The Apprentice

No industry has been exempt from the effects of the recession. Even golf. Mark King, the CEO of the world's largest manufacturer of high-performance golf equipment, TaylorMade, made that point bluntly during his appearance Friday on "Undercover Boss." "It's a challenge to get shrinking numbers to spend more ...

Once again, a gaggle of celebrities and semi-celebrities from the 1980s will duke it out before Donald Trump and America in the hopes of winning a quarter million for the charity of their choice. Most famous faces have some kind of business acumen. That's how their faces got famous to begin with. But ...

"Kelly, You're Fired." I've now heard those dreaded three words twice in my life --the first time as an executive at a prestigious PR firm, the second, in front of millions of American TV viewers as I vied for my "second chance" as a contestant on The Apprentice. ...

Most episodes of 'The Apprentice' end inside Donald Trump's boardroom, with him pointing and tersely saying, "You're fired!" to a contestant. This week, however, began in the boardroom with Liza Mucheru-Wisner getting fired and losing her chance at becoming The Apprentice. ...

Just in time for holiday shopping, 'The Apprentice' this week encouraged viewers to pull out their credit cards. Selling women's accessories by noted designer Isaac Mizrahi, contestants appealed to the guilty pleasure of many a late night shopper: QVC. With just four competitors left, Donald Trump shuffled ...

Wealth, power, and sexual prowess. That's how one team on this week's 'The Apprentice' defined the Donald J. Trump brand. The team was spot on, at least according to Trump. But even the loser was a winner in the end. The mogul presented contestants on this week's show with a task close to his own heart and name. ...

Few people will take a billionaire head on, but that's just what Mahsa Saeidi-Azcuy did after her firing on this week's "The Apprentice." While Mahsa was cast as a liar in the edited version of the show, she took to YouTube in order to clear her name (see video below). On the show this week The lights of ...

In a shocking end to the show, Donald Trump fired two people this week on 'The Apprentice.' Contestants really had to step on it in planning a fashion show, as they had just hours to stage a runway for Rockport shoes Spring 2011 collection. The men were charged with staging the women's line and the women had to ...

Popcorn isn't just for movies anymore. Contestants on 'The Apprentice' this week popped out promotional stunts for snack company Popcorn Indiana with hopes they would go viral online. Turns out that it takes more than just losing the challenge to hear "You're Fired," as Tyana Alvarado, 41, learned. If you're not ...