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The Apprentice 4
Winner	Randal Pinkett
Season run	September 2005 – December 2005
Filming Dates	Unknown – Unknown
Number of episodes	13
Number of candidates	18
Teams	Excel and Capital Edge
Season chronology
Previous season	The Apprentice 3
Next season	The Apprentice 5

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The Apprentice 4 candidates

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Unhappy with both the choice of candidates and the "street smarts" vs. "book smarts" premise from the preceeding season, Trump went to the auditions and hand-picked 17 of the 18 candidates on Season 4.^[1] In addition to candidate handpicking, Trump decided to go back to the premise of men versus women (there was eventually corporate restructuring). The all-women team named their corporation Capital Edge while the all-men team named their corporation Excel. Image File history File links Splitsection. ...

Candidates

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Fired Candidates' Notes

Melissa Holovach	Melissa Holovach, a 30-year-old real estate investor from Tampa, FL., was a star softball and soccer athlete for much of her youth. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Denver, with a dual B.S. degree in Accounting and International Finance, and two Master Degrees in Accounting and Computer Information Systems. Melissa's Fortune 500 professional foundation includes accounting and tax consulting at KPMG, followed by becoming Vice President of Investments at Wachovia Securities. She built a portfolio of investments valued more than $48 million in her first year as a stockbroker. True to her entrepreneurial spirit, Melissa founded Mosaic Co., offering title and inspection services, mortgage lending, and lease-option housing, after many years of buying, selling, and rehabbing properties. She recently acquired several apartment buildings in Fla. and is currently expanding into the hospitality and senior housing industries. Holovach was fired on week 1 for not getting along with the team and being a disruptive force.
Chris Valletta	Chris Valletta, a marketing executive, was fired in the second week of the series. When choosing who to bring to the final boardroom, Chris choose Markus instead of Mark. Chris had personality clashes with Markus, but it was Mark's advertising decisions that lost them the task. In the boardroom Trump said, "I asked you to make a smart business decision, and you made an emotional one."[2] Valetta played offensive lineman for Texas A&M University football team from 1997-2000, including the 1998 Big 12 Championship team. After Texas A&M, he was signed by three National Football League teams - New Orleans Saints, Tennessee Titans and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. While never playing a regular season game, he was on the practice squad for at least one of the teams.[3] After leaving the NFL, Valetta was an advertising salesman and then worked for an investment company.
Jennifer Wallen	Jennifer Wallen, a 31-year-old realty company owner from Anthem, AZ., received a B.A. in public relations and political science from Murray State University while playing on the university's women's golf team. Originally from Tennessee, Jennifer was a former president of her local Future Farmers of America Association. She enjoys riding horses, camping and even earned her first dollar showing sheep. Jennifer moved to Arizona in 2000 and opened her own real estate company called "Hot Realty." She is the designated broker overseeing 70 plus agents and employees. In its first year of business her company grossed over $1.3 million dollars and is on target to more than double that in 2005. In addition, she recently opened her second business "Off the Hook Sushi & Martini Bar." Proving itself to be a hip and trendy local spot to dine on delicious cuisine, she and her partners plan to open two more restaurants in the next year. Jennifer is also the proud "Mommy" of two children. Wallen was fired on week 3, for poor event planning.
Toral Mehta	Toral Mehta, a 29-year-old investment banker from Philadelphia, PA., currently a Vice President in the Capital Markets group of a major investment bank in New York City, is among the handful of officer level women in her group responsible for originating, structuring, negotiating and closing multi-million dollar business deals. Fluent in French, Hindi and English, Toral has traveled to more than 15 foreign countries over the course of her career, working with top business leaders in both the public and private sectors. A graduate of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, Toral has worked for some of the country's leading financial institutions including Goldman Sachs and American Express. In addition, Toral is a skilled day trader and self-made multi-millionaire. Her recent investments include luxury real estate and upscale restaurant projects in Manhattan and Brooklyn. Born and raised in Philadelphia, Toral now resides in New York City, and likes to spend her free time at her homes in Miami Beach and London. Mehta was fired on week 4 for excessive procrastination, including but not limited to not stepping up and accepting the leadership role as Project Manager.
Kristi Caudell	Kristi Caudell, a 24-year-old sales executive from Gainesville, GA., top sales executive for Gold Creek Golf Club, a high profile 27-hole golf course in Dawsonville, Ga., exceeded her yearly quota of $600,000 in her first four months on the job. Kristi went on to reach a total of $1.3 million in sales while becoming a Vice President and leading her sales team. She received a full scholarship to play soccer at Truett McConnel College and Brenau University. She was an All-American Nominee and was nationally ranked. Kristi was able to accomplish all of this after having a premature child at the age of 16. With her daughter now in second grade she has found the man of her dreams who she is to marry this fall. They will continue to live in Gainesville, Ga. Caudell was fired on week 5 , for being controlling, a distraction and a nuisance to her team.
James Dillon	James Dillon, a 26 year old sales executive from Alexandria, VA, is in the top three percent of sales for Cingular Wireless and is a Cingular Summit award winner. He recently started a real estate investment firm, J.S. DILLON, with his wife Shawna and they currently own properties in Alexandria, Va., Washington D.C., and Chicago. James graduated cum laude from Frostburg State University with a B.S. in business administration and was also Vice President of Sigma Beta Delta and a four-year baseball letterman/captain. Upon graduation, he earned his second diploma in broadcasting and interned at "The John Thompson Show" and "The Sports Reporters" on SportsTalk980. He was dubbed "Gentleman Jim" while interning on Z104's, "The Bush League Morning Show." This experience led him to a position as a roaming reporter, production assistant, and weekend sportscaster at WHSV TV3 in Harrisonburg, Va. Dillon was fired on week 6, along with Josh, Jennifer and Mark, for building a batting cage which forced the merchandise away from the display, the task focus to be lost, and sales to be grievously hurt.
Jennifer Murphy	Jennifer Murphy, a 26-year-old ad sales manager from Los Angeles, CA. and Miss Oregon USA 2004, is a consultant and speaker with a national advertising firm. One of twelve children, she was home-schooled and, inspired by her father's entrepreneurial spirit, she dove into business at age 17. By the age of 21 she started investing in and developing real estate ventures. At age 23, Jennifer secured a management position with an advertising firm, and developed new businesses throughout the state of Oregon. She recently moved from Southern Oregon to Los Angeles where she continues to oversee her real estate development business. Murphy was fired on week 6, along with James, Josh, and Mark, for not delivering her promises and for making too many excuses why she could not contribute correctly.
