Featured Posts
The Apprentice 2011, Episode 12: Tom Pellereau Wins... First of all, congratulations to Tom Pellereau for winning The Apprentice. Regardless of all my criticisms of the show, none of it relates to any candidate. Anyone who appears on The Apprentice is on...
The Apprentice 2011, Episode 11: Is Karen Brady Psychic? Episode 11. Developing and opening a new fast food outlet and pitching it to industry experts. Jim Eastwood was team leader for Venture. Helen Louise Milligan was project leader for Logic. Logic Win....
The Apprentice 2011, Episode 10. Lord Sugar Supplying... Episode 10. Buying merchandise at wholesale prices. Selling it. Reinvesting in further stock. As lord Sugar put it, smell what you can sell. The team with highest combined value of sales and surplus...
The Apprentice 2011, Episode 9. A Historic Moment... Episode 9. Creating a new brand of biscuit. Pitching it to three major supermarkets. The team with the most orders wins. Helen Louise Milligan was project manager for Venture, Zoe Beresford project...
The Apprentice 2011, Episode 8: Selling Products to... Episode 8. Selling unique business products to French retailers. Each candidate is given a sales book in which they must record their sales. Tom Pellereau was team leader for Logic. Susan Ma was...
The Apprentice 2011, Episode 4: Selling Beauty Treatment
By Raj Dhonota | Posted on 26-05-2011
Episode 4. Selling Beauty treatment in Birmingham. Zoe Beresford was the team leader for Venture. Felicity Jackson was team leader for Logic. Team Venture make a profit. Team Logic make a loss and lose. Ellie Reed, Natasha Scribbins and Felicity Jackson end up as the final three in the boardroom. Felicity Jackson is fired. We start with Lord Sugar warning the candidates by referring to the previous big hitter, candidate name, for being fired for failing the task. The warning is that all...
The Apprentice 2011, Episode 3: It’s No Joke Lord Sugar
By Raj Dhonota | Posted on 19-05-2011
Episode 3. 10 Items to buy on behalf of the Savoy Hotel. The team which buys all the items for the least cost wins. Financial penalties for any items not bought. Susan Ma leads Team Venture; Gavin Winstanley leads Team Logic. Team Venture wins by approximately £8. Vincent Disneur, Zoe Beresford and Gavin Winstanley end up as the final three in the boardroom. Gavin Winstanley is fired. This task brought back memories from the first series when we had an identical task of having to buy 10 items...
Manchester United’s Historic 19th League Title
By Raj Dhonota | Posted on 15-05-2011
Manchester United have made history. A 19th league title overtaking Liverpool as the most successful team in England. Who would have thought it was possible all those years ago when Sir Alex Ferguson first became Manchester United’s manager? Coming from what many believe was the brink of the sack back in 1990, Sir Alex Ferguson deserves every personal and professional accolade he has and will receive for overseeing the most successful run in the history of English football. For me, Sir Alex...
The Apprentice 2011, Episode 2: Launching A Mobile Application.
By Raj Dhonota | Posted on 12-05-2011
Task 2. The teams are tasked with building a mobile application. The team that achieves the most downloads will win. Team Logic led by Leon Doyle chose to create Slangatang. Team Venture led by Edna Agbarha chose to create Ampi App. Team Venture won. Alex Britez Cabral, Glen Ward and Leon Doyle end up as the final three in the boardroom. Alex Britez Cabral is fired. Lord Sugar arrives in the boardroom and reminds us of what he says is the most common question asked of him: whether it is...
