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Empire Beauty School has a 1.9 star rating from 31 reviews and overall sentiment is negative with widespread dissatisfaction about quality and service.

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Some clients praise individual instructors and students for courtesy and helpful training, with isolated reports of professional, friendly service.

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  • Frequent Empire Beauty School customer complaints about untrained students delivering poor hair and color results.
  • Repeated reports of rude or unprofessional staff and weak customer service.
  • Complaints mention billing and refunds problems and troubling administrative responsiveness.
  • Concerns about cleanliness, inconsistent scheduling, and unstable instruction.

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map-marker Aston Mills, Pennsylvania

Unsatisfied with performance of student, unprepared, lack of interest to follow instructions, which resulted in poor performance as a stylist. The two licensed instructors should not have allowed this

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Student to train/ perform, she clearly wasnt ready, did not have adequate tools, which they were aware of. The end results, did not get the cut or style I wanted. My hair was butchered.

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map-marker Jackson, Tennessee

Tennessee Cosmetology License#175758

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I and my wife were top grads of Empire Education Group of Jackson,Tenn back in 2013,2014,15 respectively. These people stole all our financial aid and loan monies.

Have cyber stalked us and tracked us like animals. After numerous complaints of sexual harassment and bullying to the state board on her job at JCPenneys West Town Mall. On August 20,2017 ,she was viciously attacked from behind and almost killed !!! JC Penneys whole department store was terminated or asked to resign prior to her attack.

I have been licensed to practice cosmetology since December 2014. Unfortunately Empire ,in their stealing of my financial aid and loan monies had me somehow enrolled in their Astoria NY school at the time I 'm enrolled in Jackson,Tenn?Prior to the seizure of my identity by these vicious,unethical criminals as and the waiver of the companies rights by a Beth Krause on May 22,2018 ,case #01-17-****-**** with the American Arbitration Association I had last worked August 13,2016 for SmartStyles of Knoxville a business partner of Empire Education Group where I was wrongfully terminated and my ability to work "anywhere" was seized by these criminals !!! I'm in Memphis attempting to get on with my life however the aggravated identity theft and cyber stalking continues along with the Title VII,G.I.N.A,ADA,EPA violations handed down by the EEOC on August 30,2017. On October 23,2017 I filed a demand with the American Arbitration Association which was filed on October 30,2017,well within the 90 day window to have any matter heard in state/federal court !!!

These criminals stole my identity when I met them in November 2013 !!! Can someone help me to get these monsters off me and my spouses back ?

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Guest

Still cyber/gangstalking me and my spouse Tennise Robinson -Charles here back in Memphis now after stalking us to Jonesboro Arkansas Days Inn on Philips Blvd. Mrs Weirich in conjunction with the above mentioned called into every housing/career opportunities seeking to maintain their strangle hold on our identities and hard earned credentials.

Seized license somehow acquired in my name during a property crime incarceration in Pine Bluff Arkansas in 1991. Mrs Weirich has inserted fraudulent "charges" into my file seeking to hide her ongoing state and federal crimes targeting us.Mrs Weirich called into colleges blocking my upward mobility since 1986 when I partially enrolled at Alcorn State prior to playing my freshman year at Knoxville College in Knoxville Tennessee. Mrs Weirich called into Northwest Mississippi Community College in 1987,Lane College in 88,89 and finally the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff in 1990. Mrs Weirich has aggressively sought to destroy me and my spouse in retaliation for my filing Tennessee Human Rights Commission complaints 05/07/2016 there in Chattanooga.

Mrs Weirich and Regis/Empire Education Group/The Beautiful Group continues to stalk right this second!!!Homeless,gangstalked away from the Southern Sun Inn in April after Amy Weirich sent a man impersonating a sheriff to our door of 23 months with all manner of fake both state and federal crimes of mail and wire fraud especially aggravated identity theft.We're forced to sleep outside seeking to save plane/bus fare to get the heck out of Memphis as soon as possible.I've complained to the point of exhaustion above ongoing unemployment insurance fraud,tax fraud. Thus far no organization has contacted us talking restoration,repairment of our lives.Regis/Empire Education Group continue to retaliate on me and my spouse for seeking redress of grievance(s) .

Again,with the Tennessee Human Rights Commission in May of 2016 there in Chattanooga. Somehow then DA Amy Weirich seized my complaints and have cyber/gangstalked us since.Blocking all efforts at wholeness.

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We were gangstalked out of Memphis April 12,2024 from the Southern Sun Inn 1922 Elvis Presley Blvd unit 214. Mrs Weirich and Regis Salon continue to cyber/gangstalk us way in Arizona maintaining our identities willing to harm us as we seek to access our hard earned credentials, identities.We want our lives back state of Tennessee!!!Ex Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich seized them!!!

