Jesse Villemaire has been piercing since 2001 and picked up the art of scarification in late 2003.  His dream became reality when he opened Thrive Studios in Cambridge Ontario, in October 2005.  With education as a main focus in his career, Jesse has been attending APP conferences (Association of Professional Piercers) since 2003.  Jesse has recently become an instructor for “Sterilization and Piercing Studio Set Up” at the Las Vegas, week long, convention. 

On top of working full time as a professional piercer and operating his own tattoo/piercing studio; Jesse has recently accepted the role as a Canadian instructor with Health Educators Inc. leading the education within the body modification industry.  His passion for piercing still motivates him to move forward within the industry, wanting to safely pass on the proper knowledge to the next generation of practitioners in this field.