I’ve spent my career inside independent businesses like tattoo shops, galleries, and creative studios, building the systems that keep them running.

I managed Great Lakes Tattoo starting in 2013, and held General Manager roles at Chicago Tattoo Company and Taylor Street Tattoo before that. My role was never just day-to-day management. It was building the systems, processes, and customer experience that made those businesses sustainable.

In June 2025, I launched Allison Attwood Consulting to bring the same operations and marketing work to a broader range of clients: not just tattoo studios, but any small business, creative practice, or independent brand ready to grow up behind the scenes.

Today, my work spans operations systems, marketing strategy, SEO, and event production, helping businesses become more organized, more visible, and easier to run.

Credentials

  • Operations & marketing strategist for independent businesses

  • 20+ years leading teams, systems, and customer experience

  • Deep experience across Square, Shopify, Acuity, Google Business Profile, Mailchimp, Meta Business Suite, Squarespace, and Apple Business tools

  • Known as “the fixer,” the person who steps in, figures it out, and makes it work

  • Builds systems that run without the owner in every piece of it

Who I work with

Owners of shops, studios, and independent brands who care about doing things right and doing them well.