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Complaint Review: Talent Clubhouse Director JOY BOYD - ADAMS - Atlanta Georgia
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Talent Clubhouse Director JOY BOYD - ADAMS
talentclubhouse.com Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
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Talent Clubhouse Director JOY BOYD - ADAMS Scammed many young aspiring entertainers out of their money. THIS WOMAN NEEDS TO BE STOPPED!!! Atlanta Georgia
Talent Clubhouse is a scam. Ms. Joy Boyd-Adams, who goes by Joy Adams, is a con-artist. If you are considering joining the "cast" or "crew" of Talent Clubhouse, or even signing up for the website, DO NOT. You will be relentlessly cheated out of your money.
Talent Clubhouse is supposed to be a non-profit organization that helps children get their feet in the door of the entertainment world. Children ages 2-21 are drawn into the auditions (which were held at the Atlanta-Fulton Library), where they sing or act or model or dance in front of total strangers in an effort to join the Talent Clubhouse cast. If they make it onto the cast (which everyone who auditions does) they go on to meet every week with Ms. Joy to "film" the upcoming TV show "Talent TV for Kids and Teens". This show was due to premiere in March 2009. It is currently August 2009. But that's not where the scam comes in.
In order to remain an active member of Talent Clubhouse, you have to pay $10 a month for a crappy webpage that "millions access every single day."
At least that's what Ms. Joy tells you and your child. Then you have to drive your kids to various locations where the random meetings are held. When my son was in the program, I paid upwards of $500 on gas, taking him all over metro-Atlanta. Then you go to a photoshoot. What Ms. Joy fails to tell you before the day-of is that the photoshoot is at the Mall! AND YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT! So not only do you pay for a webpage that in reality noone sees, you pay for all your child's own pictures, "lessons", and travel expenses.
And last but not least, the show itself. IT DOSEN'T EXIST! Ms. Joy will continue to postpone the premiere date until you stop asking her, all the while TAKING YOUR MONEY. This woman is not trustworthy, nor is she a proper businesswoman.
Please do not be fooled, she has scammed enough innocent children and their parents. Enough is enough. I hope you heed my warning if you or your child are considering being apart of this group. God bless.
Anonymous
Atlanta, Georgia
U.S.A.
Talent Clubhouse is supposed to be a non-profit organization that helps children get their feet in the door of the entertainment world. Children ages 2-21 are drawn into the auditions (which were held at the Atlanta-Fulton Library), where they sing or act or model or dance in front of total strangers in an effort to join the Talent Clubhouse cast. If they make it onto the cast (which everyone who auditions does) they go on to meet every week with Ms. Joy to "film" the upcoming TV show "Talent TV for Kids and Teens". This show was due to premiere in March 2009. It is currently August 2009. But that's not where the scam comes in.
In order to remain an active member of Talent Clubhouse, you have to pay $10 a month for a crappy webpage that "millions access every single day."
At least that's what Ms. Joy tells you and your child. Then you have to drive your kids to various locations where the random meetings are held. When my son was in the program, I paid upwards of $500 on gas, taking him all over metro-Atlanta. Then you go to a photoshoot. What Ms. Joy fails to tell you before the day-of is that the photoshoot is at the Mall! AND YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT! So not only do you pay for a webpage that in reality noone sees, you pay for all your child's own pictures, "lessons", and travel expenses.
And last but not least, the show itself. IT DOSEN'T EXIST! Ms. Joy will continue to postpone the premiere date until you stop asking her, all the while TAKING YOUR MONEY. This woman is not trustworthy, nor is she a proper businesswoman.
Please do not be fooled, she has scammed enough innocent children and their parents. Enough is enough. I hope you heed my warning if you or your child are considering being apart of this group. God bless.
Anonymous
Atlanta, Georgia
U.S.A.
2 Updates & Rebuttals
Talent Clubhouse
Atlanta,Georgia,
United States of America
From the Talent Clubhouse
#2REBUTTAL Owner of company
Sat, November 07, 2009
Please re-read this person's report.
The complaint is about paying ten dollars A MONTH for an activity their child enjoyed every week. Seriously. There were no hidden charges or surprise bills.
The person goes on to complain of spending $500 on gas? and fees for a photoshoot. Who else is supposed to pay expenses for their child? Okay. Please notice that they did not say any of those amounts were paid to the Talent Clubhouse, nor were they mandated by the Talent Clubhouse. This claim is sensational and deceptive.
THE REAL STORY
Talent Clubhouse is a non-profit arts organization with LIMITED RESOURCES that relies on the support of its community to thrive. Like all non-profits, we do the best with the resources we have available. Unfortunately, you can't please everyone.
Before we secured our new facility, we offered a library-based program for only $12.50 a week. We offered family discounts and reduced rates for low-income families. All the families complimented the program and were satisfied with it until the library reduced the number of times you could use their facilities, down to only twice a month.
That was the root of the problem - we did not have a facility back then. One member offered the idea of a recreation center in Kennesaw, but that location did not work for many. Atlanta recreation are booked, making it difficult to secure regular dates. In an effort to save the program, I announced that we would change the program to a biweekly schedule. When members voiced their dissatisfaction, we asked them to meet off-site. They were dissatisfied with that offer as well. Ultimately, we were left with no choice but to discontinue the program until we found an appropriate facility to offer reliable programming. Members were not happy with that but they also did not want to pay more
to cover the expense of renting a facility. One of the reduced rate
members complained about equipment when she had not made a payment in
months! I don't want to call anyone ungrateful but that term comes to
mind somehow.
However, we are proud to say that we have resolved the issue and secured a building where we now offer regular programming at one fixed location. And yes, our program fees are still affordable as they have always been. If you cannot afford to pay, we still offer some financial aid options for low-income families.
I am one person who makes sincere efforts to help children. If you want any other facts, please feel free to contact me directly.
Thanks for your time.
A victim of Talent Clubhouse
Duluth,Georgia,
USA
I agree!! Talent Clubhouse is a rip-off!
#3
Sun, September 13, 2009
I briefly worked with Joy Adams and unfortunately, she is unprofessional and NEVER had the children's interest at heart. In our phone conversations, the TV show was never intended to be. She didn't think the kids were talented enough ALTHOUGH she was advertising that there would be a show. (False advertising.) Please beware as she is an opportunist.
