Piercing Wizard Podcast

Piercing Wizard Podcast

By Ryan OuelletteSociety & CultureEducationArts
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Piercing Wizard Podcast episodes

  • 83 - Sharon Looy (Dare 2 Wear Amsterdam) + Behind the scenes of the APP

    While I was in Amsterdam (and before I went to the coffee shops) I sat down with Dutch piercer Sharon Looy at her studio Dare 2 Wear. Sharon owns three gorgeous studios and has a great perspective on the past, present, and future of piercing in The Netherlands and Europe as a whole.

    After the interview stick around to learn the inner workings of the Association of Professional Piercers. Ever wondered how you go from being an APP member to working on a committee or being an instructor? Well too bad, I'm going to talk about it anyway.

    1 hr 4 min
  • 82 - Mic Rawls (from Gauntlet to Cold Steel)
    I got the opportunity to sit down at Camp APP with Mic Rawls. Mic has such a great perspective of the piercing industry from a career that started in the mid 90s, put him through the Gauntlet seminars and studios in California and New York, saw the beginning and rise of the APP, the ups and downs of huge piercers, and landed him in San Francisco at Cold Steel. I got a small glimpse of an amazingly rich career and I'm happy to share that with you.
    1 hr 13 min
  • 81 - Purklenz with Howard Dolman of SOLabs
    Howard Dolman of SOLabs comes on the show this week to talk about their product Purklenz. Purklenz is a skin cleanser produced for body art. Lots of piercers and tattooers are using their line of products for prep, procedure, and aftercare. Lets learn about the development, testing, and uses of their line.
    1 hr 10 min
  • 80 - Camp APP 2018
    I was busy being a real world person at Camp APP 2018 so I didn't get many interviews recorded. I did take a few minutes to record how people were feeling on their way back to Atlanta at the end though. PS - I love playing Jenga with piercers.
    34 min
  • 79 - Sales Strategies with Ian Human & Nicholas Pinch

    While I was in Germany at the BMXNET conference I took some time to sit down with British piercers Nicholas Pinch & Ian Human. We started out chatting about their sales strategy class. Then we went off on a lengthy conversation about business and our opinions on what goes into a succesful one.

    1 hr 13 min
  • 78 - APP Conference Scholarships (with Caitlin McDiarmid & Christina Shull)
    The deadline to apply for a 2019 APP conference scholarship is November 11th 2018. So I want to get you all the info you need about how to apply and succeed. I talk to Caitlin McDiarmid (chair of the Al D. scholarship committee) about how to submit a solid application. I also chat with Chrissy Shull (head of the No Excuses private scholarship) about what their program offers and how it compliments the official APP scholarship process. For more info go to www.safepiercing.org.
    1 hr 15 min
  • 77 - Kim Hutchinson (UKAPP Vice President)
    The UKAPP's new Vice President, Kim Hutchinson, joins the show this week to discuss their organization and conference. We talk about some misconceptions about joining a piercing association. How its about strength as a group and establishing safety standards, and not about elitism.
    54 min
  • Ep. 76 - BMXNET & UKAPP recap 2018

    I just got back from the UKAPP conference in Manchester, England AND the BMXNET conference in Essen, Germany. I chat with Cale Belford & Bethrah Szumski about how to be an effective instructor for different markets and I recap my trip.

    40 min
  • Ep. 75 - Kellan Smith (Wacky not Tacky)
    Kellan Smith of The Powers That Be in Vancouver, Washington joins the show this week. We talk about DIY projects in the shop, finding your own style and working to your strengths, and if we're living in a bubble or riding a wave.
    1 hr 19 min

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Join host Ryan Ouellette as he discusses the professional body piercing industry with friends and colleagues.