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Ex Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich somehow filed a fraudulent warrant on me,Brien J Charles in the Days Inn, Phillips Drive Jonesboro Arkansas Labor Day in retaliation for RipOff report filed August 30,2024 seeking assistance with an ongoing especially aggravated identity theft, Tennessee unemployment insurance fraud,cyber/gangstalking by Mrs Weirich criminal enterprise that stalked me and my spouse to Flagstaff Arizona earlier in the year after seizing our lives in Memphis Tennessee from 1922 Elvis Presley Blvd Apt 214(Southern Sun Inn) sending a fake sheriff to our door with fraudulent documents. Hotel turned out water off forcing us to leave after suppressing our 2 year stay there.Mail fraud,wire fraud and more!!! I was kidnapped September 2,2024 and held until October 2,2024 before I was released after grievance forms acknowledged by sheriff deputies.Judge noticed that the warrant was fraudulently entered into the computer on September 1st,2024 by ex Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich in constant retaliation for my ongoing efforts at getting our lives out of her hands!!!

Guest

Tennessee revamped it's Jobs4tn accounts. Somehow Regis Salon is still able to stop my unemployment as I see they have been getting mine and my spouses somehow?

Stalking sending fraudulent documents by people not affiliated with hotel. Blocked unemployment check some how?

We've notified every organization in the country. Still more stalking, aggravated identity theft,mail/wire fraud.

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Somehow these stalking criminals keep harassing me stealing our mail, identity,IRS, unemployment insurance with impunity thus far. I'ma keep fighting until me and the Mrs are repaired!!!

Tennessee Cosmetologist #'s 175758/176627. Bullied/cyber/gangstalked out of profession since 05/07/2016 as I was forced to file discrimination, wrongful termination against Regis Salon/Fantastic Sam's/Empire Education Group.Stalking this Pissed Consumer page at present.

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Still cyber/gangstalking us,harassing us through hotel employees from next door somehow? Gave me a fake document yesterday as I received a call from this man that use to act as though he was the "owner"?

Cursed me like a sailor yesterday!!! Worked hand in hand with our stalkers, aggravated identity thieves to incapacitate us intercepting our mail seeking to get ex Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich criminal enterprise off the hook!!! Mrs Weirich continues to target me and my family in retaliation for me blowing the whistle on her criminal activities targeting me. Regis Salon in conjunction with Empire Education Group stole our identities and Title IV funds in November of 2013.

Have cyber/gangstalked our movements since blocking all efforts at freedom from a domestic terrorist like cyber/gangstalking ring.

Seeking to have us put out so that they can seize control of our mail and identities again . Blocking our unemployment insurance at present!!!

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Still retaliating from Tennessee Human Rights Commission complaint(s) filed 05/07/2016 in Chattanooga TN. Seized matters, fraudulently settled matters in Memphis Tennessee and have cyber/gangstalked me and my spouse since calling into all housing,career opportunities blocking me from working because of current aggravated identity theft, unemployment insurance fraud crimes using our social security numbers to secure all manner of properties,PPP loans,cars,boats etc. Have all jobs to give them my vital information.

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Regis Salon/Empire Education Group/Pilot Flying J if Dickson Tennessee continue to cyber/gangstalk me and my spouse here in Memphis. We've been back in Memphis since August 29,2020.I tried to cut hair,me and my spouse at that time at 2542 Chelsea Ave(Sims Unisex) for over a year.

Then DA Amy Weirich contacted those there and she flooded the shop daily with cyber/gangstalkers. Same at 3950-1 where I worked for maybe 30 days. Stalkers everywhere !!!

Prestigious Placement stole my hard earned monies and identities.BBKings on Beale,Rendezvous,Sage. All worked with ex DA Amy Weirich in her domestic terrorist criminal enterprise predicated on vicious racism and greed.

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3950-1 Raleigh Millington road.

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September 29,2020 not August. Not sure how August was inserted? Typo.

Guest

Cyber stalking,IRS/mail fraud,unemployment insurance fraud,gangstalking by Regis/Empire Education retaliating for May 9 2016 Tennessee Human Rights Commission complaints filed in Chattanooga Tennessee.Aggravated identity theft cyber/gangstalking since.Wrongful terminations/wage theft

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I was just in a career center in Atlanta GA. Somehow Empire Education Group/Regis Salons were able to not only seize my identity again,given to them by employees at Goodwill Career Center.

They somehow used me to take out a fraudulent loan of some kind? They had me and my spouse ran out of Oklahoma City ok a couple days ago after we were forced to go into the State Attorney General office seeking assistance. A "Michael Hanson" took copies of blatantly fraudulent documents and assured us that we would get help. Police pulled up on us a couple nights ago and ran our identities.

Regis Salons and Pilot Flying J of Dickson Tenn are very desperate and very dangerous!!! They practice aggravated identity theft,cyber/physical gangstalking tactics!!! They stripped me and my spouse of our cosmetology credentials. My master barber credentials opening fraudulent loans all over the place!!!

A Demetra Coasey was just "assisting" me at the Goodwill. She was very hostile and deceptive!!! Moved me from one computer to another one. Using her information to access the computers?

My guess is that now Regis Salons/Pilot Flying J of Dickson Tenn are trying to get me unlawfully arrested on their many,many crimes in our names!!! Have my Gmail account open,"briencharles26" taking it off my phone or computers inserting it when they want me to "access" it!!! These people are very racist and diabolical!!! Will do anything to hide ongoing crimes!!!

