JobsWorth - Samantha Ford

This week’s guest is Essex based tattooist and Director of Silver Needles tattoo studio, Sam Ford.As a second generation tattooist it’s safe to say that the art form is quite literally in her blood and she’s seen a whole host of changes over the course of her twenty year career. We talk about some of them as well as finding out what led Sam to start an apprenticeship in the first place, how she found working with her Dad, her thoughts on some of the stereotypes surrounding the industry and why the past couple of years have been particularly tough for tattooists in general. I ask Sam what it’s been like running her own studio for the past seventeen years, get some insight on how she strikes the right balance between work and life and find out about how she expresses herself creatively outside of the studio (the answer might surprise you). Stick around for our game at the end and apologies in advance if one of your tattoos are featured (ffs don’t sue me). Please enjoy...Samantha Ford.#jobsworth #podcast #career #worklife #storiesthatinspirechangeThe JobsWorth website is here www.jobs-worth.comWatch the show on YouTube; https://www.youtube.com/@jobsworthpodcastFollow the show on Instagram; https://www.instagram.com/jobsworthpodcast/?hl=enFollow me on LinkedIn; https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnhawker/Follow me on TikTok; https://www.tiktok.com/@globaltechcollectiveSubscribe to my newsletter 'The Job Journal from GTC'; https://subscribepage.io/TheJobJournalLearn more about my proper job; https://www.globaltechcollective.com/Contact the show on [email protected]