Piercing Wizard Podcast

Episode 31 with Brian Skellie. Brian is a former APP President and the driving force behind the Statim sterilizer in the piercing industry. We talk about how Brian got started in body piercing and the logic behind piercing and safety.

Episode 30 with April Thomas and Bryan Thomas, owners of Born This Way body arts in Knoxville Tennessee. We talk about how they developed a killer business model and harnessed the power of social media to create one of the best studios in the U.S.

Episode 29 with Bethrah Szumski. Bethrah has worn many hats within the APP and within the piercing industry. Piercer, shop owner, jewelry distributor, APP secretary, APP president, educator. I tried to catch a little bit of that history. Enjoy.

Episode 28 with Mike Hill of Broad Street Studio in Bath, UK. I sat down with Mike at the UKAPP seminars and talked about his first time instructing a class and how he runs a fully disposable studio.

Episode 27 with Paddy Notts of Industrial Strength UK & Ashley Guntz of Neilmed Piercing Aftercare. We talk about how their companies fit into the body piercing industry and communities.

Episode 26 with Paul King and Dr. Matt Lodder. I sit down with two of our industries historians to discuss the matter of FGM (female genital "mutilation") laws in the United Kingdom and how it has affected the body piercing industry.

Episode 25 with Nicole Holmes, the founding and current president of the United Kingdom Association of Professional Piercers. We discuss how the organization started, and where it has gone since then.

Episode 24 with Jesse Villemaire of Thrive Studios and Progressive Mentorship. We talk about how we've changed in the industry and how to avoid burn out.

Episode 23 with Cale Belford of Piercing Emporium in Worcester, Massachusetts. We talk about the volunteering Cale does for the APP and her jewelry line Uzu Organics.

Episode 22 with Charlie LeBeau of the United Kingdom Association of Professional Piercers. We talk about their preparations for their upcoming seminars and how they manage their impressive growth.

Episode 21 with Luis Garcia. We sat down in Brazil to talk about the GEP conference and his new gold jewelry line called Singularity.

Paul Rainer of Bound for Glory in Staten Island, NY joins the show this week to talk about his Anatometal raffle grand prize win. Also, brunch.

Episode 19 with Brian Moeller from the Boston Tattoo Company. Brian comes back to the show to chat! We'll talk about how the studio environment you present helps determine what kind of clientele you get, and why Brian has decided to stop offering surface anchors.

Episode 18 with Sala from Pinpoint Piercing in Oslo, Norway. I sit down with my good friend Sala and talk about how Sprite made a commercial about his body piercing to sell soda, the new Association he is working with in Spain, and our views on how to give your clients the best experience possible.

Episode 17 with Jef Saunders. I sat down with the current president of the Association of Professional Piercers to talk about the Fakir intensives, daith piercings and where that name comes from, and opening a smaller boutique piercing studio after owning larger scale shops.

Episode 16 with Samppa Von Cyborg. We talk about his new line of biomechanical body jewelry, Rusty Cyborg Creations. Also the new social networking site rustycyb.org that he hopes will become the spiritial successor to BME.

Episode 15 with Elayne Angel. Elayne is a highly influential piercer whose work has inspired generations of body piercers. Her book The Piercing Bible: the definitive guide to safe body piercing is available everywhere from Barnes & Noble to Amazon. Also a talk with Andre Fernandes, Tatiana Rodrigues, and Emilia Aratanha about their work organizing the GEP conference in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Episode 14 with Luis Garcia. Talking about international piercer issues and the challenges piercers outside of the US face to offer high quality piercing.

Episode 13 with Terry LeRoi discussing the growth of his company over 20+ years in the industry. Also featung a short conversation with William Spencer and CJ Maxwell about avoiding swear words in the studio.

I had the opportunity to sit down for an interview with Jim Ward recently. Founder of The Gauntlet, the world's first professional piercing studio, facilitator for the launch of the Association of Professional Piercers, and wealth of knowledge related to body piercing's history.

Episode 11 with jesse Villemaire. Jesse V of Thrive Studios and Progressive Mentorship joins Ryan in Las Vegas for wine and conversation. This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

An interview with Paul Rainer of Bound for Glory in Staten Island, NY with special guest host Courtney Jane Maxwell. Also some q&a and talking about the upcoming APP conference with Evan Quinno. This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

Welcome to our first show with a new format. Former APP President Alicia Cardenas joins us for a three part interview talking about the challenges of being a female in a male dominated industry, the potentially controversial choice of offering professional earlobe piercing for babies, and where ritual meets professionalism in piercing and scarification.

Episode Notes Charlie joins the show to discuss the UKAPP. This podcast is powered by Pinecast .

Episode Notes Jef Saunders joins Ryan to discuss the benefits and pitfalls of online piercer forums. This podcast is powered by Pinecast .