The Apprentice Blog - Season 2

Oops - they did it again

Last year's Trumpettes Amy, Ereka, Katrina and Kristi were approached by Playboy and offered $250,000 to pose nude for the magazine. They chose, instead, to pose for FHM for free. [More Details from New York Post Online]

This year's Trumpettes Maria, Jennifer C., Pamela, Sandy, and Stacey J. decided Maxim would be a better choice. (Link: MAXIM ONLINE:)  Photo courtesy of Maxim Online

Given that these women all had aspirations for a CEO role in one of Donald Trump's companies, I wonder what the best business decision in this situation is. Does leveraging your sexuality to this degree get you ahead in business or does it cheapen your personal brand? 

So the questions are...
How would posing for MAXIM effect your career?

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All other things being equal, who would you hire to run your company?

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Okay, this isn't strictly "business"... but then again, most of this season is suffering from that issue.  Or am I completely missing the point here? 

Pamela (San Francisco, CA) Investment Firm Partner

I should win because "I'm much more qualified, far better looking, and a little bit taller, I think, as well." -as told to Entertainment Weekly

Pamela, 32, is an accomplished and well-trained business executive who has founded two successful companies from the ground up. She holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.

During the 1990s, she worked as an investment banker on Wall Street, underwriting IPOs and doing M&A advisory work for two top-tier investment banks. In 2000, Pamela founded Blazent, Inc. from her loft in San Francisco. Blazent has grown to become a successful enterprise software company, now with offices all across the country.

After two years as the company's CEO, Pamela left Blazent to form Crimson Holdings, a private investment firm focused on real estate investments and equity hedge strategies. The Crimson Funds, including Crimson Advisors and Crimson BridgePoint Funds, have performed exceptionally well, and the Crimson family of funds is quickly becoming a leader in the management of alternative investments.