No one seems to be able to handle these people? I've complained to every organization I know how!!! Both state and federal !!! So far to no avail!!!

They set up our unemployment accounts so they totally control them placing whatever "BS " they want in our files. We were stopped by police in Alabama last night. We told them of these ongoing crimes. They searched our car after no warrants were on our names.

The State of Tennessee has helped these criminals injure us by refusing to hold these bastards accountable!!! My name is Brien Charles. Top graduate of Empire Education Group of Jackson Tenn. 11/11/2013.

Spouse Tennise Charles,01/27/2015. These people never reported our graduation and refuse to let us live our lives!!! I'm a fighter!!! I won't stop until Justice is served on these criminals!!!

Cut off our unemployment accounts in July. I have filed numerous unemployment claims against Pilot Flying J of Dickson Tenn for wrongfully terminating me but keeping file open and giving identity back to Regis Salons. Somehow the owner of Pilot was over HR ? He knew of my complaints to Ethics line.

I was fired shortly after complaining of racism and harassment from a Callie Binkley and Bailey/Sonya ,managers.

Took my job unlawfully and refuse to pay me for injuring me!!! These people are criminals!!!

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We still fighting these vicious racist people!!! Currently cyber/gangstalking us as they steal our identities practicing unemployment insurance fraud at present.Brien J Charles on behalf of spouse Tennise Charles, cosmetologist Tennessee #'s 175758/176627 respectively.Worked 10 months for Rendezvous Restaurant.They gave my identity back to ex Shelby County District Attorney Amy Weirich so that her criminal enterprise can maintain a strangle hold on our ability to survive.Vicious criminals these people. Thieves!!!

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Pilot Flying J of Dickson Tenn wrongfully terminated me on October 31,2019. Somehow they have kept my account open allowing a white male in Fairview to be the food manager using my credentials!!!

My employee # is 392640. I just looked at my account still open!!! They have a criminal there at the post office in Nashville helping these criminals steal our lives!!! A light skinned lady at 901 Broadway.

They made us fill out separate applications or address changes. We attempted to use general delivery but Beth Krause and Sandy "Tina McGovern Naftzinger" Myro have $1.9 million dollars of mine they're been laundering some how ? These evil bastards at Pilot never closed outmy account because NO ONE IN THE STORE WERE COMPETENT ENOUGH TO PASS THE ON BOARDING EXAMS. SO NO RAISES !!!

EMPIRE EDUCATION GROUP/REGIS SALONS THUS FAR HAS BEEN ABLE TO ELUDE PROSECUTION AND MAINTAIN CONTROL OVER OUR LIVES!!! VICIOUS RACIST THESE PEOPLE!!!

THESE DEMONS MUST BE STOPPED!!! VICIOUS UNETHICAL BIGOTS!!!

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Somehow they are able to access our cell phones and forward our calls or block them altogether? They being Regis Salons/Empire Education Group along with Pilot Flying J of Dickson.

I filed a complaint with the Tennessee Human Rights Commission about 20 days ago. I haven't heard anything back. However in filling out my weekly unemployment certifications I noticed somehow these criminals are able to block my every move!!! I filed for unemployment from Pilot Flying J of Dickson.

Regis Salons/Empire Education Group was able to trick the Tennessee unemployment (AI) and remove my claim. Inserting a "HireaQuest" in my and my wife's file stealing our identities yet again!!! These are very dangerous,racist people I'm exposing in this review!!! Vicious, incompetent racist!!!

Bailey and Sonya at Pilot Flying J of Dickson are vicious racist criminals!!! I don't want to go to jail but if the authorities won't get these racist off my back then I will have to do it myself!!!

Bailey you and Sonya had better stop committing state/federal laws trying to assist Empire Education Group/Regis Salons!!! Dumb racist bastards!!!"Nicolas"!!!

Guest

I'm laying here in a hotel room beside my better half here in Utah. Those racist criminals at Empire Education Group continue cyber stalking my phone!!!

I thought IQ3 and all those PHD's in cyber security would shut these bigots down? So far they haven't and these fleeing felon's continue tracking us wherever we go seeking to continue spending our American Arbitration Association demand monies#01-17-****-**** !!! Sandy Myro of "Financial Aid" alias name is "Tina McGovern Naftzinger" or"Beth Krause". The name used to steal people of colors identities all over the country!!!

Vicious ,these thieves!!! Of course I'm Brien Charles on behalf of my spouse Tennise Charles. We've been literally homeless since my "attempted" enrollment ,11/2013 !!! Somehow Tasha Parham and Joan Binkley Schoolfield knew Marius Blake on Devoy Street,Memphis TN.

An incompetent that has been given my and my spouse identities and credentials, American Arbitration Association demand monies as well. Beth Krause signed a waiver with the American Arbitration Association on May 22,2018, case #01-17-****-****. In the demand I asked for $1.9 million dollars. Beth Krause pulled a fast one on this international organization and forwarded my monies to herself in Knoxville Tennessee?

