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A10, ep. 2

Fortitude is ecstatic that their first Project Manager is gone, although Nicole in my opinion was much more competent than many of those remaining on her team. They decided that Poppy would be their next P.M.

Octane accepted David’s volunteering to be their P.M. although they were forewarned by his autocratic style and abrasive nature in the first episode.

Trump gathered the competitors outside to tell them their next assignment was a 2 day effort selling ice cream anywhere they wished in New York City. He dropped the fairly insipid term “Eyes and Ears” and referred to Don Jr. and George Ross as his “Advisors.”

James as a New Yorker was asked for his recommendation on the location for the Octane ice cream sales effort. The teams both decided to go to Union Square as their site for sales. Octane picked an initial site around 930am but saw low traffic there and decided to move to another part of that park. The women, when they arrived around 10am, took the men’s previous spot.

David correctly assessed this task as pure sales, so he expected that those with sales experience would be the most effective at selling ice cream. Steuart was very aggressive and Anand, Wade, Gene and Clint were moderately successful. James and Alex were much less aggressive, with lower skill at sales and much less success. The sales effort for Fortitude was driven totally by Stephanie. Sales for Octane tailed off late morning, so they sent two of their team to a nearby store to buy costumes, red and white vests, white hats indicative of a barbershop quartet and a yellow wig. Fortitude similarly bought pink tank tops. After the lunch crowd had dissipated, sales were so slow that Octane decided to move elsewhere. Once again, James came to the rescue with Father Demo Square, a vest pocket park at Father Demo Square at Avenue of the Americas, Bleecker St. and Carmine St., over a mile from Union Square. Donald Jr. arrived at Fortitude late in the day and observed that the women had not found the best spot for their cart, since close by was a heavily trafficked subway entrance/exit to which they should have been located closer

A variety of sales techniques were used, but after some experimentation it evolved for both teams into a fixed price that was in the $3 to $5. New Yorkers typically resisted pricing above $5 for such a snack. The women used their sex appeal to sell and the men were attractive to passing females, so this selling factor was somewhat equalized.

On day 2, the team returned to Union Square. Again Octane went back to their original spot that had been taken over by the women. The women arrived and tried to pressure the men to move, but that was fiercely resisted. Nearing the close of the sales period, the women had a substantial inventory of ice cream left and Tyana of Fortitude came up with the strategy of giving it away to prevent Octane from closing any sales. This was controversial but appeared to work.

On to the Boardroom! Trump started with Fortitude and asked Poppy who was her weakest link. Poppy said there was no weak link but the least strong member of her team was Lisa. Lisa was then asked if Poppy was a good P.M. and she correctly responded that Stephanie was the real P.M. for their team. Trump continued with some questions for other members of Fortitude and then precipitously said “Lisa, you’re fired” before stating that he was just kidding. He added that the winning team had not even been announced yet. However, since Trump has absolute control (except for the need to listen to producer Mark Burnett), that could have happened. He also stated that sales is a key task in any enterprise and that developing good to excellent sales skills is something anyone who wants to get ahead must do.

David was then asked who was his weakest link and he said Alex under certain conditions and James under other conditions. Both were weak salesmen. I was disappointed that James remained mostly silent here, as he had done a lot in selecting sites and in finding the costumes. It was clear from David’s categorization that he would rather keep Alex than James that James had been in conflict with David in the first episode, as the better choice would have been the opposite.

Trump next revealed the results of the sales effort, $1500 for one team and $1800 for another. Fortitude had won despite having one less team member. They were joyous and dismissed from the Boardroom. Poppy was told she would have private time with Jack Welch (even more famous than Trump) as her reward for being P.M. of the winning team. I would have liked to have known how the pricing strategies of the teams varied. The way to get at that would have been to report actual bars sold as well as sales dollars so an average price could b determined. My guess is that the women won because they had a higher average price, not because they sold more bars, but we’ll never know.

All Octane members but David, James and Alex were dismissed by Trump. He and Donald Jr. then focused on the mentality of “the killers” I have to say that the only killers I saw among the six people there were both named Trump. Trump decided to fire Alex because his limited sales skills would not allow him to progress much further in this competition.

