Piercing Wizard Podcast

Mikele is an interesting guy. An Italian piercer living in Japan. He works with Anatometal both in the US and Japan. He distributes Kiwami piercing needles, is involved with the Japanese piercing association and community, and has a career based on his passion and love for body piercing. Give the show a 5 star rating and review on itunes. Like and follow the show at: https://www.facebook.com/pierc...

There's a new Wizard in town. Cale DiFrancesco (Belford) takes over this week to show Ryan who's the boss. First the board position and now this! Hear answers to all the burning questions you never wanted to ask. Give the show a 5 star rating and review on itunes. Like and follow the show at: https://www.facebook.com/piercingwizardpodcast/ . Support the show at: www.patreon.com/ryanpba . Follow: m...

Multiple award winning jewellery designer and Vice Chairman of the Institute of Professional Goldsmiths, Danila Tarcinale, comes on the show this week. We discuss the body piercing industry from the perspective of a jeweller, our preferences for prong vs bezel settings for healing, and how to present fine jewellery as a sales approach. Visit her website at: http://www.danilatarcinalejewellery.com...

Elayne Angel is one of the most tenured and experienced piercers in the industry, she is also one of the most generous with her information. Her book The Piercing Bible: The Definitive Guide to Safe Body Piercing has informed thousands of readers. She maintains www.piercingbible.com with various resources for clients and piercers, and instructs at body piercing educational events around the world....

A body modification practitioner performs work on a consenting adult, that work heals without complication, and the client never makes a complaint. Then that practitioner is arrested and charged for causing "grievous bodily harm". Due to legal precedent the consent of the client is irrelevant and can not be used as a defense. The practitioner is convicted, is refused appeal, and is sentenced to a...

Vice President of the United Kingdom's Association of Professional Piercers, Kim Hutchinson, comes on the show. We sat down to talk about their 2019 UKAPP conference. New vendors, new instructors, and more classes. This will be the UK's biggest conference yet! We also talk about how you shouldn't wait until your shop is perfect to submit an application to join a piercing organization. Meeting mini...

After my seminar in Dubuque, Iowa I sat down for burgers and chats with Rob Hill and Woodstock Bader. We talked about piercer motivation and how routines and roles can help a shop stay on track. We also discuss shadowing and mentoring and doing it in a way to encourage growth and usable skills. Of course body jewelry comes up, we talk about return on investment and how too many options can be a ba...

Florida man comes on piercing podcast. Shorty joins us this week to discuss studio layout ideas, sterile gloves as a minimum standard, and why he chooses to not offer septum piercings. We also also have Kookie Knox on to talk about the new Piercers of Color scholarship and how you can donate. You can donate to the PoC scholarship at: https://www.paypal.com/pools/c/8fZyu8xjfm , deadline for contrib...

For some reason I thought it would be a good idea to do 4 seminars in 8 days. It kicked my butt, but I recorded some fun stuff along the way. In between the many hours in the car I captured conversations with the staff of Pleasurable Piercings, my buddy Ed Chavarria, Rob Hill, and Woodstock Bader. I also got choked out by Sgt. Slaughter along the way, bonus. Give the show a 5 star rating and revie...

This week is a special episode with guest host Nici Holmes (UKAPP President) interviewing Jim Ward. Jim is the founder of the world's first body piercing studio, The Gauntlet, as well as the founder of the Association of Professional Piercers. They discuss our industry's beginning as well as the evolution of the piercing needles and body jewelry we still use today. Enjoy this special piece of our...

Travelling piercer Lynn Loheide comes on the show this week. We discuss what it is like transitioning from one full time shop to going on the road and working in different shops across the country. We also discuss piercer education and growth. While forums, videos, and podcasts might be a great supplement to your education it should not be a replacement. Hands on learning with a mentor and structu...

I was contacted by a Malaysian piercer named Huaii on instagram (ig: bodymodsbyhuaii), and he asked if he could come shadow at my shop after attending the APP conference this past May. We recorded this podcast and talked about what its like piercing in southeast Asia. Educating clients who have no base knowledge of body jewelry, local piercers who are aren't interested in and sharing information,...