Knowing they had almost killed my spouse on August 20,2017 on West Town Mall parking lot shortly after work at JCPENNEY E/Instyle Salons. She was forced to complain of sexual harassment and bullying by her then manager "Margie Chandler" and her "assistant" Sandy no license having Bledsoe!!! She would often "brush up against my spouse,harassing her clients,telling her clients she wasn't in that day or kissing her jaw without her permission. Prior to them attacking her the whole store at JCPENNEY were forced to either resign or they were terminated.

JC Penney Instyle Salons never reported her as working there?

Empire Education Group/Regis Salons have been allowed to all but literally take our lives!!! If I have to kill one of they're cyber/physical stalkers then I've notified everybody I know how about these vicious racist criminals at Empire Education Group!!!

Guest

Me and my better half are staying in a hotel in Utah. Our stalkers are somehow able to convince persons working at these hotels to work with them.

I was on my Facebook account earlier. I heard "movement" at my door? A Mexican(illegal) literally standing in my door attempting to project our whereabouts somewhere else?

Empire Education Group/Regis Salons had no problem going all out to destroy me and my family!!! Leave me the *** alone you vicious racist criminals!!!

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Me and my spouse are in Arizona.We ran into some car problems that caused us to call for Murphy's Towing,1195 West Old Hwy 66. The reason for the post is because I gave this guy "Rick" my driver's license# plus he swiped our card using a cell phone .

In the past Regis Salons Empire Education Group were stealing our identity when I get receipts with nothing but my name in all caps. Regis Salons/Empire Education Group have ID,'s,email addresses, addresses to my and my spouse. They stole at least $1.9 million dollars from me and my spouse, American Arbitration Association ,Brien J Charles v Empire Education Group #01-17-****-****. When we were living in Dickson, Tenn.

we were forced to live at the Quality Inn. The manager allowed us to use our credit card only once. She then forced us to pay her $350.00 per week cash. She had a white male employee/convict working at the computer.

I was then gainfully employed as a cashier for PilotFlying J of Dickson. I was wrongfully, literally ran away from my job!!! Unfortunately Bailey and Sonya along with HR and the GM sided with Empire Education Group and gave those criminals our information. These racist people continue seeking ways to personally injure me and my family.

They're desperate at this point!!! The ex-con that was working at Quality Inn of Dickson Tenn ended up as a manager at PilotFlying J Fairview store. I noticed that"HireQuest" inserted fraudulent information in our files in Regis Salons continued especially aggravated identity theft/cyber/physical stalking(gangstalking). For some reason they needed our Vin #?

I know that Empire Education Group is going all out to be me and my spouse!!! They have at least $1.9 million reasons to risk their freedom seeking to hide all the terroristic acts committed trying to suppress the theft of that much money. These vicious people must be brought to justice!!! I know they have a family using our credentials there in Phoenix Arizona.

Regis Salons wrongfully terminated me on 08/13/2016 from the Smartstyles on Kinzel Way Knoxville TN. Empire Education Group, literally the same company (55% ownership) that stole$120,000.00 in financial aid from us. Enrolling us in several of their schools never reporting our graduation and licensure. They desperate!!!

They fleeing apprehension!!! I 'm tired of Beth Krause,Sandy "Tina McGovern Naftzinger Myro,Joan Binkley Schoolgirls,Tasha Parham,Marius Blake,Tamika Turner are those I believe are gangstalking us at present. This invoice in my hand has #00006234. I thought I would need them to tow us into Flagstaff.

So he printed another receipt for the aborted towing. I got our car to start. We're at a service station while I get this post to Pissed Consumer. These people have hurt 1000's of people of color!!!

Beth Krause forwarded the above mentioned monies to Marius Blake to "hold" for her. She may have paid him $100,000.00 to "assist" them!!! 901-335-**** is Regis Salons!!! My cell number in my pocket is 619-944-****.

Somehow Regis Salons immediately encrypted it and inserted their hard drives and tracking devices they used in the 901-728-****. I don't have that number active but I use it to access "my" Facebook account. Regis Salons are aware of my American Arbitration Association matter!!! Beth Krause had a "John Mack Esq" title on all Tennessee Human Right Commission documents as well as EEOC ?

Beth Krause and Schonemen have blocked our every moved while they seek persons to harm us!!! Vicious racist these people!!!

Guest

"Ms Joyce" ,supervisor at the USPS store in Memphis,Tenn has been the "contact" person there in Memphis TN assisting these criminals in their ongoing especially aggravated identity theft, especially aggravated cyber/physical stalking tactics!!! Ms Joyce has argued with me and blocked me and my spouse from securing a PO Box so that Empire Education Group/Regis Salon can continue their reign of terror against me and my family!!!

She is still somehow maintaining a Memphis "address" for me and my spouse. Fraudulent credit reports,social security information is being rerouted through this unethical person!!!

I was forced to go to the Memphis TN office of Inspector General to file a complaint. Somehow all my efforts to get these criminals off our backs have been blocked by these criminals!!!

Guest

Me and my spouse just went to view a prospective living arrangement. How about once we decide that we will take it,the guy goes and comes back with 2 "applications" like they did us at the UPS store in Dickson Tennessee giving our identities back to vicious Empire Education Group!!!