Joshua A. Shaw	Joshua A. Shaw (born 1975) is a successful entrepreneur who made his fortune during the Dot-com era with Student Advantage, a college affinity marketer, and is now into his second venture, a dental cosmetics company called GoSMILE. He received his B.S. in marketing and finance from the University at Albany in 1997. Shaw was fired on week 6, along with James, Jennifer Murphy, and Mark, for blatant project mishandling and for a series of terrible decision-making.
Mark Lamkin	Mark Lamkin, a 35 year old from Louisville, KY, graduated from the University of Louisville with a B.A. in finance and completed his M.B.A. from Bellarmine University. He founded and sold more than eight successful businesses over the past ten years while working for PNC Brokerage. During his time at PNC, he was also the firm's top producer for nine consecutive years in the Kentucky and Indiana region. After leaving the firm, he launched Lamkin Wealth Management, which has vaulted to the top two percent of LPL firms nationwide in just three-and-a-half years. Mark's goal is to manage $100 million dollars in five years. He and his wife Jennifer have two children. Lamkin was fired on week 6, along with James, Jennifer, and Josh because he played only the baseball and did absolutely not selling anything.
Markus Garrison	Markus Garrison is a 41-year-old inventor from Florida. After he was fired, Markus criticized the show for dishonest editing.[4] Specifically, he says that the producers wanted to make it look like he was a motormouth and edited the show to portray him that way.[4] Trump told a reporter for the NY Daily News that "I dealt with him a lot during the course of the show, and you see a lot of difficulty with Markus from the standpoint of talking too much. He seems like a nice guy, but, boy, he just wouldn't stop. I don't do the editing....My opinion is that Markus was treated accurately." Burnett added, "Essentially Markus was fired for talking too much, and clearly he hasn't shut up yet. I have never commented on the editing of my shows, but having seen all the footage we have of Markus, it could have been a lot worse."[5]
Marshawn Evans	Marshawn Evans, a 26-year-old recent law school graduate from Atlanta, GA., is CEO of Communications Counts!, a national professional development and public speaking consulting agency where she travels the country working with politicians, athletes, entertainers, and media personalities. As Miss District of Columbia, she finished 3rd runner-up at the Miss America competition. A national spokesperson on youth crime prevention and leadership development, and she has worked with the U.S. Justice Department as a co-founder of the National Youth Network. She graduated magna cum laude from Texas Christian University with honors, and was named a Harry S. Truman Scholar, an ambassador to the International Summit of Achievement in Ireland, and one of Glamour magazine's "Top Ten College Women." She received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, where she served as a criminal defense attorney in the Juvenile Justice Clinic and as a litigator on Georgetown's International Commercial Arbitration Team competing in Vienna, Austria. Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, she relocated from Washington, D.C. to Georgia where she will begin her career as a litigator with a top Atlanta law firm. Evans was fired on week 8, along with Brian, because she refused to do a presentation with the executives.
Brian Mandelbaum	Brian Mandelbaum a 23-year-old print company executive from New York, NY., originally from Old Beth Page, NY, is Director of Business Development for The True Type Printing Company, a New York City-based commercial printing company. During his tenure, Brian effectively launched new initiatives within the print and graphic arts vertical market. He helped orchestrate a comprehensive overhaul of this 70-year-old company into a 30,000 square foot modern state-of-the-art commercial printing facility – increasing its overall capability and profitability. Prior to this position, Brian has been a consultant with many of the industry leaders in technology including America Online, Inc. and Razorfish, Inc. developing successful software application systems for their clients. From 1997-1999, Brian helped cultivate an Internet startup company on Long Island called The Fountainhead Management, which was sold to the publicly traded e-commerce company, Intershop Communications in March of 1999. Additionally, at the age of 18, Brian was the youngest citizen panelist on HBO's Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher television show. Mandelbaum was fired on week 8, along with Marshawn, for being late for the wrong reasons and missing the meeting with Best Buy and Lucasfilm executives.
Clay Lee	Clay Lee is a realtor from Texas who was the 13th Apprentice candidate fired. Prior to the task in week 9, Lee had asked to be transferred to Excel after clashing with members of Capital Edge. Clay was fired for his inability to work with others.[6] Lee faced criticism after week 7 when he referred to Adam Israelov as the "tight Jewish boy". George Ross, Trump's adviser felt that Clay should be fired because he was "totally insensitive". Israelov told Trump that this wasn't the first offensive comment Clay had made about Jews, but he didn't feel that Clay was anti-semitic.[7]
Adam Israelov	Adam Israelov was fired after week 10 when he was blamed for spending too much of the team's budget on carriages, which looked bad and didn't leave enough money to hire temps to promote Shania Twain's new perfume.[8] Adam was part of the controversy in week 7 when as the project manager he chose to present a seminar on sex, even though he was a virgin, and was the subject of inappropriate comments by Clay.[9]
Felisha Mason	Felisha Mason, a 29-year-old real estate developer from Kansas City, MO., earned a B.S. in Aviation Human Factors and Systems from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, and then traveled to Atlanta where she was contracted to do research for the Federal Aviation Administration. In 2001, she took the opportunity to assist an Illinois-based real estate company in its growth. She quickly learned management and development, and started her own development companies: 4010 Washington, Mason Management and Mason Hotels. She currently owns real estate throughout the U.S., and recently purchased a 100-room hotel development in Lafayette, La. Originally from Middleton, Idaho, Felisha's motivations for success are her twin brother, two other siblings, and deceased parents. Her passions are flying (she is a pilot) and racing sailboats. Mason was fired, along with Alla, on week 11, because of her excessive incompetence as a leader in Microsoft Office Task.
Alla Wartenberg	Alla Wartenberg is a self-made multi-millionaire, who created a chain of salons and day spas in Las Vegas. She has also created a line of skin and hair care.[10] Alla was born in Chisinau, Moldavia and was featured on The Smoking Gun web site due to her involvement in a murder trial. The murders were committed by one of Wartenberg's clients.[11] Wartenberg was fired after week 11, along with Felisha Mason. Trump told Wartenberg that she was "difficult to manage",[12] and at one point in the final boardroom told Alla to stop "brow beating" Mason.[13] Wartenberg was booed by the live audience at the finale when she said that she didn't feel Rebecca was "anything special".[14]

