In January 2020, Axl returned to Colombia with his wife for a vacation with family. Shortly thereafter, COVID-19 struck Europe, altering all plans he had made until that point. In July 2020, after spending months in confinement in Colombia, Axl opened an account on the well-known platforms YouTube and TikTok with the goal of sharing educational content. After posting four videos on TikTok, he went viral in Mexico and the United States, currently amassing over 500,000 followers, 60 million views, and 4 million likes across all his videos.
As a result, clients interested in his work began flying from the United States to Medellin specifically to get tattooed by him. Consequently, in early 2021, Axl decided to open his first tattoo studio in the city of Medellin, named Quality Tattoo Studios. However, a few weeks later, after legal advice, he set the goal of obtaining an Extraordinary Ability Visa (a visa for special talent) for the United States. Through this legal process, he gained knowledge on how to structure a professional profile as a tattoo artist, and with Quality Studios, he learned about running a business and all that it entails to be his own boss.