E15 The TRUTH for Women Tattoo Entrepreneurs

🔥 Women in the Tattoo Industry Speak Out! 🔥

In this episode of the podcast our cohosts Paul-Anthony Surdi and Chico Cortez sit down with Tattoo Model Vany Vicious and Tattoo Artist Taylor Demers to talk about their journeys in the tattoo industry—breaking barriers, facing challenges, and thriving as women in a male-dominated field.

💉 Topics Covered:

✔️ How they got into the tattoo scene and built their careers

✔️ Getting tattooed young – the good, the bad, and the regrets

✔️ Being a teen and mom while navigating the tattoo world

✔️ Sexism and discrimination in the industry – how they handled it

✔️ Standing out as a female entrepreneur in tattooing

✔️ Breaking into the influencer space & growing a personal brand

✔️ AI in the tattoo industry

✔️ Solo tattoo studio workflow & best practices

✔️ Tattoo cover-ups & industry trends

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HOST:

Paul-Anthony Surdi

Chico Cortez - https://www.instagram.com/chicom4l/

GUEST:

Vany Vicious - https://www.instagram.com/officialvanyvicious/

Taylor Demers - https://www.instagram.com/tay_staytatted/

PRODUCTION TEAM:

Studio Production: Brick Pod

Post Production: ABBC Productions

Editor: Matt Keim

Producer: Benjamin Collins

COMPANIES ASSOCIATED:

Ink Different Tattoos

Ink Different Tattoo School

Good Humans Aftercare brand

CHAPTERS:

Intro 00:00

How they got into the tattoo scene 01:14

Being Tattooed YOUNG 03:19

Being a teen and mom in the tattoo scene 06:28

Vany and leaving the shop world 08:45

Dealing with Sexism and Discrimination in the scene 11:21

Regrets about getting tattooed early 17:30

What set you apart from other women in the field? 18:37

Were there other women entrepreneurs? 21:13

What brought you into the influencer world. 23:45

Opinions on AI in the industry 28:15

Workflow for the Solo Studio 33:17

Current Tattoo Coverups 34:30

Advice for young people who want to be in the creative industry 39:48

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