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Episodes

Week 1: Let's Get Physical

• Air date: September 22, 2005
• Sponsor: Bally Total Fitness
• Project: Teams had to design and market a workout class for Bally Total Fitness.
• Capital Edge project manager: Kristi
• Excel project manager: Markus
• Winning team: Excel
  • Markus not exempt: Only Adam and Randal voted to give Markus the exemption.
  • Excel's reward: Friar's Club lunch with Donald Trump.
• Losing team: Capital Edge
  • Initial boardroom:Nearly all members of Capital Edge said that Melissa was negative and obnoxious.^[15] Melissa said that she has a hard time working with women.^[15] Kristi was responsible for the shoddy leadership and the poorly-made flyer.
  • Sent to boardroom: Kristi and Melissa (Remember that for this season, the losing PM may choose just one person back to the boardroom)
  • Fired: Melissa for not getting along with the team and being a disruptive force. ^[15]
• Notes:
  • After splitting the candidates into the two teams, Trump offered a reward to the first person to reach his helicopter, which was on the other side of the golf course. The winner's team would be granted the use of the helicopter for the duration of the task. Mark, from Excel, reached the helicopter first.^[16]
  • Melissa is the first woman to be fired in the first episode.
  • During the filming of the first task, Randal was told that his grandmother had died. After announcing Excel's win, Trump gave Randal the opportunity to leave the show. Randal felt that his grandmother would have wanted him to stay on the show.^[17] During the filming of episode 2, Trump allowed Randal to borrow his helicopter and attend the funeral.

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Week 2: There's No Little "i" in Team

• Air date: September 29, 2005
• Sponsor: Lamborghini
• Project: Teams had to create an advertising campaign for Lamborghini cars.
• Capital Edge project manager: Marshawn
• Excel project manager: Chris
• Winning team: Capital Edge
  • Marshawn exempt: Capital Edge--with the exception of Kristi--voted to have Marshawn exempt from firing for Week 3.
  • Capital Edge's reward: Hockey with New York Islanders legends and prospects.
    • At the reward, Rebecca fell and broke her ankle.
• Losing team: Excel
  • Reasons for loss: Grammatical errors spotted on the team's printed advertisement. Prior to Chris choosing only Markus back to the boardroom, Trump made it clear that Chris should bring Mark into the boardroom.^[18]
  • Sent to boardroom: Chris and Markus
    • Firing verdict: Chris took the blame for Mark's mistake since he didn't bring Mark back to the boardroom. ^[19]
  • Fired: Chris for allowing his emotions to influence his decision-making and for bringing Markus back to the boardroom instead of Mark.
• Notes:
  • In the middle of the task, Randal left to attend his grandmother’s funeral. He arrived back at the agency as Excel was getting ready to present their advertising campaign to Lamborghini.^[20]
  • The little "i" in the episode’s title refers to the error in Excel’s advertising. Mark thought that using the small "i" in "Rebirth of italian Intimidation" to match the small "i's" in Lamborghini would "look better".^[21]

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Week 3: Something Old, Something New

• Air date: October 6, 2005
• Sponsor: Best Buy Geek Squad
• Project: Excel and Capital Edge were both given space at the Cedar Crest Village Home in Pompton Plains, New Jersey to host a technology expo for the senior citizens. All the equipment was purchased at Best Buy using the allotted Best Buy gift cards.^[22]
• Capital Edge project manager: Rebecca
• Excel project manager: Randal
• Winning team: Excel
  • Randal exempt: Excel voted unanimously to have Randal exempt from firing for Week 4.^[23]
  • Excel's reward: Handing out toys to children at a hospital.
• Losing team: Capital Edge
  • Sent to boardroom: Rebecca, Jennifer M., and Jennifer W.^[24] in spite of the team's criticisms and a strong suggestion by Trump for Toral to be brought back.
    • Boardroom Verdict: Trump disagreed with Rebecca’s decision to not bring Toral back--as well as her decision to bring Jennifer M.--to the boardroom; however, he felt that Rebecca had potential.^[25] Carolyn found Capital Edge’s presentation boring^[24], dull and drab^[26] and was also the one to point out to Jennifer W. that instead of the cake saying "Techno" Expo, it read "Tethno Expo".^[27] Jennifer W. was exposed to be primarily liable for the refreshments and the decorations, prompting Trump to find Jennifer W. to ultimately be liable for the loss.^[24]
  • Fired: Jennifer W. for reasons stated on the "Boardroom Verdict" herein
• Notes:
  • Rebecca started out the episode on crutches after breaking her ankle during the reward from the previous task.^[28]
  • After the candidates had left the boardroom, referring to Rebecca, Trump told Carolyn and George, "This girl's either gonna be great or a disaster."^[24]

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Week 4: Ice Cream of Genie

• Airdate: October 13, 2005
• Sponsor: Dairy Queen
• Project: Teams had to create a new promotional character for the Dairy Queen Blizzard Treat.
• Capital Edge project manager: Felisha
• Excel project manager: Clay
• Winning team: Excel
  • Clay exempt: All of Excel voted for Clay to be exempt from firing in week 5 before the reward was announced
  • Excel's reward: Playing Baseball with the New York Mets
• Losing team: Capital Edge
  • Reasons for loss: Jennifer M. lobbied for the Dairy Queen Logo to be placed on the Zip mascot design, but the entire team vetoed it.
  • Sent to boardroom: No final boardroom
  • Fired: Toral for excessive procrastination, including but not limited to not stepping up and accepting the leadership role as Project Manager.
    • Reason for foregoing the final boardroom: Rebecca reluctantly and sadly had to admit that she would fire Toral when Trump asked her, for the aforementioned critical error described.
      • Notwithstanding, Rebecca shown utmost respect and loyalty in defending Toral during Task 3, citing Toral's education and intelligence, hence not holding Toral responsible for the loss in Task 3. Toral made a critical error by not doing the aforementioned to validate and expedite her credentials for the Dairy Queen task, a critical error in the business world.
      • Supplemental firing points: Toral not only did nothing in this task, but also procrastinated during the costume presentation phase, including but not limited to not giving Felisha a hard reason why she can't wear the costume.
      • Boardroom tension: Although Alla wasn't polite throughout the task, she alongside Kristi, Jennifer M., and Felisha asked Toral to wear the costume (though the request wasn't polite nonetheless), but Toral refused not only because the costume was poorly-designed, but also for personal reasons (including but not limited to her religious beliefs), however not bringing up the hard reasons why she can't wear "silly-designed costumes" to her colleagues prior to both the presentation and before the boardroom were Toral's problems. Toral's apparent procrastination was spun against Toral in the board room. In spite of her efforts to defend herself, Toral was unable to convince Trump with her unforceful replies, who by then already seemed quite antagonized and against her.
• Notes:
  • Business lesson of the task: Not stepping up to lead the team in lieu of validating and expediting one's-self skills and credentials is considered a critical error as aforementioned.

