a successful salon owner and instructor for Sindy Mark’s Nail Art Academy, Starr overcame a life once rife with drugs, prison, and hardship. We caught up with Starr to find out how she left her old life behind to attain her dreams.

A Kupa nail tech demonstrates at Premiere Orlando 2014.

Why Students Should Attend Industry Trade Shows

by Royan Williams

At trade shows, students will observe manufacturers doing innovative demonstrations. Top nail product manufacturers hire some of the most knowledgeable nail techs in the country to work the trade show floor, so it’s the ideal place for new students to learn all about the business of doing nails.

Sandra Taylor at work.

Keep on Techin’

by Tracy Rubert

Several years ago, Sandra Taylor made the move from truck driver to nail tech — and now school owner. Nail School News recently caught up with Taylor to find out more about her unusual career path.

Instructor Profile: Dorothy House

Instructor Profile: Dorothy House

by Tracy Rubert

Back in July, Nail School News announced the national winners of the 2014 SkillsUSA trade competition. We recently had the opportunity to chat with Dorothy House, an instructor for the high school-level bronze winner, Natali Carmona-Garcia of Metropolitan Career & Tech Center in Little Rock, Ark.

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