Who would have believed it….? Simon takes the apprentice position working under Sir Alan. The race for the finish line was always going to be tight but many expected Kristina to clinch it.

Kristina AKA “the finely tuned rifle” was unfortunate not to walk away the winner of The Apprentice. The candidates both did an equally good job on their final task in my opinion and Sir Alan’s decision then boiled down to the candidate’s personality, knowledge and performances in previous tasks. They were both outstanding candidates and clearly have the ability and capability to go very far in whichever walk of life they choose, which is more than I can say for Katie.

In the end Sir Alan had the choice between Kristina, a highly driven, experienced businesswoman, or Simon, an intelligent, excitable young professional with heaps of potential. In my opinion Sir Alan wanted a challenge and Simon provided that challenge, now Sir Alan can “mould” Simon into his own shrewd entrepreneur.

Did Simon deserve to win based on his performances during the previous tasks, I say…. No, Kristina was definitely the winner there, but we have to remember that the position was for an “apprentice” and not an experienced businessperson. As far as I am concerned an apprenticeship position is for someone to learn the trade and Kristina didn’t really need to learn much as she was already performing close to her full potential. However Simon still had much more to give and once he has had his tutoring he has the potential to revolutionise Sir Alan’s future plans.

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