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Week 5: Lost In Space

• Airdate: October 20, 2005
• Sponsor: Sony Pictures
• Project: The teams had to design a parade float in order to advertise for the upcoming release of the film Zathura.
  • Corporate restruction: Randal transferred to Capital Edge to even out the teams, since the women were down to 6 members
• Capital Edge project manager: Jennifer M.
• Excel project manager: Brian
• Winning team: Excel (Brian exempted)
  • Excel's reward: A Recording Session with Wyclef Jean.
• Losing team: Capital Edge
  • Reason for loss: Capital Edge missed the point, that in order to win, they had to do what they could to make Zathura a household name. Team Excel had audio to go along with the float, so that audience members would hear the correct pronunciation. In contrast, Capital Edge's Jennifer M. pronounced Zathura as "Zenthura" several times during the presentation, which gave the executives a bad impression of Jennifer's team.
    • Capital Edge lost in spite of having Randal in their ranks
  • Sent to boardroom: Jennifer M., Kristi
  • Fired: Kristi, for being controlling, a distraction and a nuisance.
• Notes:
  • After the firing, Jennifer M. tried to apologize to Kristi for getting her fired, but Kristi was infuriated after the boardroom and quickly snapped back at her.
  • At the end of the broadcast, instead of the usual theme, the Excel team's recording of "Rubble Man" was broadcast as the show ended.

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Week 6: Take Me Out to the Boardroom

• Airdate: October 27, 2005
• Sponsor: Dick's Sporting Goods
• Project: The teams had to design a sporting theme that is designed to increases sales. Capital Edge chose golf and Excel chose baseball.
  • Corporate restruction: Because Capital Edge lost 4 tasks (3 in a row), Carolyn asked the teams to send three players they believe are weak to the other side; Jennifer M., Rebecca and Marshawn were sent to Excel. Adam, Markus and Clay were sent to Capital Edge.
• Capital Edge project manager: Alla
• Excel project manager: Josh
• Winning team: Capital Edge
  • Alla exempt: Before hearing their reward, all of Capital Edge voted to have Alla exempt from firing from Week 7, main reason was being the team thought Alla did a very good job
  • Capital Edge's reward: Taking a Private Jet to Montauk for a fishing trip and seafood dinner on the beach
• Losing team: Excel
  • Apprentice first: Usually Trump would permit the losing project manager to pick up to three people he/she thinks are responsible for the loss, but because Josh was responsible for the worst defeat ever, Josh was not allowed to do so. Instead, Trump (with the exception of when Trump fired a candidate on the spot) allowed Brian to return back to the suite since he was the winning project manager and was issued an exemption from the following task, and he also asked both Rebecca and Marshawn to return back to the suite because they followed the task properly and sold well (Brian also sold and followed the task properly).
  • Sent to boardroom: Josh, Jennifer M., James, Mark
    • Verdict: As James, Jennifer M., Josh, and Mark gets grilled and berated for their horrible job, Trump exposed the "losing four" for the following:
      • Bill Rancic wasn't happy when Mark fed baseballs in the pitching machine while Mark should've been proactive in sales—Bill found Mark responsible for the loss this way.
      • Bill Rancic also found Jennifer M. responsible for the loss because Jennifer M. made too many excuses for not stepping up to sell and to force Josh to relent, plus she couldn't deliver in her promises.
      • James was responsible for the batting cage idea, which took up so much space and drove the team away from sales.
      • Josh's decision making and project handling was unacceptable by Trump's standards.
  • Fired: All four of them for being responsible for the worst boardroom loss ever in the history of The Apprentice plus the following reasons:
    • Josh for blatant project mishandling and for a series of terrible decision-making
    • Jennifer M. for not delivering her promises and for making too many excuses why she could not contribute correctly
    • James for building a batting cage which forced the merchandise away from the display, the task focus to be lost, and sales to be grievously hurt
    • Mark for not selling anything
    • See Trump's mass-firing quote
• Notes:
  • This was the first time that Trump was not present to assign the teams their task; rather, Carolyn sat in Trump's chair and assigned the corporate reform and the task.
  • This was only the second time where more than one person was fired in a single episode (outside of the interviews); the first time was when both Wes & Maria were fired in Season Two.
  • This was the worst boardroom loss ever for a team on the history of The Apprentice
    • Capital Edge boosted sales by 74%
    • Excel's sales went down by 34%
    • The margin was 108%—this irritated Trump, as the margin of defeat was large beyond imagination, although viewers recall Trump stating that he had to do something to seriously change Capital Edge due to the corporation's shoddy record-to-date (As of the conclusion of this task, Capital Edge is 2-4).
  • This was also the first time that none of the candidates from the final boardroom returned to the suite, because all four of them were fired, hence it's the very first Boardroom-Cleaning Spree in the history of The Apprentice. Trump wasn't happy about the disastrous loss margin and he found the losing four to be equally responsible for the loss which gave Trump enough information to conduct a mass exodus.

