Oh dear, Manx man Stuart Baggs is not proving to be a much of an ambassador for the Isle of Man judging by the reactions to his debut on The Apprentice last night. Lord Sugar did not not appreciate his 'aggressive' sausage selling techniques and he was within a hairs breath of being told 'your fired'.
This is what The Telegraph had to say '
'Meet Stuart Baggs, a 21-year-old telecoms entrepreneur who last night became the youngest candidate ever to appear on The Apprentice (BBC One). On paper he sounds rather impressive. Stuart’s business career started on the playground, where he sold yo-yos to classmates. Then, barely in long trousers, he launched his own telecommunications company at the age of 18. Even his hobbies conform to the stereotype of the thrusting young executive: when he’s not pushing envelopes, actioning tasks and taking the helicopter view, Stuart likes to go rock-climbing, abseiling and powerboat racing. And, in the nauseating phrase of one of last year’s candidates, he would appear to possess the full “rainbow of skills” required to succeed in business.
However, as Lord Sugar knows to his cost, CVs can be misleading. (“I’ve read all your CVs,” thundered the peeved peer in his boardroom, “and on paper you all look very good. But then again, so do fish and chips.”) And, sure enough, the moment Stuart found himself within bragging distance of a TV camera, a torrent of self-aggrandising guff poured forth with the kind of speed and fluency that hasn’t been witnessed on The Apprentice viewers since the glory days of Raef Bjayou in series four. '
You can read the full article that appeared on The telegraph website here .
What did you think of Stuart's perfromance? is he for the chop next week?