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Complaint Review: QWIA Management Talent Entertainment Agency - Take A Look Tv - Michigan
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QWIA Management Talent Entertainment Agency - Take A Look Tv
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QWIA Management Talent Entertainment Agency - Take A Look Tv ripoff! scam, fraud, They take peoples money they say they will get them jobs but dont they take off and you dont even get good pics just a disc Michigan
Please to all the innocent victims out there do not be fooled by this company QWIA management or as some would tell you QWIA Modeling agency or Talent Agency.
They will tell you that you have what it takes and they will get you all these jobs from them and that they have tons of connections all you have to do is pay a small fee for pictures. I worked for them for a very short time and saw the talent that was getting ripped off so bad that I had to quit.
Talent would call my home crying that no one would call them back and they didnt understand why after they paid they never heard from them. And they will tell you they are trying to find a office to rent out and thats why they are holding these auditions at Deer Lake Athletics Club in Clarkston and other Hotels and Banquet centers.
Please be smart and know thats why they are doing all of this because they are scamming people out of there money and exploiting people and using there picture for there own internet needs and you have to pay for them.
Me along with 2 other people are trying to warn Victims out there about this company that is taking so much money from so many people. They will tell people that they are a part of ONE SOURCE TALENT AGENCY but that is not true. They illegaly stole One Sources name and used it till they were caught but the owner.
The names of the people who own this company are Brian Blain from Flint Michigan he will tell you he lives in Clarkston area to make himself look top nothch but this old scam artist lives in flint at his parents house (richard Blain) And Debra Woods who does all the main selling to the victims. and Mervat Berry Mervat Berry who will call herself a talent specialist haha yeah right a scam specialist her phone # 1(313)485-9494.
she will try to intimidate you and tell you how high class she is and how she think a little 400 dollors is nothing for your career(what cereer you'll never get anything from them) But she lives in Dearborn with her mother and father haha so dont let her make you feel bad.
And one more scam they will try to pull on you especially when they read this they will try to make people think this is a lie , they will let you take some picture free first and then tell you they have a job that will suit you and if you buy the pics so they can send them to the producer you will get the job for sure DONT FALL FOR THIS.
And they will have a group of friends and give one of the friends one little job that they make up for about 100 bucks (after you pay the 400 dollors) so the other friends will see this and get excited and all pay 400 dollors each so out of 3 friends at 1200 dollors all they lost was 100 hehe please see thru this!
I know this is alot of info but just go to another agency that dont charge you and if you want pictures if you go to www.onemodelplace.com sign up for a free account you will get beautiful professional pics for free from photographers all around your area who want to build there portfolio.
KL
Clarkston, Michigan
U.S.A.
They will tell you that you have what it takes and they will get you all these jobs from them and that they have tons of connections all you have to do is pay a small fee for pictures. I worked for them for a very short time and saw the talent that was getting ripped off so bad that I had to quit.
Talent would call my home crying that no one would call them back and they didnt understand why after they paid they never heard from them. And they will tell you they are trying to find a office to rent out and thats why they are holding these auditions at Deer Lake Athletics Club in Clarkston and other Hotels and Banquet centers.
Please be smart and know thats why they are doing all of this because they are scamming people out of there money and exploiting people and using there picture for there own internet needs and you have to pay for them.
Me along with 2 other people are trying to warn Victims out there about this company that is taking so much money from so many people. They will tell people that they are a part of ONE SOURCE TALENT AGENCY but that is not true. They illegaly stole One Sources name and used it till they were caught but the owner.
The names of the people who own this company are Brian Blain from Flint Michigan he will tell you he lives in Clarkston area to make himself look top nothch but this old scam artist lives in flint at his parents house (richard Blain) And Debra Woods who does all the main selling to the victims. and Mervat Berry Mervat Berry who will call herself a talent specialist haha yeah right a scam specialist her phone # 1(313)485-9494.
she will try to intimidate you and tell you how high class she is and how she think a little 400 dollors is nothing for your career(what cereer you'll never get anything from them) But she lives in Dearborn with her mother and father haha so dont let her make you feel bad.
And one more scam they will try to pull on you especially when they read this they will try to make people think this is a lie , they will let you take some picture free first and then tell you they have a job that will suit you and if you buy the pics so they can send them to the producer you will get the job for sure DONT FALL FOR THIS.
And they will have a group of friends and give one of the friends one little job that they make up for about 100 bucks (after you pay the 400 dollors) so the other friends will see this and get excited and all pay 400 dollors each so out of 3 friends at 1200 dollors all they lost was 100 hehe please see thru this!
I know this is alot of info but just go to another agency that dont charge you and if you want pictures if you go to www.onemodelplace.com sign up for a free account you will get beautiful professional pics for free from photographers all around your area who want to build there portfolio.
KL
Clarkston, Michigan
U.S.A.
3 Updates & Rebuttals
Mervat
Dearborn,Michigan,
U.S.A.