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Week 7: Back to School

• Airdate: November 3, 2005
• Sponsor: The Learning Annex
  • Corporate restruction: Since Excel was grievously decimated after the previous boardroom, the team is given the opportunity to take a Capital Edge member, and in turn they take back Randal, who becomes the team's PM for the task.
• Project: The teams had to design a new class for the Learning Annex. Capital Edge chose Sex in the Workplace and Excel chose Making a Bold Statement.
• Capital Edge project manager: Adam
• Excel project manager: Randal (Excel took him back from Capital Edge)
• Winning team: Excel (Randal exempted)
  • Excel's reward: A shopping spree at Michael Kors.
• Losing team: Capital Edge
  • Sent to boardroom: Adam, Clay, Markus
  • Fired: Markus, for doing next to nothing on the project and not being able to get his ideas across clearly.
• Notes:
  • Clay calls Adam a "shy, tight Jewish boy" during the sex presentation and was immediately chastised for it by Adam (Clay apologized) and later George. Clay said that Adam was discussing his not wanting to pay a lot of money on dates, and he was going with Adam's own idea. Adam used this to try to get Clay fired, but he said he did not feel Clay was anti-Semitic.
  • At one point during the sex presentation, Markus can be seen playing with a yo-yo. He is later seen smoking a cigar before returning to the boardroom.
  • Trump asked Clay whether he was a homosexual and Adam whether he had any sexual experience. In a typical job interview, those questions should not be asked, but this is not a typical job interview.

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Week 8: Store Wars

• Airdate: November 10, 2005
• Sponsor: Lucasfilm and Best Buy
• Project: The teams had to design an interactive display for the DVD release of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith & Star Wars: Battlefront II
• Capital Edge project manager: Clay
• Excel project manager: Brian
• Winning team: Capital Edge (Clay not exempted—Reason: not functioning well as a leader and a team player, task imbalance according to Alla)
  • Capital Edge's reward: Spending time with Bill Rancic, and touring Trump Tower at City Place in White Plains—Trump deduced the winning team needed more tutelage from a proven worker since Clay is not exempt.
• Losing team: Excel
  • Sent to boardroom: All members of Excel—No "Internal Review" by the execs since Trump had enough evidence to fire 2 people
  • Fired for the following reasons:
    • Brian, for being late for the wrong reasons and missing the meeting with the clients (Randal took over and did the lecture himself)
    • Marshawn, for refusing to present (when Marshawn stepped down, Rebecca stepped up).
• Notes:
  • This is the third time that two or more people have been fired on the Apprentice , the first occurrence was in Season 2 (Maria & Wes) and the second in Season 4 Week 6 (Jennifer, Josh, James, Mark).
  • This is also the second time this season that more than one person has been fired, making the event an Apprentice first.
  • One of the reasons why Excel's display didn't compare with Capital Edge was because according to Trump, Darth Vader was omitted. In business, it's really important to include central characters when making a sales display for movies, television, or other entertainment that exists.

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Week 9: One Hit Blunder

• Airdate: November 17, 2005
• Sponsor: XM Radio
• Project: The teams had to choose an unsigned singer and create a song for them to sing. The song would be aired on XM Radio Café channel and critiqued by listeners who called in. Capital Edge worked with Levi Kreis[1] and Excel worked with Jide[2].
• Capital Edge project manager: Felisha
• Excel project manager: Rebecca
• Winning team: Capital Edge (No exemptions issued)
  • Capital Edge's reward: A private helicopter tour of popular New York City buildings with Trump.
• Losing team: Excel
  • Sent to boardroom: All members of Excel—No "Internal Review" by the execs as only three players remained.
  • Fired: Clay—All of Excel (especially Rebecca and Randal) performed poorly in this task. Based on past results, Trump opted to fire Clay for excessive abrasiveness (being too difficult to work with) in both this task and in the past
• Notes:
  • Excel lost because the song created did not fit the market of the station.
  • Exemptions are no longer being offered—from this point on, everyone is at risk.
  • Rebecca's meltdown moment came by when Clay just jumped in interrupting Rebecca's speech to the XM executives.

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Week 10: Shaniagans

• Airdate: November 24, 2005
• Sponsor: Coty, Inc.
• Project: The teams had to wrap an object to promote Country Pop music star Shania Twain's new fragrance by Stetson
• Capital Edge project manager: Alla
• Excel project manager: Randal
  • Reason for Randal being project manager: Randal felt that he needed to prove himself that he can relent to any mistake that he did in the past, given that he was on a losing team for two weeks in a row.
  • Megaphone heist: When Randal called Radio Shack to ask for megaphones, the assistant told him another group of people (Capital Edge) called in for megaphones. Randal and Rebecca engaged in a "Megaphone Heist". This is one turning point of the task.
• Winning team: Excel
  • Spotless record: With Excel's latest victory, Randal is now the only candidate who has never lost as Project Manager (3-0).
  • Excel's reward: A horseback ride through Central Park and dinner with Shania Twain.
• Losing team: Capital Edge
  • Reasons for loss: Adam and Alla used the majority of their budget on renting the horse and carriages. This forced Felisha to cut the number of temps they could hire.
  • Boardroom issues: When Alla brought up Excel's Megaphone Heist caper, Trump and Bill Rancic both approved of it.
  • Sent to boardroom: Adam and Felisha
  • Fired: Adam, for his reckless budgeting and for using more than half of Capital Edge's $10,000 seed money for carriages that looked bad.
• Notes:
  • Alla is the first project manager not to face the board room, since Trump did not consider her responsible for the loss.
  • As this episode aired on Thanksgiving weekend, a one-hour highlight package of previously unaired footage and a summary was shown.
  • The Internal Review of the Execs was performed immediately after Alla was sent back to the suite; as in the final moments of Chris from The Apprentice 3, the candidates had to remain in the boardroom although it counted as an internal review.

