Episode 44 with Brianna Sheehan of Mint Piercing Studio, Iowa. Last week we talked to Leo Ziebol, owner of Mint. This week we talk to his secret weapon, Brianna Sheehan, formerly of St. Sabrina's. She talks about her strategy when it comes to designing and ordering jewelry, and how inventory management can equal success. This is part one of our conversation. Stay tuned for our next talk where we discuss how to run multiple studios, and the challenges of finding and training quality counter staff.

Episdoe 43 with Leo Ziebol of Mint Piercing in Iowa. Leo has a great concept of what modern shops can offer. Mint is part of a newer generation of businesses to offer fine jewelry with installation services, rather than marketing itself as a "piercing shop". Its a great conversation about creating a store and a staff that expresses quality values with an emphasis on happiness.

Episode 42 with Miro Hernandez of Dandyland in San Antonio, Texas. We talk about growing your business by paying attention to what clients really want and giving it to them. We also talk apprenticeships, Tribalectic, and chihuahuas.

Episode 41 with Stefan Schomowski, the administrator for the Body Modification Exchange Network (BMXNET) conference in Germany. I have been attending BMXNET since 2008 and I love its unique atmosphere and community. We sat down at Unperfekthaus in Essen, Germany to discuss the history, growth, and philosophy that goes into BMXNET.

Episode 40 with Eduardo Chavarria. Ed is a top notch piercer who has worked in some of the busiest and best studios around. We sat down, on my own couch, and talked about the piercings we don't do anymore and why.

Episode 38 with a whole bunch of piercers. I sat down for lunch the day after Camp APP 2017 with Cale Belford, Becky Dill, Mic Rawls, Rivka Chavi, Kelli Zeien, Barron, and Seth Dietz for some burgers and conversation. Join in, burgers optional.

Episode 37 with Ana Laco of Badaku in Rijeka, Croatia. I got to sit down with Ana at the UKAPP conference and talk about life, work, and happiness. This was a great conversation for me and I hope some of you out there enjoy it as much as I did.

Episode 35 with Aaron Foster. Aaron was my apprentice for years. We recorded this episode just before he moved to Colorado for his new position at Sol Tribe in Denver. We talk about how I inherited him from another former apprentice and his progression from apprentice to piercer.