Vicious thieves,cyber,physical stalkers !!! It's over for you criminals!!!

Your days of injuring me and my family are drawing to a close!!! No more stealing poor people's lives!!!

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| map-marker Newport News, Virginia

Concerned student

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Updated by user Mar 27, 2025

They have done absolutely nothing to resolve this issue. We’ve emailed management and nothing has happened. It’s been months and I’m no longer a student because I had to leave because they would not resolve the issues.

Original review updated Mar 27, 2025

This place is absolutely *** I would never step foot in it. It deserves to be shut down.

Management is awful; so are the teachers.

Save your money and your time, and don't go to school here. You will not get any money back if you leave, telling management will not help the teachers are bigger bullies than the students I left crying every day, when me and my mom went to talk to the manager about it she wouldnt even step foot out of her office.

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User's recommendation: Don’t go here

Anonymous
map-marker Decatur, Georgia

Disappointment.

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I registered for hair color change. What I ended up with was sore painful scalp.

The student that attempted to dye my hair did an absolutely terrible job. She was not caring. She was rough, careless, and she did not test the water before putting very hot water it on my hair. Furthermore, she pulled my hair terrible.

Did not listen when the instructor showed and gave directions. One of the instructors apologized to me because they realized how painful it was with student.

My overall rating is zero. And that because the instructor took over and finished the process.

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User's recommendation: Be careful. Be to communicate

Anonymous
map-marker Phoenix, Arizona

Terrible Service

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Students have no idea what their doing

Even with picture they cut your haircut everyone knows how they like it their cut

Even a simple bob cut they screw up!

Been a customer for 3 years!

Time to go back to where I used to get perfect haircut always get excellent service

With better products.

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User's recommendation: More Training

Anonymous
map-marker Phoenix, Arizona

Terrible service

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Students don't Know what they're doing

Everyone knows how they want their haircut

Even with a picture, They have no idea what their doing.

Terrible service!I

Will go back to where want before

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User's recommendation: Students need more training

Diane M Jlv

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I want to tell you how fantastic Ms. Kellie is

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Empire is the place. She has gone above and beyond in helping me with my skin.

Not only that, she always maintains the most positive attitude with customers and especially with her students. They all love her, and so do I! When I come in, I feel like I've come home. She is incredibly knowledgeable about skin and how to improve it.

I've come to Empire before, when it was on Charlotte Ave. She's simply the best. She is good-natured and incredibly encouraging to the students. She is a remarkable teacher who truly cares about her students, not only while they are in school but also after they graduate.

She follows up with them and tries to keep in touch. They are so fortunate to have her input in their lives.

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User's recommendation: Empire is a place for superior training and positive encouragement .

Jumya J

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Student Rights

I'm having a problem with the communication between the administrators and myself. I was told last week that if they didn't get with me then regarding my graduation date and information, they would today (5/28/24). I was here all day and even reminded the assistant administrator, but still was not called for my meeting. At the end of the day, I went into the administrator's office and was told that this matter was not considered urgent or important. I told her it is important because my family and friends would like to know the day I graduate. She then proceeded to type something aggressively on her computer, and told me since this is important to go ahead and get it over with. There's a graduation going on at this time, so I just said forget it, we can talk about it tomorrow. She started to say no, let's get this over with and I walked out of her office and closed the door. There's too much friction between the administrators and myself, and I don't know why. I come to school and I have a 95% in my coursework. My attendance is at 77% because since I started school, I've lost my mother, grandfather, and stepmother within six months. This school showed no sympathy for me or my situation. As a matter of fact, they told me to come to school for two hours the day before my mother's funeral. How they feel about me personally is not my business. But when it comes to taking care of my business with the school, I don't take this lightly. I know this email will be forwarded back to Ashley, but I wanted to send this to the corporate office for a receipt. I would appreciate a response from someone in corporate or please forward this to whom it may concern.

Thank you,

Jumya Jones

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Unsatisfied

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I feel the way I have been treated and talked to as a student paying to go there, and writing TWO grievance letters and not talking to anyone yet isnt a great look and dont make me feel good either. Seems the complaints I have and how I was treated dont seem important enough for them.

I love my teacher and the school its self

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Anonymous
map-marker New York, New York

Horrible School it’s a Scam

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The workers must be underpaid because no one cares! They steal your money, then dont care about you

DONT GO TO SPRINGFIELD PA

No structure no Boss no teachers

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User's recommendation: Run don’t go to SPRINGFIELD PA

Charold S

Disrespectful

Updated by user Apr 04, 2024

Don't know yet

Original review Mar 19, 2024

Some staff in Augusta,Ga failed today, and with that failure became a lobby of students listening to a conversation which should have been discussed privately and in advanced to prevent such a travesty

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Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Find someplace else

Anonymous
map-marker Reading, Pennsylvania

Theft of Financial aid/Loans/Currently cyber, physically stalking!!!

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Leave me and my family the *** alone {{Redacted}} and Empire Education Group!!! NOT "BEAUTY SCHOOL"!!! CRIMINALS!!!

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Still especially aggravated cyber stalking in spite of all the harm you've caused me and my family !!! Evil criminals!!!

