The challenge set this week required the candidates to produce and host a “selling hour” on a TV shopping channel. Infinity was the winning team, managed by Brittany, who professed that it was her childhood dream to sell on TV. Akshay, who’d previously boasted that the “could sell a lion a cage”, managed team Diverse.…
This week the candidates were tasked with hosting a racing themed corporate away-day. Infinity was led by Harpreet who outlined her credentials at length. Indeed in this episode she outlined a lot of things at length, particularly in the kitchen, where she was likened to “Gordon Ramsey on speed”. Diverse was led by Stephanie who…
A cracking episode. The candidates were tasked with designing a brand of driverless vehicle (aka a Pod), hosting a launch event and pitching their pod to potential clients. Infinity was led by Akeem and Sophie led team Diverse. We saw many more illustrations of Akeem’s indecisiveness, several shots of Aaron’s worried face and further evidence…
In episode six the candidates enjoyed a trip to Wales to set up and run a bespoke guided tour. We learned that Wales has more sheep than people, witnessed some very enthusiastic cheese tasting, and got to see the actual zip wire enjoyed by famous celebrity Shane Richie! Bendigedig! (Welsh for wonderful). The teams were…
This week we saw the teams compete to design a new video game concept to pitch to industry professionals. Team Infinity developed a game that featured “a strong female lead” escaping from prison, and Team Diverse attempted to create a game with a serious message about climate change. Brittany took on the role of Project…
This was an exciting episode featuring the sourcing of raw materials (“the catch of the day”), the development of a product (arancini balls anyone?) and sales negotiations. We also got to see some of our favourite candidates wearing hairnets and learned how to gut a fish. The teams were headed up by Alex, who led…
This week’s episode lacked the usual sparkle. Possibly because of Shama’s early departure, or the particularly brutal boardroom finale. Poor Navid, you were too sweet for this process. The teams were required to develop and sell a new non-alcoholic drink with a digital smart label. The previously single sex groups were mixed, and first off,…
Episode 2! This week we saw the first early morning wake up call of the series (4am!) and the teams compete to design an electric toothbrush for 6-8 year olds. They were also tasked with developing an educational tooth brushing app and pitching the product to two sets of potential customers. Team leaders were agreed.…
It’s back, back, BACK! And we couldn’t be more excited. Sixteen bright young things are competing to become Lord Sugar’s next business partner in a brand new series of The Apprentice, and the first episode did not disappoint. A lot has happened since the last series that’s for sure. “The world of business is tougher…
Our first blog in a while, which features books, Christmas, Dave Grohl, Billy Connolly, champagne, cocktails, and the 4th edition of Lean Six Sigma for Dummies. As Christmas approaches, and the holiday shopping season continues, it’s likely that by now, someone will have asked you what you’d like for Christmas. And you have probably asked…