In a postscript, Alex was shown as having a new position with Rockport Corp. It looks like we are going to see as we go along just how Trump is helping the competitors on Apprentice 10.

ugot2bekidinmeny:
David needs to goooo!! he's on that  border of cockiness/arrogance

and i just hate it when :meow: happens between the girls..  I'm glad Liza said "dont talk to me now"  to poppy while they were sipping thier champagne :lol3:

why was it only one hr though!! it needs to be longer!!!

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I totally disagree. Apprentice 9 (Celebrity edition 3) was always way too long with 2 hour episodes and had lot's of padding as a result.

Kacper:
OCTANE
Alex Delgado
Gene Folkes
Wade Hanson
David Johnson
Steuart Martens
Clint Robertson
Anand Vasudev
James Weir

FORTITUDE
Tyana Alvarado
Poppy Carlig
Stephanie Castagnier
Nicole Chiu
Brandy Kuentzel
Liza Mucheru-Wisner
Mahsa Saeidi-Azcuy
Kelly Smith Beaty

ugot2bekidinmeny:
'Apprentice' Contestant Mahsa Saeidi-Azcuy Quits Real Job
by Elizabeth Chan, posted Sep 30th 2010 3:00PM

Tough-as-nails 'Apprentice' contestant Mahsa Saeidi-Azcuy has put the nails in her own coffin, killing her career as a Brooklyn assistant district attorney. But could this mean good things for down the road on 'The Apprentice'?

In a situation more fitting for an episode of 'Law and Order,' Saeidi-Azcuy resigned after being recognized during her real-life job as an assistant district attorney in Brooklyn, N.Y.

This season of 'The Apprentice' purported to feature workers suffering from the effects of a down economy; the contestants were assumed to be unemployed. So, it was surprising when viewers were introduced to a gainfully-employed ADA vying for a job at the Trump Organization.

Apparently, none were more surprised than her own boss, Brooklyn District Attorney Charles J. Hynes.

Saiedi-Azcuy had requested and received a two-month unpaid leave of absence from her responsibilities as an ADA to tape 'The Apprentice' in New York City over the summer. She ultimately returned in the fall to her courtroom duties.

However, according to Jerry Schmetter, a spokesperson from the Brooklyn DA's office, Saeidi-Azcuy's participation on the national reality show was a total surprise to her boss and colleagues.

"If we had known [about her participation] we would not have granted her leave," Schmetter told TV Squad in a phone interview. "The DA has a trust in people, that an unpaid absence must be something that wouldn't put the office in a bad spot and are usually taken for medical and personal reasons."

"We didn't know," Schmetter said. "There was a story in the New York Daily News on Aug. 27, and it was only then it became general knowledge."

Saeidi-Azcuy was quickly reassigned to the Early Case Assessment Bureau, a department outside of the courtroom. Unhappy with the change, Saeidi-Azcuy submitted her resignation this week. Her last day will be Friday.

Although 'The Apprentice's' season is only a few weeks old, Saeidi-Azcuy was immediately recognized by jurors after the season's first two episodes had aired. Mahsa has already become known as the new Omarosa, proving to be an unpopular contestant with Ivanka Trump, her project first manager Nicole and pretty much anyone who gets in her way.

On her notoriety, Shmetter said, "It's not necessarily a good thing, it's not necessarily a bad thing. No problem has come out of this. We thought that it would present some conflicts and it is our responsibility is to prevent [any problems]."

Her resignation leads us to wonder if Saeidi-Azcuy's may be an 'Apprentice' contestant for many more weeks -- and possibly even a finalist. (Though if she had won 'the Apprentice,' would she bother going back to work at all?)

In an interview today in the New York Law Journal, Saeidi-Azcuy denied winning the show. "I left my job because I couldn't really be in a courtroom any more. Absolutely, I did not quit my job because I won the show. [People] will have to tune in and see," she said. "I can say for the first time in my life that I don't have a plan. I think I will be fine. I'm an incredibly hard worker. I'm incredibly driven. There's nothing but good things in my future."

Having every opportunity to crib Trump's signature "You're Fired," the Brooklyn DA's office instead accepted her resignation.

"We wish her luck,' said Schmetter.

http://www.tvsquad.com/2010/09/30/apprentice-contestant-mahsa-saeidi-azcuy-quits-real-job/?icid=main%7Cclassic%7Cdl2%7Csec3_lnk1%7C174474

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