The Apprentice Blog - Season 3

TheApprenticeBlog.com for SALE

Have you ever thought:

"Hey, I could do a better job than this 'Lex' chick"

Well, given my crappy job this season, you are probably right.

AND Now is your opportunity to show your stuff.

Buy TheApprenticeBlog.com on eBay

You can make TheApprenticeBlog.com  your very own.  With separate blogs for all 5 seasons of Donald's Apprentice and even the 1 season of Martha's Apprentice.  I'm even throwing in the remaining typepad hosting, which will give you the ability to host and launch an unlimited number of blogs until January 1, 2007.

More details on eBay, but I wanted to post this part here:

Community:

While TheApprenticBlog.com has not been updated regularly in the last season, due to the same personal reasons I am selling it now, there is still a very active fan community which requires only minimal support to keep them coming back, commenting, self-moderating and adding their own content to the blog.  In fact, one season I was cut off from technology for the final 4 episodes, TheApprenticeBlog.com community kept things rolling without missing a beat.

Of course you are feel to do what ever you want with the url and the blog once you own it, I ask that you respect the great community and people that already participate on TheApprenticeBlog.com.

If it's so great, why am I selling?

After writing and maintaining the blog for 5 seasons, I am uninspired.   Rather than hire someone to maintain it, or continue to let it slip downhill, while cashing the google checks, I'd rather sell it and let someone else take advantage of the leg-work we've done to establish TheApprenticeBlog.com as a credible authority on The Apprentice over the last 2 years.  It's also perfect timing if someone on the West Coast wants to take it over as the series heads west for it's 6th season.

I have no idea who's going to end up buying TheApprenticeBlog.com, but I hope one of you guys will consider it.  You've all been a part of building it, you should get to reap what reward may come.

I'll put up one more post when it sells, but before that I want to thank you all for the great ride, comments and enthusiasm.  You've made it fun, educational and kept me on my toes.

Buy TheApprenticeBlog.com on eBay

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Season 5 is up and running

It has started.  The season 5 of The Apprentice starts tonight and the Apprentice Blog is up and rolling. 

It's time to update your RSS feeds

Check it out!

Link: The Apprentice Blog - Season 5

The Apprentice Blog - Season 4

It has started.  The new seasons of The Apprentice, and thus the Apprentice Blogs are up and rolling. 

On Sept 22st, Donald launched the 4th season with a fitness challenge that had both the men (team Excel) and the women (Capital Edge) sprinting across a golf course to find a helicopter. I'm not sure how this demonstrates business acumen... but I'm not Donald.  Each team then worked with a Bally Total Fitness location to run a set of classes.  Excel focused on signing up existing Bally customers, and Capital Edge focused on getting people in from the street.  Excel won by $11 proving again that one person can make the difference. Capital Edge went to the boardroom with lots and lots of drama.  Kristi, the PM, took only one person with her to the boardroom - Melissa.   Melissa was fired for pissing off every single member of her team in one short task. 

Check it out!

Link: The Apprentice Blog - Season 4.

The Apprentice Blog::Martha's Apprentice

It has started.  The new seasons of The Apprentice, and thus the Apprentice Blogs are up and rolling. 

On Sept 21st, Martha started the ball rolling with a book development task that had the creatives (team Matchstick) vrs the corporates (Primarius).  Each team created a kid's book - rewritting a fairtale and having it illustrated and bound.  The test was reading it to a focus-group of kids.  Primarius rewrote Hansel and Gretel in rhyme with the kids sneaking out of the house into the New York streets. Matchstick did their own version of Jack and the Beanstalk with Jack going down under the sea rather than up. Matchstick won, and their book is now available from Amazon. Primarius lost and their PM, Jeff, was fired for taking on too much and not listening to his team when they pointed out big flaws in what he was doing.

Check it out!

Link: The Apprentice Blog::Martha's Apprentice.

Head to Head Kendra & Tana

NEW YORK -- May 10, 2005 -- For the first time in the history of NBC's "The Apprentice," Donald Trump will be hiring a female as Tana and Kendra continue their quest and enter the boardroom for the first time on the penultimate episode of NBC's "The Apprentice". The episode ends in a dramatic cliffhanger paving the way for the final showdown broadcasting live from NYU's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (May 19, 9-10pm ET).

This week both Tana and Kendra run into pitfalls as they complete their final tasks. Tana, while running The NYC2012 Athlete Challenge, struggles to manage the hot tempers of Kristen, Chris and Brian and she has trouble locating an American Flag at a key moment. Kendra, who is in charge of The Best Buy Video Game Championship featuring "EA SportsTM Fight Night Round 2," is stuck with the challenge of getting Danny, Michael and Erin to maintain focus while also needing to appease PlayStation who had concerns with the design of the VIP room and threatened to pull their sponsorship.

