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Founded in 1978, Aveda™ creates high performance, botanically-based products for beauty professionals and consumers—while continuously striving to conduct business in an environmentally sustainable manner. Headquartered in Blaine, Minnesota, Aveda manufactures innovative plant-based hair care, skin care, makeup and lifestyle products, available at retail in Aveda Experience Centers and more than 9,000 professional hair salons and spas in more than 30 countries, as well as at www.aveda.com. Our mission at Aveda is to care for the world we live in, from the products we make to the ways in which we give back to society. At Aveda, we strive to set an example for environmental leadership and responsibility, not just in the world of beauty but around the world.

Join the exciting beauty industry as a licensed cosmetologist. The Empire Beauty School in Kennesaw, GA offers a rare combination of advantages to advance your career. The Kennesaw location offers you a cosmetology education with all the support to start your training. Empire Beauty Schools are accredited* which holds us to a higher standard of quality. Empire’s fun and interactive classes are conducted by trained and licensed beauty educators. Our Kennesaw school has a student salon where you will work on real clients while you learn to build your own book of business. If you want a career with unlimited potential for creativity, flexibility, and making others feel more beautiful the world of beauty is the perfect place for you.

Thanks to the life and teachings of Paul Mitchell, the legendary hair designer, product innovator, and salon educator, careers in hair design today can be both personally and financially rewarding. As a Paul Mitchell–trained professional, you can realize your artistic dreams and work almost anywhere in the world. Whether you choose to create fashion behind a chair in the salon; own your own salon or spa business; or opt for the excitement of a career in fashion, feature film, TV, or product education, a Paul Mitchell School will help you reach your artistic, technical, and lifestyle goals. A New Exciting Life Could Be Right Around the Corner! Every Paul Mitchell School is designed to teach you the skills you’ll need, inspire you to explore your passion and creativity, and help you learn the business that will make your career in the beauty industry fun and rewarding. And everyone on our staff is committed to helping you find the right home, wherever your dreams may take you. Paul Mitchell–trained hair designers work in virtually every corner of the world, and every professional hairdresser knows the Paul Mitchell name. Prospective employers recognize Paul Mitchell School's commitment to quality and our reputation for innovation and excellence. Say YES to your future!