Slander is not an appropriate form of retaliation
#2REBUTTAL Individual responds
Sat, January 17, 2009
As a start I would like to introduce myself, Mervat Berry. I would like to take a moment to share my feelings on these false allegations and explain my side of this story... First and foremost, I was solely an employee of Qwia Management and as stated in this complaint Debra and Brian were the two owners. I had a position titled; Director of Operations or some refered to me as a "Talent Specialist". With that said, Qwia Management was a new casting company that Debra & Brian started. We were all former employees of One Source Talent and from my understanding Debra & Brian created a branch of that company. Not meaning they are One Source Talent but that they may be able to sign up their models to the One Source Models Online jobs database. None of this was relevant to my position and something I had control over, as I was not an owner myself. My job duties consisted of helping secure a venue for auditions and photo shoots, coordinating both auditions and photo shoots, interviewing prospects for our talent staff and signing on any new talent. This position does require sales skills and sales tactics. For those of you who have experience in sales, a good sales person can satisfy his/her client and must make the client feel comfortable with the purchase. In this case I was not lying to anyone or promising work or fame or for that client to become "America's Next Top Model" I was solely trying to set them up on our database and after signing on they can find jobs one of two ways, A.) We place some of our talent in music videos or auditions and photo shoots B.) They have access to our online database of model/talent openings and they can apply for the jobs they find appealing. There was value in signing up, you would not have access to our clients or job openings otherwise. On a different note, you have to have photos for your portfolio, so if a new talent prospect had professional photos already and they still looked like their photo we DID NOT require them to buy photos from us. On the contrary, if prospect talent DID NOT have professional photos we would recommend them to use our photographer. He wasn't the best but he only charged $400 for video & Photos. Again, those prices are not for me to decide but for the photographer and owners. If you shop around this IS AN AVERAGE PRICE! They are much higher fees for this type of work. QWIA MANAGMENT NEVER MANDATED THAT THE TALENT HAD TO PURCHASE PHOTOS FROM THEM, IT WAS JUST A SUGGESTION. WE ONLY REQUIRED TALENT TO HAVE PICTURES, WHETHER THROUGH US OR AN OUTSIDE PHOTGRAPHER, WHICH IS SOLELY UP TO THE TALENT. We had a very low monthly fee to access the database, which I believe was $10-20 a month so if a model already had photos and wanted to sign up that is all they would pay... With that said, CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE THIS WAS A RIP OFF??? I left the company shortly after this report was posted because I moved to Las Vegas to accept a great job in the VIP Industry and since then have launched my own events, PR, marketing, and VIP company, Industry PM. I now realize the importance of a positive public image and felt it was necessary to respond to these false accusations and leave you with my side of the story. All in all, my sincere apologies to the individual who wrote this and felt I did something wrong. I cannot speak for Debra, Brian or Qwia Management because I do not know anything about this company since 2005 but when I did work there I was solely doing my job and did not deserve to be placed in the middle of this complaint. Slander is illegal and posting derogatory comments against an individual can tarnish reputations. Mine reputation is of high importance to me. I have an incredibly great reputation in the city of Las Vegas with every Nightclub and every hotel/casino so I hope this helps clear your concerns and I hope as a reader you can disregard this report. Thank you for your time, Mervat Berry
Mervat
Dearborn,Michigan,
U.S.A.
Slander is not an appropriate form of retaliation
#3REBUTTAL Individual responds
Sat, January 17, 2009
As a start I would like to introduce myself, Mervat Berry. I would like to take a moment to share my feelings on these false alligations and explain my side of this story... First and foremost, I was soley an employee of Qwia Managment and as stated in this complaint Debra and Brian were the two owners. I had a positon titled, Director of Operations or some reffer to me as a "Talent Specialist". With that said, Qwia Managment was a new casting company that Debra & Brian started. We were all former employees of One Source Talent and from my understanding Debra & Brian created a branch of that company. Not meaning they are One Source Talent but that they may be able to sign up their models to the One Source Models Online model jobs database. None of this was relevant to my position and something I had control over, as I was not an owner myself. My job duties consisted of helping secure a venue for auditions and photoshoots, coordinating both auditions and photoshoots, interviewing prospects for our talent staff and signing on any new talent. This position does require sales skills and sales tactics. For those of you who have experience in sales, a good sales person can satisfy his/her client and must make the client feel comfortable with the purchase. In this case I was not lying to anyone or promising work or fame or for that client to become "America's Next Top Model" I was solely trying to set them up on our database and after signing on they can find jobs one of two ways, A.) We place some of our talent in music videos or audtions and ohotshoots B.) They have access to our online database of model/talent openings and they can apply for the jobs they find appealing. There was value in signing up, you would not have access to our clients or job openings otherwise. On a different note, you have to have photos for your portfolio, so if