In 2010 I started Assassin Tattoo Studio with nothing more than drive and passion for what i wanted to do. I started in a single room in the back of Thomas Touch Barber Shop in the west side of Akron. From there I went to the kenmore blvd location I build that up enough to be able to move to fairlawn west akron area of west market st which i was very proud of. In that time I learned alot I had people I trusted steal from me .I gave opportunities to people who would only waste them or try to use me. I ran the shop alone for awhile and rebuilt it to become one of Akrons top shops! I busted my ass and put my heart into it. I was able to keep myself very busy as anyone who has tried to get ahold of me knows. A few months back my landlord came in and broke the news he has sold the building I was in and new owners would contact me. When they did they told me even though I had a year left on my lease it would be a month or so before I had to move. I went through a month and a half of negotiations with a building I felt would further my business is a positive way. The owner of that building held me till I only had a few days to move. So i got the closest place to my shop I could find not what i wanted but I figured id make it work. Since then it has been a daily struggle to get open I have came home worn out daily. The people who said the would always be there have slowly went away . I have built then been told I need to do it again several times . I am not one to give up but I do feel defeated at the moment .I worked hard for what i have and want to continue to work hard . I have made mistakes along the way I have made alot of people happy and piss off a few. I have done my best to do what i can for everyone and never ask for anything in return. My shop has been in the midst of a move and remodel for almost two months now. It took almost 3 to get the health dept involved. Im generally a positive thinker ,but all I have is my shop and all I have worked for without that I am feeling a huge void in my life. I have tons of people irritated as hell becuase they want to be tattooed by me and I would love to do it for them but I cant becuase a sink need to be five feet away from another sink and I have to hire this contractor and get permits to get it done and wait weeks for an approval . One things after another a daily let down or a daily excitement hey we can get back to work Then ill get a phone call saying oh it will be a few more weeks just need this and that done. Longest process I have been through in my 4 shops I have built. Trying my best to hang in there.
Posted on: Fri, 22 Aug 2014 01:09:55 +0000
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