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Pottsville,PA !!! 901-335-**** was a old phone number hacked by these crooks !!!

It doesn't belong to "Mr. 100" !!! Seized months ago!!! Cyber/physical stalkers!!!

My Compass exam scores from Jan.of 2015 at Jackson State Comm.College in Jackson,Tenn.,where are they? How about my Accuplacer scores from Phoenix College in Phoenix,Arizona 4/23/2018 that qualified me for scholarships and grants because I scored high enough to graduate from Arizona State University (Psychology) upon enrollment ?

You can't keep taking from people of color !!! "The BUCK STOPS HERE!!!

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901-335-**** was never Brien 'number. Empire Education Group created it at Cricket on Bellevue Ave as I attempted to purchase a phone not knowing these criminals were both physically and cyber stalking me all this time!!!

If they are successful in the continued theft of oftentimes illiterate parents and students identities through a fraudulent"admissions" process then it won't be because no one knew of these people's method of operation.

98% ratio of women to "men". Blatant bigotry and racism on its face!!!

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*** you cyber stalker's and aggravated identity thieves !!! Brien J Charles !!!

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901-335-**** is a number that Empire Education Group set up in my name while I resided in Memphis TN prior to me and my spouse being ran out of there prior to July 1,2019. I called it yesterday and some criminal answered seeking to feign incompetence.

Again THAT #901-335-**** BELONGS TO EMPIRE EDUCATION GROUP!!! THEY STOLE ALL ME AND MY SPOUSE FINANCIAL AID AND LOAN MONIES AND HAVE AND ARE PRACTICING A FORM OF ESPECIALLY AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT/CYBER/PHYSICAL STALKING AT PRESENT !!! I AND MY SPOUSE HAVE BEEN HOMELESS SINCE 11/2013 WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ENROLL INTO THEIR JACKSON TN. CAMPUS.

JOAN BINKLEY ENROLLED ME AND MY SPOUSE,USING HER MAIDEN NAME (ROBINSON) INTO EMPIRES ASTORIA NY CAMPUS?

THESE ARE SOME VERY UNETHICAL AMORAL PEOPLE !!! JUSTICE NOW!!!!!!!

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Anonymous
map-marker Columbus, Ohio

Aggravated identity Theft/Mail Fraud

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Was forced to relocate to Nashville TN. Unfortunately Regis/Empire Education Group refuse to leave me and my family alone.

Have controlled our lives through our social security numbers since I met them 11/2013. Criminals!!! Impersonating the Social Security Administration today!!! I went to pick up my mail today expecting aid from the state.

Instead all there was fraudulent documents from these criminals seeking to continue cyber and physically stalking me,stealing my identity trying to stay ahead of the federal government. You can't keep stealing people's financial aid and loan monies and act incompetent to their complaints and lawsuits!!!

I see where you are somehow using my social to get food stamps. Evil ***

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On outskirts of California resting at rest stop. Cyber stalking being projected out of Los Angeles.

Same people I'm sure. Vicious identity thieves,racist. Retaliating for my being forced to seek help from the authorities in getting these unethical people off my and spouse backs. They continue tracking and stalking us like animals!!!

Opening accounts ahead of us,in my and spouse name in every city or town we enter.

Hacked into our unemployment insurance accounts taking our money!!! This must stop NOW!!!

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Dealing with especially aggravated cyber stalking by these vicious racist right this second !!!My cell phone was somehow encrypted by these criminals,619-944-****. I'm tired of these vicious unethical criminals harassing me and my spouse,Tennise ,top graduates of Empire Education Group of Jackson Tenn!!!

This assault on our lives is coming directly from the top of this organization!!! Justice is enroute however!!! Purchased tickets to go to Hawaii. Somehow Empire Education Group was given control of out transaction at Southwest Airlines.

We are awaiting our refund from the company. I was studying the "gangstalking" phenomena me and my spouse has been subjected to. I saw a lady with glasses stating that she was the "victim" ofbgangstalking because she chose the same sex. Well after we put the refund in motion,I looked up a few days later and there was that same gangstalking "victim" with 3 other ladies,1 black starring me directly in my face?

Empire Education Group must be prevented from injuring any more prospective students and their legal guardians.

Joan Binkley-Schoolfield,Tasha Parham,Beth Krause,Sandy Myro"Tina McGovern Naftzinger" your time of blocking me and my family is drawing to a close!!! You stole our financial aid and loans remember?

Guest

Still stealing our identities huh? Tasha Parham,Beth Krause,Tina McGovern Naftzinger,Sandy Myro,you criminals had better cease and desist with you aggravated identity theft and cyber stalking!!!

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Me and my spouse "attempted" to secure a mail box there in Dickson Tenn at 445 Highway 46 Suite 29 at the UPS store.As I looked over what was suppose to be the initial contract I noticed that the UPS store never endorsed our initial"separate "applications? I was given a key but my spouse was not.

Empire/Regis Salons in their continued especially aggravated identity theft and cyber/physical stalking of me were given our other key and all our mail !!! These people are attempting to help these criminals continue to steal our lives !!! Regis Salons seeks to continue stealing my and my spouse life through an all out cyber/physical stalking campaign!!! My name again is Brien Charles.

