Rob McConnel
Piercer & Studio Manager
They/Them
After relocating to Boston from Nashville in 2022, Rob started at Arcadia as Front of House. They had worked at multiple high-end studios and had acquired a great eye for fun jewelry with colorful gem combinations. Not long after starting at Arcadia, Rob decided that they wanted to learn how to pierce and apprenticed under Morgan in late 2022. Rob also collectively gained knowledge and training from leading industry members during their apprenticeship and with their previous experience, advanced quickly through their apprenticeship and completed it in 2023.
Rob has attended multiple conferences hosted by the Association of Professional Piercers in Las Vegas and holds an Applied Jewelry Professional certificate from the Gemological Institute of America. Additionally, Rob has also completed the Fakir Basics Intensives in 2024 and the Fakir Advanced Intensives in 2025 in San Francisco.
Rob has a great eye for anatomy and cohesive looks. Whether it be an earlobe or a complex cartilage piercing, Rob is able to suggest the most ideal jewelry for healing along with the best placement. They’re fond of doing ear curations and stylings and their goal is to add more advanced piercings to their menu such as surface and genital piercings.
