
Meet The Team

Owner/ Head Piercer
Rebekah Keenan
Rebekah is the head honcho. She has always had an eye for piercing and things that are different. Opening her studio EmbellishMe in 2019 with a strict vision for a welcoming, clean atmosphere with plenty of plants and class!
She has been piercing professionally since 2010, continuing her education through multiple outlets including attending 2 conferences in Vegas for the Association of Professional Piercings, and guest piercing and shadowing at other APP approved studios.
FUN FACTS:
First Piercing: Navel piercing at 15
Favorite Jewelry: Yellow Gold and Alexandrites
Hobbies: Gardening and being a cat mom. Waterfall jumping, camping and hiking with her husband. Crystal collecting and practicing origami.
What you love about piercings: The possibilities to customize and express yourself is endless!

Professional Piercer / Assistant Manager
Courtney Gardner
Courtney is a bundle of joy, smiles, and kindness. She has been in the industry for 5 years piercing here in the upstate and has continued her education here at EmbellishMe to better serve you!
FUN FACTS:
First Piercing: Lip piercing at 13
Favorite Jewelry: Yellow Gold or anything with Opals and Labradorite!
Hobbies: Courtney enjoys searching for sharks teeth at the beach, singing karaoke, binge-watching TV shows, and spending time with her kids
What you love about piercings: Courtney loves being able to provide an enjoyable experience for clients while getting pierced. Her favorite part is seeing the joy in someone's face when they see the end result in the mirror.

Professional Piercer
Jonathan Goshorn
Jonathan is our newest addition to the EmbellishMe piercers! He has attended and volunteered at multiple APP conferences over the years and loves to learn anything piercing related. Jonathan has been piercing for 5 years and can't wait to learn more!
FUN FACTS:
First Piercing: Ear Lobes!!
Favorite Jewelry: Anything Opal, especially Black Opal!
Hobbies: Enjoys reading/writing poetry, anime, manga, cooking, and video games
What you love about piercings: Helping clients find the perfect piercing and jewelry to express their true selves!

Professional Piercer
Blake Anderson (They/Them)
Blake was born and raised in Greenville, SC, and had the opportunity to begin their piercing industry journey in 2018 as a FOH staff member. By 2021, they began furthering their involvement in the industry as a professional piercer. Today, as the newest member of the EmbellishMe team, Blake is super excited to continue learning and offering safe piercings to upstate SC!
FUN FACTS:
First Piercing: Daith at 17
Favorite Jewelry: Yellow gold, moss agate, anything hammered/textured
Hobbies: Drawing/painting, long walks with my dog, Ava, spending too much money on concert tickets
What you love about piercings: I love the possibilities for customization, a being a part of helping people find the perfect style they want in order to express themselves to the fullest! I also am a huge nerd about the scientific side of piercing, which is super helpful in providing the safest and cleanest possible piercing experience.

Studio Mascot
Medusa
Medusa is EmbellishMe's studio snake and model employee. Being under Rebekah's care under the past 10 years, Medusa has born witness to pretty much every piercing there is. Unfortunately, she can not speak English, so there's no way of knowing whether she has learned anything from it.
FUN FACTS:
First Piercing: No piercings, but hopes to get her tongue done one day (but she knows this can't actually happen).
Favorite Jewelry: Yellow Gold, Zawadi Sapphires and Moss agate
Hobbies: Slithering, pondering, eating
What you love about piercings: Medusa loves watching clients exit the studio feeling more confident with a new sparkle in their lives.