Kristina Outland comes on the show to discuss an often overlooked part of our jobs, customer service. How do you help calm nervous clients, or give your best to clients waiting in line? How do we develop lasting business relationships and connect with our clients, even on our busiest days? Lets talk it over. Give the show a 5 star rating and review on itunes. Like and follow the show on at: https:...

I can't fit all the nice things I could say about these two into a podcast description. John and Kaitlin are fantastic piercers and fantastic people. We talk about life outside the APP bubble and why you should stay focused on your life rather than the internet. We talk about the BME generation and how it fostered piercers who could problem solve and grow without hand holding. We also discuss John...

Is your attention span tiny and small? Then why don't you come to a Lil' Bits where the segments are tiny it looks like regular podcasts but really tiny you put in your ear and nothing gets stuck in your brain it's just tiny and tiny and it fits right in. We've got tiny interviews, tiny questions, little tiny podcast. You bored? Come on down to Lil' Bits. Featuring interviews with Zak Dubi DuBois,...

This week features an interview with Slovakian piercer and 2019 Al D. conference scholar Branislav "Branko" Isteze. We talk about Branko's conference experience and what the piercing trends are in Slovakia. This show also has a segment discussing a rumor that unfortunately started in one of my seminars, the possibility that alcohol makes certain skin preps ineffective. I share the information I ha...

Darrin Walters of Blue Star Tattoos comes on the show to discuss a career that started in the 1980's, watching the APP grow from inception, conference volunteering, and more. I also talk about a study gaining attention lately that links Gentian Violet to cancer, and why we should probably wait for more research before we freak out. Give the show a 5 star rating and review, like and follow the show...

Lola Slider returns to the show for the third time! 2019 was Lola's first year at the APP conference. We talk about her experience in Las Vegas, her preparation as an instructor, anodizing techniques, and a little wrestling. Rate and review the show. Like and follow at www.facebook.com/piercingwizardpodcast/ . Support the show at www.patreon.com/ryanpba . Thank you to our new Arch-Mage patron, Zad...

Shop owner, mother, student, piercer, and rock star. Laura Jane of Gamma Piercing in Ann Arbor, Michigan comes on the show this week. We sat down at the APP conference and talked about the Septum and Helix classes Laura instructed. We also talk about how her career has taken her to both coasts of the U.S., and how she ended up opening a shop in the city she grew up in. If you listen on itunes give...

I was invited to instruct in Russia for the 2019 RuAPP conference, come along with me. I recap some of my classes and have a chat with Vlad Bodmodov and Mikhail Shilov, two of the event organizers. It was a fantastic event. I met so many new friends and got to see some sights in St. Petersburg. Support the show at www.patreon.com/ryanpba . Thank you to our newest Patron Jacob Creps. Like and follo...

Jacob Spjut from Prysm body piercing in Iowa comes on the show to talk about the difference between "elite" piercers, and "elitist" piercers. Jacob also lays out a simple concept. Piercers can move from safe to safer with their work practices, but they should have a realistic concept of how minimum standards are the line between safe and unsafe. Like and follow the show on facebook, give me a 5 st...

Would you think that one of the busiest studios in the US would be in Oklahoma City? 23rd Street Body Piercing routinely performs more piercings in one day than some shops do in a week or a month. I got a chance to talk with Jason King of 23rd Street and hear what logistics and concepts go into a shop capable of performing 150 safe piercings in a day. PLUS a bonus chat with Australian piercer Jess...

Chicago area piercer TJ Kruger comes on the show to talk shop. We discuss the "how" aspect of developing your confidence and competence as a piercer. Is it appropriate to practice on clients, informed or uninformed? We also discuss TJ's work with an aftercare brand called Steriwash.

Loreia Bürgen & Jane Absinth of the Verband Professioneller Piercer (V.P.P.) come on the show to discuss Germany's piercing organization, their goals, and their progress. We also discuss a new sterilization certification program they are developing, as well as the coolest sounding community outreach I have ever heard #pussybling. Follow Piercing Wizard Podcast on Facebook for weekly updates. S...

Come along with Smee on a voyage across 24 years at conference! Gus Diamond was literally the first person I talked to at my first APP conference way back in 2002. At APP 2019 I sat down with Gus to record some of the history going back to the very first APP "conference" and each step along the way to now. Set sail for Safe Piercing!