Today we’d like to introduce you to Kyle Greer.
Hi Kyle, so excited to have you on the platform. So before we get into questions about your work-life, maybe you can bring our readers up to speed on your story and how you got to where you are today?
I packed up my life and drove towards Dallas, everything i owned fit into the back seat and trunk. a couple of suitcases. My tattoo machines and a kind of stubborn belief that if I didn’t bet on myself now, I never would. i wasn’t running from anything. I was running toward something.
Dallas felt big the first night I arrived, wide highways, bigger skies, and a skyline that glowed like it was daring me to prove i belonged. I rented a tiny studio apartment with concrete floors and ceiling leaks daily in Deep Ellum. the silence in that space was loud. No familiar faces. No built-in clientele. Just me and the my thoughts of how am i going to make this work.
I knew starting a tattoo business wouldn’t be simple. Texas licensing, Inspections, Finding the ring location and building trust in a new city where no one knew my name. i spent morning researching and filling out paperwork, afternoons designing and evenings posting my work online with captions like “Now Booking In Dallas.”
At first, the inquiries were slow. A small tattoo here and there. iI treated every appointment like it was the most important tattoo I’d ever do. because it was. i was building real connections with my client and I couldn’t be more thankful for them trusting me.
I thought about the version of me who had stared at a map months earlier, wondering if moving to Dallas was reckless. It wasn’t reckless. It was necessary.
The business grew slowly, clients brought friends. Friends brought siblings. Reviews stacked up. My calendar started booking weeks in advance. There were hard days. like cancellations, Equipment breaking at the worst times and doubt creeping in during slow seasons. But every challenge forced me to level up.
Eventually, my tiny studio didn’t feel so tiny anymore. It felt like proof. I didn’t just move to Dallas, I felt like I belong. I built something permanent, one line, one client and one tattoo at a time.
Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?
The biggest challenge is mental. pushing through doubt while you’re investing money, time, and reputation into something that might not work but you make it work. It requires patience and willingness to bet on yourself long before results show up.
Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know?
P.U.R.E. is a Tattoo Studio that focuses on custom pieces. P.U.R.E is also a brand that stands for simplicity, bold confidence and products that speak for themselves. At its core, P.U.R.E. is about staying true. True to the craft. True to the vision. True to yourself.
Are there any apps, books, podcasts, blogs or other resources you think our readers should check out?
‘Lawn Boy” by Gary Paulsen. I read it in 5th grade and stuck with me the rest of my life.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.purespacesbrand.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kg_pure/
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Kg_pure
