The Hola Gwapa Podcast

The Power of Being a YES Woman: How Tattoo Artist, Laura Martinez's Determination Led Her to Succeed in an Unorthodox Creative Industry.


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If you’re feeling stuck or uninspired with your career path, love life or just your life in general this is the episode for you. Laura went from working as a Product & Graphic Designer for Dior in Paris, France to meeting the love of her life on the stoop of an air btnb on a girls trip to New York City, never ending up getting on her return flight home to opening her very first (& successful) tattoo shop in Brooklyn. While some of us can’t currently travel due to COVID restrictions we can all live vicariously through her story of being the ultimate YES girl. Once she decided to officially stay in NYC she began working as a bartender and doodling on the side to express her creativity. It wasn’t long before her now HUSBAND and friends began asking to have her drawings tattooed on them and something magical clicked but believe it or not that’s only where her story begins. Now a business owner, new mom, and 87 THOUSAND followers on Instagram later Laura unpacks her journey to success sharing the roadblocks she faced as a new tattoo artist, how she never took no for an answer - LITERALLY and most importantly how being determined and bold enough to own your power as a female, own your medium no matter how out of the box it might be and own your unique artistic style is the perfect recipe for a fulfilling, fruitful and passionate career as the creative you were born to be! So as we get into the episode go check out her gram @nothingwildtattoo to get a vibe for drool worthy & feminine tattoo aesthetic, and with that let’s get into the show!

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The Hola Gwapa PodcastBy Nisha Btesh

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