a new talent prospect had professional photos already and they still looked like their photo we DID NOT require them to buy photos from us. On the contrary, if prospect talent DID NOT have professioal photos we would reccomend them to use our photographer. He wasnt the best but he only charged $400 for video & Photos. Again, those prices are not for me to decide but for the photographer and owners. If you shop around this IS AN AVERAGE PRICE! They are much higher fews for this type of work. QWIA MANAGMENT NEVER MANDATED THAT THE TALENT HAD TO PURCHASE PHOTOS FROM THEM, IT WAS JUST A SUGGESTION. WE ONLY REQUIRED TALENT TO HAVE PICTURES, WHETHER THROUGH US OR AN OUTSIDE PHOTGRAPHER, THAT IS SOLELY UP TO THE TALENT. We had a very low monly fee to access the database, which I believe was $10-20 a month so if a model already had photos and wanted to sign up that is all they would pay... With that said, can you tell me where this was a rip off??? I left the company shortly after this report was posted because I moved to Las Vegas to accept a great job in the VIP Industry and since then have launced my own events, PR, marketing, and VIP company. I now realize the importance of a positive public image and felt it was neccessary to respond to these false accusations and leave you with my side of the story. All in all, My sincere apologies to the individual who wrote this and felt I did something wrong. I cannot speak for Debra, Brian or Qwia Managment because I do not know anything about this company since 2005 but when I did work there I was solely doing my job and did not deserve to be placed in the middle of this complaint. Slander is illegal and posting deragitory comments against an individual can tarnish reputaions. Mine reputation is of high importance to me. I have an incredibly great reputation in the city of Las Vegas with every Nightclub and every hotel/casino so I hope this helps clear your concerns and I hope as a reader you can disregard this report. Thank you for your time, Mervat Berry
Mervat
Dearborn,Michigan,
U.S.A.
Slander is not an appropriate form of retaliation
#4REBUTTAL Individual responds
Sat, January 17, 2009
As a start I would like to introduce myself, Mervat Berry. I would like to take a moment to share my feelings on these false alligations and explain my side of this story... First and foremost, I was soley an employee of Qwia Managment and as stated in this complaint Debra and Brian were the two owners. I had a positon titled, Director of Operations or some reffer to me as a "Talent Specialist". With that said, Qwia Managment was a new casting company that Debra & Brian started. We were all former employees of One Source Talent and from my understanding Debra & Brian created a branch of that company. Not meaning they are One Source Talent but that they may be able to sign up their models to the One Source Models Online model jobs database. None of this was relevant to my position and something I had control over, as I was not an owner myself. My job duties consisted of helping secure a venue for auditions and photoshoots, coordinating both auditions and photoshoots, interviewing prospects for our talent staff and signing on any new talent. This position does require sales skills and sales tactics. For those of you who have experience in sales, a good sales person can satisfy his/her client and must make the client feel comfortable with the purchase. In this case I was not lying to anyone or promising work or fame or for that client to become "America's Next Top Model" I was solely trying to set them up on our database and after signing on they can find jobs one of two ways, A.) We place some of our talent in music videos or audtions and ohotshoots B.) They have access to our online database of model/talent openings and they can apply for the jobs they find appealing. There was value in signing up, you would not have access to our clients or job openings otherwise. On a different note, you have to have photos for your portfolio, so if a new talent prospect had professional photos already and they still looked like their photo we DID NOT require them to buy photos from us. On the contrary, if prospect talent DID NOT have professioal photos we would reccomend them to use our photographer. He wasnt the best but he only charged $400 for video & Photos. Again, those prices are not for me to decide but for the photographer and owners. If you shop around this IS AN AVERAGE PRICE! They are much higher fews for this type of work. QWIA MANAGMENT NEVER MANDATED THAT THE TALENT HAD TO PURCHASE PHOTOS FROM THEM, IT WAS JUST A SUGGESTION. WE ONLY REQUIRED TALENT TO HAVE PICTURES, WHETHER THROUGH US OR AN OUTSIDE PHOTGRAPHER, THAT IS SOLELY UP TO THE TALENT. We had a very low monly fee to access the database, which I believe was $10-20 a month so if a model already had photos and wanted to sign up that is all they would pay... With that said, can you tell me where this was a rip off??? I left the company shortly after this report was posted because I moved to Las Vegas to accept a great job in the VIP Industry and since then have launced my own events, PR, marketing, and VIP company. I now realize the importance of a positive public image and felt it was neccessary to respond to these false accusations and leave you with my side of the story. All in all, My sincere apologies to the individual who wrote this and felt I did something wrong. I cannot speak for Debra, Brian or Qwia Managment because I do not know anything about this company since 2005 but when I did work there I was solely doing my job and did not deserve to be placed in the middle of this complaint. Slander is illegal and posting deragitory comments against an individual can tarnish reputaions. Mine reputation is of high importance to me. I have an incredibly great reputation in the city of Las Vegas with every Nightclub and every hotel/casino so I hope this helps clear your concerns and I hope as a reader you can disregard this report. Thank you for your time, Mervat Berry