My spouse is Tennise Charles. We've discovered where Empire Education Group opened numerous loans in our names at their various locations nation wide. Have seized total control of our finances since November 2013 essentially making us homeless calling into all prospective living arrangements slandering our names in order to maintain total control of our identities!!! No one appears willing to put a stop to the terrorism perpetrated by Empire Education Group from the top down on all us complaining people of color!!!

CEO Schoeneman and his right hand(Beth Krause) are blatant racist!!! You 2 need to be imprisoned for your vicious, heinous crimes against people of color disproportionately!!!

Guest

You're not gonna stop with your cyber stalking until they put the cuffs on you vicious thieves!!! Empire Education !!!

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Still attempting your aggravated identity theft schemes huh? Your time is up for injuring people of color !!!

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*** you cyber stalking criminals!!!

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You keep retaliating on me for seeking to report you to the EEOC Regis Salon!!! Called into my latest job.

You evil *** Created this fraudulent child support hold on my hard earned cosmetology license,175758. Your dumb crime partners can't pass state board so you steal other aspiring students credentials.

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Somehow you sold my college entrance exams to the highest bidder!!! Back January of 2015 when I aced the Compass exam at Jackson State Comm.College?

Or THE BARBER SCHOOL ON JACKSON AVENUE,MEMPHIS TENN. GRADUATED 02/04/2016. TOP IN MY CLASS!!! NOT THE "Barber Institute" in Mississippi ?

Theft of my financial aid and loan monies!!! You steal all our mail. You cyber and physically stalked us.

You get me wrongfully terminated from any and all job opportunities I create for myself!!! I'm still standing!!!

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My Accuplacer scores from Phoenix College where I scored high enough to attend Arizona State University!!!

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May 23,2018 at Phoenix College where you stole that financial aid earmarked for me!!! You got your cronies shielding the authorities from your ongoing cosmetology/barbering license mill!!!

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Psychology major. Aced the Accuplacer exam !!!

Credentials again stolen and sold to highest bidder!!!

Empire Education Group,Joan Binkley,Tasha Parham,Marius Blake. Real criminals these people!!!

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So, what are your plans for the rest of your life beyond this beauty school nonsense? Is this it, you'll just show on up a message board that no one in power cares or sees about to post your banal rants. Move on...

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*** you !!!

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Turned out that you all are the one involved in banal rants? Vicious thieves!!!

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Prosecute you criminals to the fullest extent of the law!!! Not "Beauty school stuff"!!!

Theft of 120,000 in financial aid and loans, continued retaliation,cyber/physical stalking !!! So no,I will be raising these see issues until Justice finds me !!!

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My plans are to have the state of Tennessee stop you criminals from using my and my spouse credentials securing loans all over the country!!! Seize my cosmetology license#175758 back from you vicious unethical criminals!!!

Pay me for my wrongful termination 08/13/2016 and theft of $1800.00 in commission that I earned !!! American Arbitration Association case #01-17-****-**** still awaits closure as well !!! So as you can see,I'll continue raising these issues until me and my family are totally free from Empire Education Group/Regis Salons unlawful harassment (both cyber/physical stalking) of me and my family!!! Incompetent people are in a state of "darkness"!!!

This is the main reason for the destruction of the beauty industry worldwide!!! The "service industry" minus competent "black" men and women is no "service industry" at all !!! Empire Education Group/Regis Salons should have backed Brien,Mr. 100 !!!

We would all be filthy rich right now instead of seeking to elude the authorities !!! Justice by way of Karma is sure to find you criminals out !!!

Surely you've harmed enough people with your bone head schemes? Surely ?

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My plans is to prosecute you vicious criminals to the fullest extent of the law!!! Brien Charles Cosmetologist,Tenn.

175758 presently being used unlawfully by Empire Education Group/Regis Salons blocking my usage after me and my spouse were forced to file complaints to the Tennessee Board of Cosmetology. I was there on October 28,2019. Somehow Empire Education Group controls and dominates state board not Governor Lee!!! The lady I encountered while there told me to,"Get out of here"!!!

As I look to check on my license I have been removed out the system. However prior to the two criminals coming and running the real state employee off I saw my license still very much "active". Empire Education Group is The Beautiful Group/Regis Salons!!! The same vicious unethical criminals using alias as people and as a company!!!

Crooks these people !!! Enemies to humanity!!!

Guest
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What are your plans behind all this federal authority activity targeting you thieves?

Guest

I know nothing of Columbus Ohio,Tasha Parham !!! You either!!!

You have control of stealing the young people of color financial aid and loan monies out of the "Southern Region"!!! I applied for social security back in July. Empire somehow purchased persons inside there and they continue to steal me and spouses identities. Presently getting food stamps in Memphis using my social security number.

Your crimes are mounting up !!! Cosmetology license 175758 was seized by these vicious unethical people on October. 4,2017 in Knoxville TN. Phone and tools taken also!!!