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Week 11: To Lead or Not to Lead

• Airdate: December 1, 2005
• Sponsor: Microsoft
• Project: The teams had to design a commercial promoting Microsoft's Live Meeting program
• Capital Edge project manager: Felisha
• Excel project manager: Rebecca
• Winning team: Excel
  • Excel's reward: A private sailboat ride around New York City
    • Throughout the private sailboat ride, Randal received a surprise visit by his wife Zahara, and Rebecca received a surprise visit by her boyfriend Matt.
    • Trump chose the Private Sailboat Ride as the reward mainly because he believed that Excel needed to "relax".
• Losing team: Capital Edge
  • Sent to boardroom: Both Felisha and Alla, no internal review
  • Fired: Both of them for the following reasons:
    • Felisha, for her excessive incompetence (i.e. lack of toughness)
    • Alla, for excessive insubordination (i.e. being difficult to manage, disobeying supervisors, similar to Clay and to a certain extent, Kristi and Melissa), excessive incompetence and cruelty on this task, and for producing/directing/compiling an unairable commercial.
• Notes:
  • This is the third multiple-firing conducted this year.
  • Season 4 had the most multiple-firings in one season of The Apprentice ever (all multiple-firings were unannounced).
  • This is the first time the finalists have been decided by an unannounced multiple-firing alone before the one-on-one interviews with the four prominent executives.
  • This is the second time in the series that Trump fired every candidate in the boardroom at the time. The first time was in week 6.
  • Capital Edge is the first team ever to be completely closed for business before the one-on-one interviews, because there are no more Capital Edge members.
  • The turning point during this task was when Felisha and Alla butt heads during the acting part of the task, where Felisha failed to halt Alla's insubordination.
  • During the boardroom, Alla and Felisha, again, argue, causing Felisha to break into tears. This occurred despite their supposed friendship. Trump told Alla she was unmanageable, citing that Alla acts like a bully even though Felisha is nice to her. Obviously Felisha was the only one expected to be fired for mass incompetence, but when Alla attempts to leave, Trump tells her to sit back down and (in a surprising twist) fires Alla as well.
  • After the boardroom, Trump went to inform Randal and Rebecca that they were the Final Two.
  • As Alla and Felisha reflect their time in the job interviewing process inside the cab, the taxi can be seen running a red light.
  • After the task, and before the Boardroom, Randal had a 7-4 record in the 11 tasks. The women were 4-7 a piece. Alla was 1-1 as Project Manager, Felisha and Rebecca were 1-2 each. Randal had the best record with 3-0.
  • Normally, when there's only three or four candidates remaining, there would be an interview process in which Trump (at the behest of the executives) determines whether or not a candidate would be eligible to participate in the final task. For this season, there won't be an interview week since the number of candidates went down from four straight to two.
  • This is the 2nd man vs. woman final, the other being Season 2 (Kelly Perdew vs. Jennifer Massey). Unlike Kelly vs. Jen Massey, both Randal and Rebecca got along pretty well, though both were in different sides of the coin.
    • This is also the first time two candidates that were interrupted by reward-related injuries and family-related issues refused to quit, even though they were offered a chance to postpone their hunt for the ultimate job, it was likely their family's wishes that both Randal and Rebecca continued to pursue. Verna was the first person to quit, unannounced, but Randal and Rebecca proved that proactiveness pays off.
  • Both commercials are available at Microsoft's official Live Meeting webpage

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Week 12: The Final Showdown

• Airdate: December 8, 2005
• Sponsor: Yahoo! and Outback Steakhouse
• Finalists: Rebecca and Randal
• Task Dossier for Rebecca: Work with Yahoo! to host a comedy event raising money for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.
  • Rebecca's Recruits: Chris, James, and Toral
• Task Dossier for Randal: Work with Outback Steakhouse to host a celebrity softball tournament for Autism Speaks.
  • Randal's Recruits: Josh, Mark, and Marshawn
• Notes:
  • There are no more teams from this point on— Randal and Rebecca are on their own.
    • Corporation names were used in the final task for the first time in Apprentice history—previously no corporation names would be used on the Final Task
    • Capital Edge "re-opened for business under new ownership and management"—with Rebecca as the sole candidate of the corporation
    • Randal is now the sole candidate of Excel, even though in the last task team names would not be used
  • Because Trump fired Alla and Felisha at the end of Week 11, Season 4 is the first season that does not require one-on-one interviews with the prominent executives.
  • This is the first time that Donald visited the candidates' suite on camera in lieu of declaring both Randal and Rebecca The Final Two.
  • As opposed to Season 3 which recruits were assigned, Randal and Rebecca were allowed to choose their recruits.
    • As recalled from Season 1 of The Apprentice, Bill Rancic and Kwame Jackson were allowed to choose their teams, but they were only allowed to choose among the last six fired candidates from that season (Amy, Katrina, and Nick for Bill and Heidi, Omarosa, and Troy for Kwame).
    • For this season, Randal and Rebecca could choose from any of the 16 already-fired candidates, regardless of what position they finished in.
  • As promised, the tasks were quite challenging, with obstacles that included executives threatening to pull out from the event planning project, acts of God (there was a thunderstorm and a very loud lightning flash shown at the end of the episode), and the need to entirely rejigger the venue.
    • After Trump fired Felisha and Alla, he went up to the suite and told Randal and Rebecca to meet George and Carolyn at a restaurant. Trump told both to enjoy themselves because he promised "the last task would be hell".
  • Both Randal and Rebecca reserved the right to re-fire any recruits should for any reason the recruits displease either of them.

