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Tennessee School of Beauty is a amazing opportunity for students to come receive a secondary education. At TSB there are many great and different programs attached to the school, like aesthetics and laser program, cosmetology, nails, make-up, and massage. TSB does not only prepare students to become licensed professionals, but gives them advanced learning through guest speakers from Redken, Make-Up Designory, and Sanitas. Many graduates who attend TSB have opened top salons in the nation, work with celebrities, build great clienteles, or become top instructors. The school helps prepare students to not only find a career but a passion.
Katie Carnegie
Tennessee School of Beauty Instructor
I went to school at Tennessee School of Beauty in 2009 to become an Esthetician. I loved everything about my schooling. It was so nice to actually go to school and enjoy it. I looked forward to coming to school each day and learning something new. I only missed one day of school which was different for me. Soon after my graduation I found a job in a salon. Tennessee School of Beauty had a great reputation for graduates and I know that is how I got a job so easily. I was only eighteen and had to find someone who trusted me enough to be an Esthetician there with my only experience being what I had gained in school. I worked at that salon for three years and became the Lead Esthetician and Makeup Artist. Eventually I ended up being an Instructor at TSB and absolutely love my job. I’m so glad I chose Tennessee School of Beauty or I wouldn’t be where I am today.
Destiny Lawson
Tennessee School of Beauty Instructor
I have been in the beauty industry for 25+ years and my cosmetology education started with Tennessee School of Beauty. The education I received at TSB was beyond what I had expected. I knew I would be attending the best beauty school in Knoxville, however, I really didn’t know what to expect. The level of education, professionalism, and technical skills that were instilled in me far surpassed what I thought I would get by attending a vocational training facility. After obtaining my cosmetology license, I was fortunate enough to attend Tennessee School of Beauty once more for cosmetology instructor training. After I was a licensed instructor in the state of Tennessee, I was hired at TSB to teach cosmetology students. Education in the beauty industry has seen numerous advances over the past several years. TSB is proud to have stayed abreast of the latest technological and technical progressions. This allows our instructors to train our students the newest advances to help produce better graduates, who will make superior hairdressers and stylists.
George Sampsel
Tennessee School of Beauty
Tennessee School of Therapeutic Massage
I began my career with Tennessee School of Beauty in 2004. I was 24 years old and unsure of what I wanted out of life. My life changed during that year and I found something creative that I could be passionate about and that I could make a living from. I worked behind a chair in a salon for 9 years, during that time I returned to TSB to obtain my instructors license. I began teaching cosmetology in 2011 and I helped open the Aveda Institute in Knoxville. I was able to have an impact on so many people as an educator and I am so thankful I got into teaching. I was able to get a promotion and moved to Birmingham to work with Aveda Institute Birmingham and A.I. South, the largest Aveda network in the world. I am an Educator Coach now for Aveda and I travel around the country helping to train educators and students at 18 different institutes.
I am still so thankful for Tennessee School of Beauty for the lessons I learned and the amazing education I recieved. The Beauty industry is the greatest industry on earth. Everyday we make people more beautiful, not just on the outside but on the inside too.
Adam Adkins
Tennessee School of Beauty graduate
My experience with Tennessee School of Beauty began I’m sure like most, with fear of the unknown. I was returning to school in my mid 30’s after losing my job of 16 years as an accountant. I had wanted to do hair my whole life but as a kid out of high school my parents talked me into college and then I moved on to marriage and a child so my dreams were put on the back burner.
I started TSB in May of 2011 the first thing I realized was it was very structured and ran like a well oiled machine. I was given tons of opportunities at TSB to learn more than just the basics, it definitely opened my eyes to this industry. I graduated in March of 2012 and I went immediately to take my state boards and I was very pleased at how prepared I was to take both of my tests. TSB has great job placement opportunities as well and I found a job immediately doing what I loved. After doing hair for 5 years I decided I wanted more so I contacted TSB about the instructor program and I was given a great opportunity to return to school again now in my early 40’s. The instructor program is just as structured and informative as the cosmotology program. After graduating the instructor program and passing my tests I took a huge step and opened my own salon and I have began teaching classes for schools on my days off. My goal is to become an instructor full time at TSB when I feel I have to give up doing hair full time.
I give TSB full credit for my successful career and I would highly recommend anyone to go to this school. I am very proud that I was able to attend TSB.