{"id":393,"date":"2026-04-29T15:32:51","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:32:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/202.sjmc.wisc.edu\/2026spring308\/?p=393"},"modified":"2026-05-01T14:45:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T14:45:47","slug":"talking-nails-with-ava-sclafini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/202.sjmc.wisc.edu\/2026spring308\/2026\/04\/29\/talking-nails-with-ava-sclafini\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking Nails With Ava Sclafini"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud wp-block-embed-soundcloud\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-right:0;margin-bottom:0;margin-left:0\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Audio Story_Ava _mixdown.wav_final by Abbygail WACHTEL\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F2308575416&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=750&#038;maxwidth=500\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Audio Story Transcript:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>VO<\/strong>: All around campus, you can find students offering self-care services. Some of these services include haircuts, nails, and facials. For many of these providers, it&#8217;s a way to make quick money while engaging in something you love.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>VO<\/strong>: This is exactly the case for UW-Madison freshman Ava Sclafini. Sclafini is one of the many students on campus who offer nail services to her peers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>VO<\/strong>: this hobby is new for Sclafini. It began after a quick nudge from her mom to stop biting her nails.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SO<\/strong>: \u201cSo the first time I got them done, my mom was like \u2018can you stop biting your nails.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>VO<\/strong>: After that, Sclafini realized that she enjoyed having nails both for looks and convenience. It got her to stop biting her nails while simultaneously inspiring her to try to do her own nails and use her creativity.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SO<\/strong>: \u201cAnd I was like, I should learn how to do this because I&#8217;m an artistic person. Like, I even, like, when my nails were short, I always kind of just use, like, toothpicks and bobby pins and, like, did my own little designs and, like, just kind of made it my own thing<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>VO<\/strong>: Now, Slafini does nails out of her dorm consistently. With this, come the struggle of how to get the word out. For now, she mostly relies on word of mouth or social media.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SO<\/strong>: \u201cMy roommate was rushing, so she met a ton of people and gave them my name and number.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-10 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>VO<\/strong>: That is why our team created Vero. An app that looks to solve the issue of communication that Sclafini is currently experiencing. This one-stop-shop for all things self-care, would provide Sclafini a space to share her work and book clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-11 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SO<\/strong>: \u201cit would probably be good for like me and like people like me who are doing stuff like that, because then, like we&#8217;re in the area on campus, like, and it would be good, almost like Instagram, like you can post your stuff.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>VO<\/strong>: Vero is more than an app. It&#8217;s a community built for students just like Sclafini who create, care, and connect. 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