New York Governor George Pataki joins Donald Trump at the opening of The NYC2012 Athlete Challenge, which is hosted by Bruce Jenner and features exhibitions from Olympians Michael Phelps, Justin Gatlin, Nadia Comaneci, and Bart Conner. Rap artist Fabolous serves as Master of Ceremonies at The Best Buy Video Game Championship.

"Gamers are investing time and money in gaming products and competitions such as The Best Buy Video Game Championship because they're constantly looking to elevate the quality of their experience, " said Jill Hamburger, vice president of movies, video games and toys at Best Buy. "Gaming isn't just plug and play anymore."

" 'The Apprentice' is a wonderful vehicle to highlight New York's candidacy for the Games in 2012," said six-time Olympic Gold Medallist Michael Phelps. "Set in this wonderful City and viewed by millions, competition is at the center of this program and there is no better competitive event than the Olympic Games. Everyone will be in for some great fun and surprises this Thursday evening."

Episode 15 - Interview Process

THE FINAL THREE CANDIDATES ARE SUBJECTED TO THE DREADED INTERVIEW PROCESS ON NBC'S "THE APPRENTICE"

ONE CANDIDATE GETS FIRED EARLY IN THE EPISODE AND TRUMP SENDS THE FINAL TWO ON THEIR LAST MISSION


The countdown to "The Apprentice" one-hour finale on NBC begins as the final three candidates get grilled by four of the nation's top executives during the dreaded interview round leading to the penultimate firing of the season. Donald Trump issues the final two tasks, which will ensue over the next three episodes beginning May 5 (9-10pm ET) continuing on May 12 (9-10pm ET) and resulting in the ultimate boardroom hiring of the third "Apprentice" on May 19 broadcasting live from NYU's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts (9-10pm ET).

The executives featured in the May 5 interview round are:

David A. Brandon, Chairman & CEO Domino's Pizza, Inc
Darlene Daggett, President, U.S. Commerce QVC, Inc.
Howard M. Lorber, Chairman, Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate
Greg Brenneman, Chairman & CEO, Burger King Corp.

The final tasks feature the coordination of "The Best Buy Video Game World Championship" at Webster Hall involving a new video game from EA Sports and running "The NYC 2012 Athlete Challenge" at Chelsea Piers that will promote New York City's bid to host the 2012 Summer Olympic Games.

Each finalist is assigned three employees to help execute these tasks and both are outraged to discover which "firees" return to join them on the mission.

Finale

The final two candidates complete their two huge tasks and meet with Donald Trump for the final live boardroom showdown originating from NYU's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. After the climactic "hiring," the third "apprentice" will choose their job and take a seat on the other side of the boardroom table.

05-19-2005 9pm

Episode 14 - Final 4

It's down to the final four, with Alex left team-less after last week's boardroom and facing the intimidating trio of Tana, Kendra and Craig.

Donald Trump, however, immediately summons the four remaining candidates back down to the lobby to let Alex  choose a teammate from the opposing squad. His decision rattles Magna setting the stage for a competitive final four showdown.

Trump assigns the teams to create and design a commemorative t-shirt for apparel giant Hanes that will "celebrate fifty years of t-shirt culture."  Each team works with a renowned pop-culture artist-Romero Britto for Magna and Burton Morris for Net Worth - to manufacture the t-shirt and sell it for one day at the Manhattan fashion boutique "Scoop." The team that generates the most profit wins.

During the task, one team scores a marketing coupe by working with the artist's fan database while the other team bedazzles their product with rhinestones and kicks up profit considerably.

Back in the boardroom, Trump ignores George & Carolyn's wishes and unleashes an unexpected cobra. The winning duo takes off to the skies during a "Top Gun" air combat reward.

Episode 16 - Into the Stretch

The final two candidates put on their respective events. One candidate, who is in charge of the Best Buy Video Game World Championship, tries to soothe the concerns of one of the corporate sponsors. The other finalist, who is in charge of the NYC2012 Athlete Challenge, is responsible for the governor of New York, George Pataki and has trouble locating an American flag.

05-12-2005 9pm

Team Building - Your Finale Dream Team

In Episode 15 - The Games People Play the final 2 will have old teammates return as their "employees" to do the final  task.  People have already been speculating who Trump will bring back and who will lead those teams.

But the question I have is:

Who is your dream team?   If you could pick a leader and 3 other candidates from this season as your "dream team" who would they be.

Even better, which 2 "dream teams" would you like to see battle it out for Season 3 Apprentice supremacy?  There is no need to stick with the remaining candidates, or with the 2-types-of-smarts breakdown...

Who do you think would make the ultimate Season 3 team, and why?