Dakota Weik: „I hate the word influencer, but I know it has to be attributed to me"
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He spent five years delivering groceries in California, ten hours a day in his car, when an idea hit him on a train between Switzerland and Liechtenstein — documentaries about tattoo artists from all over the world. Dakota Weik aka Inked Abroad tells Seb how a failed clothing brand, 200 videos that went nowhere, and an account he almost deleted turned into one of the biggest voices in tattooing — and why a globe he spun tens of thousands of times handed him 110,000 followers practically overnight. Dakota is refreshingly honest about the flip side of those numbers, about buying a camera on credit without ever having filmed anything in his life, and about why he can't stand the word "influencer" even though he knows it sticks to him. The second half goes deeper: Dakota talks about his new six-part series "Indigenous Revival" and the journey to Apo Whang-Od's grandnieces high up in the Philippine mountains, about why he builds friendships instead of conducting interviews, and why 500 of the right viewers mean more to him than millions of views. Plus: his unfiltered take on the Ignorant Style, the reality of his apprenticeship under Philo, hours spent on fake skin, the passport stamp signature style he's building for himself — and the upcoming Bosnia documentary on Sicanje, an almost forgotten tattoo practice Christian women used as protection against the Ottoman Empire. An episode about obsession, self-doubt, and the question of who a story really belongs to. @inkedabroad [ ADVERTISEMENT ]You can save big with our advertising partners — including Neonsfeer, Murostar, Killer Ink, Cheyenne Tattoo Equipment, CoalBlack and Caos Nero! All the info at www.tftn-podcast.com.