It annoys Mr. George Ross, one of Donald Trump's faithful business advisors, when The Apprentice's contestants appear keener on becoming celebrities than on landing a gig as Trump's next corporate protégé."I think that happens a lot," he sighs. "They want to make a name for themselves as a person, rather than [aiming] to win.
"Sometimes what happens in the boardroom, as far as the contestants are concerned, is one step above being ridiculous," Ross continues. "I don't know why. Maybe it is because they want to survive or maybe it is because they are in front of 20 million people on television."Of course, Ross himself is hardly above cashing in on reality-TV's fleeting fame. Like fellow judge Carolyn Kepcher and everyone else remotely involved with the Apprentice, he has a book deal. Ross' business-minded manual, Trump Strategies for Real Estate: Billionread more
As the end of The Apprentice draws near, Donald Trump's cool-headed confidant, George Ross, is letting off some steam. But it isn't the boss man who's got him hot under the starched collar, it's the coquettish competitors whose get-rich-quick strategy involved short skirts and batting eyelashes.
"Yes, Donald does like women," his trusty sidekick confirms. "He likes beautiful women. He's surrounded himself with beautiful women all his life. He's got a modeling agency, he's got the Miss Universe pageant... okay.
"But," he hastens to add, "if you translate that from being surrounded by beautiful women to being susceptible to flirting, you're making a huge mistake. That's like making one plus one equal seven."
Thus, Ross isn't surprised that the femmes fatales who behaved in the boardroom as they might in the bedroom have been given the boot. "I think the women overplayed that part; that's bad thinking," he says. "A smart businessmanread more