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Week 13: Decision Time

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• Airdate: December 15, 2005
• Preface: Aired live at the Alice Tully Hall within the Lincoln Center limits at New York City before a televised audience, with the remainder of the final task pre-recorded
• Project: Picks up from where the obstacles started to ensue from Week 12
  • Weather was a threat for Randal—Randal had no choice but to hold the event indoors, not just because of the rain, but because the cold weather as well.
  • Desertion was a threat for Rebecca—Rebecca was forced to utilize a Plan B.
• Outcome:
  • Rebecca hired a new comedian, but fails to raise money for the Elizabeth Glaser AIDS Foundation
  • Randal forced the charity event inside. He failed to check the weather and used cramped space, but raised money for Autism Speaks.
• Boardroom: Each of the six recruits get to discuss their bosses, then both Randal and Rebecca had to defend their performance in the final boardroom.
• Decision: Aired live before a televised audience
  • Toral defended Rebecca since Rebecca did the same for Toral, Trump replied that Toral better defend Rebecca since Rebecca worked really hard for Toral. Trump also stated he agreed with Toral for the first time (he fired Toral on the spot in week 4, see above).
  • Marshawn was probably the most impartial of the "opinion board"—she gave neutral reasons why Randal should be hired
  • Jennifer M. also got a chance to speak. While Jen M. really liked Rebecca, Jen M. preferred Randal citing Randal's natural-born leader tendencies.
  • Alla got a chance to respond as well. Alla preferred Randal and brow-beat Rebecca for being the weakest link (mirroring Alla's blatant brow-beating of Felisha). Alla was jeered by the audience for giving overly harsh criticism of Rebecca. Alla said she saw nothing in Rebecca. Trump deduced Alla to be too abrasive and cut her off.
• Not hired on television: Rebecca mainly for her donation method.
  • Although it appeared that Randal was Trump's first choice, Rebecca seemed to be the second choice until Randal made a controversial move not to let Trump hire Rebecca. It may be possible that Rebecca might be hired by Trump outside of television when the need arises.
  • While it was announced on-air that she did not earn any money, it should be noted that according to a post-game interview by (TVGuide.com), the Elizabeth Glazer Pediatric AIDS Foundation received "thousands" of dollars in envelope donations over an extended period of time.
• Hired: Randal for raising $11,000 for Autism Speaks.
  • What is next for Randal: Renovation of the chain of Trump Casinos at Atlantic City.
• Notes:
  • As with Season 3 of the Apprentice, the two projects were described prior to Trump's decision; in Seasons 1 and 2, they were always presented to the hiree after he or she was coronated. This may have been because finalists Rebecca Jarvis and Randal Pinkett were so closely tied for the job that Trump may have been considering hiring both of them. Trump asked each finalist which project they would choose if they were hired.
    • Choice 1 was the Trump Casino renovation spree at Atlantic City (Chosen by Randal and will commence)
    • Choice 2 was the Trump Tower project at Jersey City, New Jersey (Chosen by Rebecca, but won't begin)
  • A surprising twist (and an unprecedented move) at the end was that Trump asked Randal if he would also hire Rebecca into the Trump organization, an Apprentice first.
    • Although Trump said he could have been convinced that Rebecca should also be hired, Randal recommended that Trump rescind an Apprentice-first twist, citing that the premise of the "ultimate job interview" was to hire "only one candidate," not two as Randal (in an accidental act of improper word usage) suggested that hiring Rebecca would prompt the show's name to be changed into "The Apprenti" (See proper plural usage). Because of Randal's recommendation, the audience became aghast. At Randal's recommendation, Trump rescinded what could have been the first multiple-hiring and a US Apprentice first. Since there is a possibility that Rebecca can still be hired by Donald Trump outside of television, Rebecca cannot re-apply via The Apprentice.
    • The episode ended with audible jeering towards Randal. Throughout the following week, many were critical of what seemed to be Randal's selfishness and large ego. In an interview with Larry King, Randal defended his decision and said he had no objection to Trump hiring Rebecca at a later date.
  • Series web sponsor Yahoo!, to make up for discouraging Rebecca from requesting donations during the task (although Rebecca could have held other fundraising events, such as a silent auction), opted to raise money for the Elizabeth Glaser AIDS Foundation through their website. They also pledged $50,000 to both charities presented on the show.
  • On The Today Show after the finale, Rebecca received an offer from Wenda Millard (one of the Yahoo! associates who oversaw Rebecca's final task) to write for Yahoo! Finance. The show's official Web site is held at Yahoo!
  • Rebecca appeared at the final boardroom without crutches, as it was clearly evident the entire series had been taped in a span of 45 days, and she had completely recovered from the injury by the December live final.

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See also

• Season 1
• Season 2
• Season 3
• Season 5
• Season 6

The first season of The Apprentice aired on NBC in the winter and spring of 2004. ... The Apprentice 2 is the second season of The Apprentice, which began on September 9, 2004 on NBC. It featured 18 candidates, whereas season one only featured 16. ... The Apprentice 3 is the third season of The Apprentice. ... The Apprentice 5 was the fifth series of The Apprentice, with Donald Trump as the Executive Producer and Host. ... The Apprentice 6 was confirmed on November 30, 2005. ...

External links

• NBC official site
• Yahoo!'s Apprentice 4 site
• The Apprentice Rules
• MSNBC.com - 'Apprentice' winner refuses to share title
• EW.com - "Famous Last Words"
• Transcript from Larry King Live on Apprentice controversy
• Realityblurred.com - Randal's choice

