Ankit Dhanesh Raturi
Creative work feeds the soul of the artist and the audience likewise. It seems easier for some and harder for some, but it feels unique for everyone. Every artist has a unique that sets him apart from the crowd and becomes his brand. One such individual, who has risen from bottom, to become one of the best Entrepreneurs, and a Writer, is Ankit Dhanesh Raturi.
He is the founder of Circle Tattoo, a Tattoo studio chain, which has gained great popularity for all the decisions it took and choices it made right. Their story is simple. Friends working in the same industry came together and built a place, where they would do what they all love to do, every day. They believe that every client encounter should feel like meeting an old friend. Apart from being a successful business, they are marching towards breaking stereotypes related to tattoos and professional life.
Like it may seem, his success wasn’t an easy one. He had to go through multiple failures, make tough decisions, face difficulties like every entrepreneur who put his everything into their business. Diverse pursuits define humility and gratitude and that is who Ankit is. He wanted to build a place of work, where ideas will be shared, cooperation will be strengthened and learning will be encouraged. Although he is not a tattoo artist, he made and stood up a successful and one of the largest tattoo studio brands in India, Circle Tattoo.
With the creation of ink and machines, art is generated on the canvas of beautiful skin. In a traditional office, Ankit speaks of his experience of limited productivity along with shackles for idea generation. In the tattoo industry, there is a lot of room to develop on any idea and forward that for execution. With the exchange of colors and care, Ankit and his team dives into their assigned work with 100% effort. When the team got into the brainstorming session, they came up with a stellar business concept to rejuvenate ‘Flash Tattoo’. Circle Tattoo completed one year in August, 2022 and they were able to do 100 flash tattoos in just 10 hours; a new milestone.
They have opened seven outlets in various parts of India: in Mumbai, Delhi, Dadar, Pune, Bengaluru, Indore and Visakhapatnam. The artists of Circle tattoos are Vinay Salunke, Harsh Kava, Jagjeet Singh, Suraj Warrier & Pius Sengupta (Piercing Artist). The Studio Managers are Aayushi Mehta & Azeem Ansari. The Marketing team is headed by Harshad Malkar. A few more notable people are Jaison Mathew, Vineet Mestry, Vishal Patil & Shahrukh Shaikh. Ankit says that these people have been by his side when times have gotten tough and they form the soul of Circle Tattoos.
Ankit Dhanesh Raturi completed his schooling from St. Francis School, Borivali (West) and graduated with a Commerce degree. He also completed his PGDM in the subject of Media and Entertainment. Ankit Dhanesh Raturi truly believes that an effective team is the quintessential reason for the success of a company. As a leader, he always invests in educating and mentoring the second to command team members, who will consider the company as their own and work accordingly. He doesn’t just want to pass on the work and provide money for doing it. He strives to make his people passionate about the work they are doing or are going to do, which is a great way to not let the creativity go downhill.
He also maintains a liberal work culture where the employees are let free to share their idea, take an initiative and work upon them because he believes that creative work can thrive well in the discussions, collaborations and coming together of people. He chooses his people in such a way that they should be passionate about the work and the art, rather than just doing it for money. It is a great way to ensure the success of a company. This has allowed Ankit to diversify his thought process to further personal and professional growth. Ankit knows that Circle Tattoo is in good hands.
There are enlightening instances where Ankit’s team approaches him with ideas and they head straight into appreciation for each other. Yes, there will be differences in opinions, but that is the beauty of humanity. We learn, execute, fail and succeed in our own timelines. Ankit Dhanesh Raturi has spent countless hours to build this team which can together be called as Circle Tattoo.
They have done tattoos on many celebrities and cricketers like Shreyas Iyer, Khushi Kapoor, Nikitan Dheer (6M views on reels on instagram), Tushar Kalia, Ganesh Acharya, Sanam Johar and many more. They have great reviews from several customers who have gotten their tattoos from them saying that it is one of the best places one could ever choose to get a tattoo from, in terms of price, treatment and service.
