Gloves versus Glam — Game On!
It was week 12 of the UK’s BBC tv series The Apprentice — the final when Marnie, the would-be boxing gym owner and Rochelle, with her ambitious plan for inclusive hair salons, went head to head.
After a rollercoaster series which started with 18 candidates, it came down to the final two. What an entertaining series it has been, with for me, quite a poor bunch of candidates producing some of the worst outcomes I’ve ever seen in any series. Too many times this series, the winning team was the one with the least worst outcome.
Having said that, we see only the edited version, we don’t see the whole experience or the true depth or breadth of any candidate. That would be impossible, each week we’d be watching an extended feature film — it’s not practical.
I still love the series for its ‘business in a box’ feel and the fact, as a small business owner, you can have an opinion on tasks because you’ve been through some of those experiences and learnings yourself — albeit on a smaller scale and not with people you don’t know.
During the series, Rochelle had impressed me after a quiet start and Marnie had driven me mad by being often bossy and not listening. Both were strong personalities throughout however it wasn’t really until the interview week that I made a call not only who would be in the final but who would win.
