The Apprentice #4

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Cack_Conroe said:
Rachel's a child if privilege. If anyone wonders how - after leaving university at 21 - she supposedly "self financed" her first gym with £120,000 at the age of 23, here is the answer:

Wealthy businessman Daddy
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I was talking to my boyfriend about this today saying I wonder how she managed that at 23? He was like ‘her parents money’ lol, ahhh how to privileged do live 🙌🏼
 
Cack_Conroe said:
Rachel is a child of privilege. If anyone wonders how - after leaving university at 21 - she supposedly "self financed" her first gym with £120,000 at the age of 23, here is the answer:

Wealthy businessman Daddy
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Karren Brady became managing director of a football club at 23 because of professional connections she'd made through her dad's business. Phil has a successful pie business because his family set it up. Rachel has a business because her parents could afford to support her. T'was ever thus.
 
JombleWomble said:
Karren Brady became managing director of a football club at 23 because of professional connections she'd made through her dad's business. Phil has a successful pie business because his family set it up. Rachel has a business because her parents could afford to support her. T'was ever thus.
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And dentist Paul's dad is in the textiles industry; what's the betting that Daddy paid for his first premises as a dentist and got him off to a flying start?
 
I’m surprised Alan Sugar is still prepared to have his name linked with the programme to be honest. It’s making him look like a complete idiot these days. Out of all the people who potentially applied, these applicants were the best they could come up with? Why is he wasting his time on it? It all seems rather pointless.

I wish they’d start showing repeats of the older series on BBC iPlayer. Some of those earlier series were amazing.
 
Beetle. said:
I’m surprised Alan Sugar is still prepared to have his name linked with the programme to be honest. It’s making him look like a complete idiot these days. Out of all the people who potentially applied, these applicants were the best they could come up with? Why is he wasting his time on it? It all seems rather pointless.

I wish they’d start showing repeats of the older series on BBC iPlayer. Some of those earlier series were amazing.
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I used to love the apprentice but it’s become a parody of itself. There are thousands of entrepreneurs in the U.K. who are perfectly sensible and would benefit from investment but can’t because the apprentice has become yet another reality show for half wits and dickheads cos they allegedly make good telly.

I won’t be watching the next series. I also don’t like Lord dinosaur Tory sugar .
 
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soph30 said:
Also it needs to decide if it’s a boutique gym or ‘friendly and accessible’. The ad she had had a ‘gym for everyone’ vibe
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I used to be a fitness instructor and I’m still a regular gym class goer. Not sure what she means by “high quality classes” or however she described it. Local leisure centres can and do offer good classes and lot of that is based on the quality of the instructor. Most group fitness instructors are freelance and work across multiple gyms. So there’s that. Also if she wants to poach them to work in her gym she can’t exactly pay them buttons. It’s not a well-paid industry, granted so to keep them from teaching elsewhere she’d need to pay them well.

And one of the experts is right - is she a cardio gym (again immersive spin studios have been around for YEARS incl in local leisure centres), is she focussing on reformer Pilates (again how is she going to pay for instructors - is she paying for their qualifications) or what ? And yes is it a boutique or not ?

And it’s 2024. A toned white woman working out in their promo reel doesn’t really sell inclusivity.

Urgh.
 
Veronicacorningstone said:
I had a look at the pricing of her gym as it’s not far from me and it made my eyes water, £90 for 12 sessions a month - that’s £70 more than I pay now (for unlimited access) and I don’t feel like I’m missing out on anything at my gym but obviously there’s a market for it because she’s making so much money so good luck to her!
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There is a gym near me with similar pricing but I go to another place which isn’t as bougie but it has great people and has great instructions so it’s a no brainer.

To be fair l couldn’t see how people would pay these prices but I know a few who go - the types who flash their lifestyle on instagram. The difference with this gym to Rachel’s is that it has a very clear USP about being a weights gym.
 
soph30 said:
Random but does anyone remember there used to be episodes near the final called ‘The Final Five” and “Why I fired them”? Can’t say I really watched them but guess they’ve been quietly binned :)
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I actually thought about them last week. They must have been cheap to make as just a compilation but guess no one watched them
 
Multi-21 said:
I actually thought about them last week. They must have been cheap to make as just a compilation but guess no one watched them
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They were quite derivative- watched the occasional one. Lots of clips from the show and the occasional sound bite from Lord Sugar, but not that interesting
 
Multi-21 said:
I actually thought about them last week. They must have been cheap to make as just a compilation but guess no one watched them
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Yeah they were just basically a bit of filler shown after the 10 o clock news - perhaps not seen as worthwhile nowadays
 
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