Trump Empire
Trump Entertainment Resorts (casinos) • Trump Organization (real estate and other ventures)
Family
1st Generation: Fred Trump • Mary MacLeod Trump
2nd Generation: Donald Trump • Maryanne Trump Barry • Fred Trump, Jr. • 2nd Sister
3rd Generation: (Ivana Trump) - Donald Trump, Jr. • Ivanka Trump • Eric Trump | (Marla Maples) - Tiffany Trump | (Melania Knauss) - Barron William Trump
Media
The Apprentice  (Seasons: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, MS) • Trumped! • Trump Magazine  • Books
Notable Properties
Trump International Hotel and Tower (New York, Las Vegas, Fort Lauderdale, Chicago, Toronto, SoHo, Honolulu, Dubai, Panama City, New Orleans, Phoenix) Trump Tower (New York City, Tampa, Philadelphia, White Plains, Denver) • Trump Tower Variations (Trump World Tower, Trump Elite Tower Trump Towers by the Sea) Trump Entertainment Resorts, Inc. ... Trump Organization is the head company of Donald J. Trump American real estate developer. ... Frederick Christ Fred Trump (October 11, 1905–June 25, 1999) was the father of the prolific Real Estate/Entertainment Magnate Donald Trump. ... Donald John Trump, (born June 14, 1946 in Queens, New York) is an American business executive, entrepreneur and author. ... Maryanne Trump Barry (born 1937) is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Donald Trump, Jr. ... Ivanka appearing in a Versace ad Ivanka Marie Trump (born October 30, 1981 in New York, New York) is an American model and businesswoman, best known as the daughter of Ivana and Donald Trump and is currently the Vice President of Real Estate Development at the Trump Organization. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Marla Maples (b October 27, 1963) is an American actress, model and public figure. ... Donald John Trump, (born June 14, 1946 in Queens, New York) is an American business executive, entrepreneur and author. ... Melania Knauss on the cover of the January, 2000 issue of GQ (UK edition) Melania Knauss (or Melanija Knavs) (born May 6, 1974) is a model from Slovenia and the wife of the prolific American business executive and real estate magnate Donald Trump, whom she married on January 22, 2005. ... Donald John Trump, (born June 14, 1946 in Queens, New York) is an American business executive, entrepreneur and author. ... The Apprentice is a reality television show that originated in the United States on NBC. The show is hosted by Donald Trump and the final prize is a job with a starting contract of one year at a hefty six-figure salary. ... The first season of The Apprentice aired on NBC in the winter and spring of 2004. ... The Apprentice 2 is the second season of The Apprentice, which began on September 9, 2004 on NBC. It featured 18 candidates, whereas season one only featured 16. ... The Apprentice 3 is the third season of The Apprentice. ... The Apprentice 5 was the fifth series of The Apprentice, with Donald Trump as the Executive Producer and Host. ... The Apprentice 6 was confirmed on November 30, 2005. ... Main article: The Apprentice The Apprentice 7 will be a television show on NBC that will likely be shown in the fall of 2007, following The Apprentice 6 (which will air in January 2007). ... Trumped! is an American daily radio program that is hosted by the billionaire and real estate magnate Donald J. Trump. ... Donald John Trump, (born June 14, 1946 in Queens, New York) is an American business executive, entrepreneur and author. ... A rendering of the Trump Tower Chicago Trump Tower Chicago, also known as Trump International Hotel and Tower, is a planned skyscraper in downtown Chicago, Illinois named for famed real estate developer Donald Trump. ... Trump International Hotel and Tower The Trump International Hotel and Tower in New York City, NY is a high-rise building. ... The Trump International Hotel & Tower Las Vegas is a 64 story hotel-condominium (condo-hotel) under construction on Las Vegas Boulevard in Clark County, Nevada. ... Donald Trump will build a 24 story, 298 room $200 million hotel condominium tower on 200 feet of Fort Lauderdales oceanfront at North Fort Lauderdale Beach Boulevard, just a few blocks from Las Olas Boulevard. ... The Trump International Hotel and Tower is a skyscraper condo-hotel under construction at 401 North Wabash Avenue in downtown Chicago, Illinois named for famed real estate developer Donald Trump. ... Future site of Trump International Hotel & Tower, Toronto Trump International Hotel & Tower, Toronto is a planned mixed-use highrise building being built by and named for famed real estate developer Donald Trump in Toronto, Ontario. ... On June 6, 2006 Braden Keil of the New York Post broke the story that Donald Trump has proposed a 45-story luxury high-rise condominium hotel at 246 Spring Street, between Varick Street and Sixth Avenue. ... On May 31, 2006 the Associated Press announced that Donald Trump has plans for a luxury hotel-condominium tower as part of an $800 million Waikiki Beach Walk redevelopment project in Honolulu, Hawaii. ... The Trump International Hotel & Tower is a proposed skyscraper hotel to be built at the trunk of the The Palm Jumeirah. ... Famous real estate developer, Donald J. Trump of the Trump Organization and Mr. ... The Trump International Hotel and Tower is a proposed residential tower located in downtown New Orleans, Louisiana, set to be completed in 2008. ... According to a March 4, 2005 article in The Business Journal of Phoenix by Mike Padgett, the Camelback East Village Subcommittee on March 2, by a 3-2 vote, affirmed the 56-foot height limits. ... Trump Tower Trump Tower Trump Tower is a 68 story skyscraper in New York City. ... Trump Tower Trump Tower Trump Tower Waterfall Trump Tower is a 58-story skyscraper in New York City. ... Trump Tower Trump Tower Tampa construction board Trump Tower Tampa logo contruction screen Located in downtown Tampa visible from the end of Bayshore Boulevard and Tampa General Hospital on the Hillsborough River waterline. ... Trump Tower Philadelphia Image:TT model W William Alesker. ... Trump Tower at City Center is a 35-story high-rise condominium apartment building built in White Plains, Westchester County, New York. ... Trump World Tower Trump World Tower, as seen from the Empire State Building in Midtown Manhattan. ... A sketch of the original Elite Tower, to be replaced by the proposed Trump Tower. ... Trump Plaza (Atlantic City, Palm Beach, New York City, New Rochelle, Trump Plaza Tower) Trump Plaza is a name associated with several buildings in the Trump Empire Trump Plaza (Atlantic City) is the 39 story Trump Plaza Atlantic City Hotel & Casino in Atlantic City, NJ built in 1984 owned by Trump Entertainment Resorts. ... Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino is a Trump branded casino resort located on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, NJ at Mississippi Avenue. ... Trump Plaza (New Rochelle) is a 42 story luxury residence and hotel with shopping centers. ... A sketch of the original Elite Tower, to be replaced by the proposed Trump Tower. ... Atlantic City Casinos: Trump Taj Mahal, Trump Plaza, Trump Marina Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino is a Trump branded casino resort located on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, NJ at Mississippi Avenue. ... Trump Marina Hotel Casino as seen from the Senator Frank S. Farley State Marina. ... Other Properties: Mar-A-Lago, Trump Grande, The Trump Building at 40 Wall Street, Trump Palace, Trump Parc, Trump Park Avenue, Grand Hyatt, Daewoo Trump World, Riverside South/Trump Place, North Baja Mar-A-Lago (mahr-ah-lahgo) is the name of the Marjorie Merriweather Post estate in Palm Beach, Florida. ... 40 Wall Street is a 71-story skyscraper in New York City completed in 1930. ... Hyatt is a hotel chain brand that is owned by Global Hyatt Corporation. ... The last elevated portion of the West Side Highway by Trump Place apartment complex Trump Place (also known as Riverside South and Trump City and Television City) is an apartment complex originated by Donald Trump on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York. ... On October 4, 2006 The Trump Organization CEO Donald J. Trump and Los Angeles-based real estate development and investment company Irongate announced plans for Trump Ocean Resort Baja Mexico, a luxury condominium-hotel resort located in North Baja, Mexico, just 30 minutes south of downtown San Diego. ... Trump Golf: The Estates at Trump National, Trump International Golf Links
Various Enterprises
Miss Universe • Donald J. Trump Signature Collection • Trump University • Trump Mortgage • GoTrump.com
Other Trump Brand Name Uses
Trump Vodka • Trump Ice • Trump Shuttle
Annual Revenue: $26.5 million USD (FY 2005) | Employees: NA | Stock Symbol: NASDAQ: TRMP | Website: The Trump Organization
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