We had the good fortune of connecting with Coki Tattoos and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Coki, what’s the most important lesson your business/career has taught you?
It has taught me that patience and discipline in your job are the only key that can lead you to be a serious and prosperous business.

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
what I am most proud of is being able to have made a dream come true, my name is Osman Coki owner of coki tattoos I started tattooing in 2000 at the age of 17 in Cuba and at the age of 23 I had to emigrate to the United States where I established myself as a professional artist in the city of Miami where I have worked very hard for 15 years to be able to grow as an artist, it was not easy at all because many times I would go to work and return home without being able to I didn’t even earn a dollar but all that was worth it because those things could help me find a way to focus more on the race and take it more seriously, the biggest challenges I’ve had are the hard daily struggle and being separated of the family for long hours a day to be able to provide the best and most efficient service to our clients, the history of our brand is dedicated to the last name of my maternal family, which is COKI, who were the people who, despite being 17 years when I started tattooing they did everything possible to support my career and gave me the strength to move forward, what makes us different from the rest is that we never weigh being artists to earn money but to create better art every day and that It is what has made us a prosperous business.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
The first thing would be to invite them to our store and make them part of our team and feel at home, I would take them to see the most artistic and colorful places like Wynwood and the art district, I would like to invite them to learn about the great diverse culinary culture of the city because we are surrounded by many beautiful and interesting people who have recipes for delicious dishes from around the globe, I would also like to invite you to visit the beautiful beaches of Miami and the interesting museums that we have, and to enjoy a good concert,

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
Of course, first of all, I would like to thank my family, who trust me when I propose the idea of ​​creating a business, but I would also like to thank all our clients, without whom our business would never have worked. I would also like to thank our team of artists who have been able to collaborate in strengthening our reputation as a business. A big thank you to Lixandra Moralez, Osman Coki, Yuri Gonzales, Gabriela Bello and the rest of the artists who have worked in our store

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Image Credits
Photo by: osman coki

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