Empire bribes police to assist then in their aggravated identity theft/cyber/physical stalking schemes. I am still being denied the opportunity to practice cosmetology and barbering because of ongoing retaliation from EEOC complaints against Regis and Fantastic Sam's for wrongful termination and theft of commission monies. All this after the taking of 120,000 dollars total from me and my spouse in financial aid and loans taken out in our names. Used my spouse maiden name to secure a 30,000 loan.

These are real criminals here!!! An enemy to unsuspecting people of color, disproportionately. Top graduate Empire Education Group, The Hair Design of Jackson Tenn 11/11/2014!!! Top graduate of The Barber School,Memphis Tenn.

02/4/2016. You would think these people would have backed me and my wife? The school was about to be shutdown because no one was graduating. Tasha Smith,a non licensed cosmetologist was allowed to teach the "Tech" during my time at the school.

Very incompetent along with Tasha Parham whom was Tasha Smith's prized pupil due to her bullying capabilities. Tasha Parham called into PSI when I was scheduled to take the practical and had my name removed12/14. That call was part of the stealing of my credentials as a 1500 hr cosmetology student. My and my spouses license are being sold or given to students/prospective professional stylist/barbers in many cities.

I took and passed the Master Barber exam in Memphis TN on Feb. 16,2016. Aced it !!! Unfortunately these bigoted theives(Empire Education)contacted persons there at the Barber School,Tennessee Technology and anywhere else we go to improve our lives to discriminate and slander our names!!!

On May 22,2018 a Beth Krause agreed to repair me through the American Arbitration Association #01-17-****-**** Brien J Charles v Regus Salon/Empire Education Group. Promptly seized by Ms.Krause and her representatives!!! In closing,these criminals continue to control my and my spouse movements through tracking devices,stalking,cyber as well.I continue receiving fraudulent documents through the mail system. Social security and more.

My cosmetology license expired December 31,2018. When I attempted to renew it Empire intercepted the monies and seized my ability to work in the industry.

I last worked Saturday, August 13 2016 for Regis,Smartstyles of Knoxville TN where I was wrongfully terminated and all my hard earned commission monies taken!!! Somebody needs to take these vicious unethical criminals down before "more"children and adults of color are harmed by these predators!!!

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map-marker Jackson, Tennessee

Theft of ALL FINANCIAL AID AND LOAN MONIES

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On May 22,2018 a Beth Krause,(Financial Aid) forwarded monies demanded by the American Arbitration Association for the Arbitrator fees. You were also instructed to forward information to have Empire placed on the American Arbitration Registry.

You opted to continue with your ongoing crimes(11/2013) against me and my family !!! Repair me!!!

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You guys are the leaders in cyber stalking, identity theft!!! Leave me and my family the *** alone!!! I see your nano tracking devices implanted in my phone!!!Keep stalking!!!

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Empire beauty school is a joke

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You can't learn anything because the other students are to busy talking about you or other people, the school did not care about the bullying that was going on. How is this school going to make me a hairstylist when they say "all we do is teach you how to pass the state board", for 23,000?

The school I went to looked run down and the tables we used we're nasty, the night students never cleaned the tables. I paid 23,000 just to practice on sticks and to be harassed by the nasty homeless people who SLEEP ON the tables we use to eat are you kidding me? I was told if you don't like eating outside then go inside.

The lunch room was ALWAYS filled and I never find a spot. I told the school that their was a bee hive growing near the tables were we would eat and I'm allergic to bees and I was told "if it happened outside that's not our problem"

The "teachers" I had would tell me that I'm not passionate about hair and that I need to go somewhere else, and I was kicked out

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Cons:
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  • Horrible teachers
  • Quality of education

Preferred solution: Full refund

User's recommendation: Don't go to this school if you really care about your education

Anonymous
map-marker Murray, Kentucky

Theft of financial aid and loan monies/Cyber stalking/ Identity theft

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*** you cyber stalking bastards Empire Education Group!!! Stop stealing those black children's future like you've stolen me and Tennise Charles!!!

Cyber stalking bastards!!!

Evil *** My name is Brien Charles. Mr 100!!! No more anonymous!!!

American Arbitration Association case #01-17-****-**** Brien J Charles V Empire Education Group seized prior to May 22 2018 court order signed by Beth Krause of financial aid and the President office!!! Enrolled me and spouse into their Astoria NY campus criminally as we attempted to enroll in Jackson,Tenn.

Intercepted all federal funds earmarked to us. Presently cyber and physically stalking us!!! Evil cowards!!! Attacked any real women from behind this week?

I'm so angry I don't know quite what to do!!!

*** Empire Education Group!!! Racist thieves!!!

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Empire Beauty School is a chain of cosmetology schools in the U.S offering full and part time educational programs, and special career fields for esthetics, nail technology, cosmetology educator training, make-up artistry. Empire Beauty School chain owns over 100 schools in 22 states and 20,000 students currently involved and training annually for professional careers in the beauty industry. For more than 75 years, Empire Beauty School has been maintaining tradition of training future beauty specialists for demanded careers in the beauty industry. Students are taught marketing, business and retail skills in the Student Salon working with real clients, performing professional beauty services etc.

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