Warren Buffett visited “The New Celebrity Apprentice.” (Photo property of NBC)
Two talented entrepreneurs visited Arnold Schwarzenegger and his New Celebrity Apprentice candidates this evening: the legendary Warren Buffett and Gemma Godfrey, Founder and CEO of Moo.la, a digital investment service.
Throughout his legendary career, “the Oracle of Omaha” has grown his company, Berkshire Hathaway, into a force to be reckoned with the business world. With a net worth of $74.2 Billion, Buffet is one of the richest men in the world and most philanthropic entrepreneur on the planet. Meanwhile, Ms. Godfrey was named one of the most influential women of London by CityAM and serves as consumer and money export for several prominent British television networks including BBC, iTV, and Sky.
What were their impressions of the candidates? Which two candidates did the Governator terminate this week? Read on to find out!
Up first, the teams were charged by Kawasaki executives to create a full photo campaign for the latest motorcycle. Carson Kressley stepped to the plate for the men, while Kyle Richards became Project Manager for the women. Guest advisor Gemma Godfrey charged them to drill the Kawasaki executives during their meeting.
After meeting with the Kawasaki Executives, Carson wanted to challenge convention with their advertisement. Carson wanted to show unexpected people for driving that motorcycle. While Boy George and Carson took command of the task, which left a bulk of their team out. Both Chael Sonnen and Vince Neil was worried about their pushing their limits and afraid that they would disappoint the executives.
Kyle Richards did not want to repeat their losses and asked her team for help. Brooke Burke-Charvet recruited her husband, David, for the task and everyone agreed that Brooke should be in the front while her husband should be in the back. Meanwhile, Jon Lovitz was not happy to see Carson naked, but things came together when the men shot their photos.
UK entrepreneur and Moo.la CEO Gemma Godfrey was the first guest advisor for task one of “The New Celebrity Apprentice.” (Photos and graphics property of NBC)
Gemma tracked down Team Prima went downtown Los Angeles to see their progress. She was impressed that they went this route, but was worried that the team was being too simplistic. Unfortunately, Brooke’s husband, David Charvet, was having second thoughts participating in this campaign when his wife told him about the concept. He stated that he did not want to look weak in Arnold’s eyes and he pleaded to his wife that the idea would not work in real life.
While Lisa stated that it was a big mistake not having David at the back, Kyle decided not to be featured in the promotion and go with Porsha. Meanwhile, Jon and Chael were still worried about the inclusion of having a drag queen in the campaign would alarm the Kawasaki Executives, but Carson and Boy George countered that it is important to be inclusive.
Team Prima used their celebrity to their fullest and impressed the audience with their knowledge of the motorcycle’s components in their presentation. Unfortunately, Carson was the host of the presentation, and the rest of the team were at the side, which in all honesty… it was a major mistake.
Back in the boardroom, Arnold teased Carson about his nude photograph and told him that he should have used the photo in their campaign. The Governor also questioned Brooke about the decision of why did she switch places with her husband. While the men pushed the envelope too much, Arnold declared them the winner of the task.
Sadly, the women lost yet again and had to face Arnold once again. Laila correctly predicted the right three who would be up for elimination: Kyle, Brooke, and Porsha. As Laila and Lisa went back to safety, the three remaining women were left to face Arnold, Patrick, and Gemma. After the three women had fought for their lives, both Brooke and Porsha pointed the blame on Kyle, and despite winning $25,000 for her charity, The Real Housewives star was terminated.
With the women down to four, Arnold suggested that it was time to switch teams. Carson, Chael, and Vince joined Lisa Leslie and Porsha while Brooke and Laila joined the remaining men. The new teams were assigned to create a candy and campaign. The project manager will visit Omaha for Warren Buffett to taste it.
Vince Neal rallied his team and started Team Prima on a high note as they successfully began to gather their support group. Meanwhile, Ricky Williams had a hard time getting his team together as Jon Lovitz was spitting out stuff and did not get along with their new teammates. Ricky was a hard time to convince Jon to go to Omaha and got in a bickering match with him.
While Vince was on the phone, the rest of Team Prima decided to go improve Warren Buffett’s favorite brittle with dark chocolate cashew. Despite Lisa’s objections, Vince assigned Chael, who was a shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway and read three of his books to be his team’s representative in Omaha.
While Vince was on the phone, the rest of Team Prima decided to go simple to improve Warren Buffett’s favorite brittle with dark chocolate cashew. Despite Lisa’s objections, Vince assigned Chael, who was a shareholder of Berkshire Hathaway and read three of his books to be his team’s representative in Omaha.
Jon and Chael arrived in Warren Buffet’s office for their taste test. As Mr. Buffet tried both candies, Jon tried to bribe the legendary businessman and stated that he made a decision and called Governor Schwarzenegger. While Mr. Buffett talked with Arnold on Skype, Boy George’s fans came in droves and both Brooke and Matt were worried about the smaller amounts. Meanwhile, despite having little visitors, Team Prima brought tons of celebrities and a lot of money.
Back in the Boardroom, Arnold stated that he gained five pounds from eating their candy. He also revealed that Team Arete raised $365,745 for the task. Meanwhile, Gemma revealed that Team Prima raised $378,535 during the task. Arnold announced that Warren Buffett loved the Team Prima’s candy and for the first time in two tasks, the team won!
For both Brooke and Lisa, this was their third boardroom as they begrudgingly joined their new team in the room. Ricky immediately went after Jon for not bringing a lot of money for this task and Arnold chewed him out for that. Meanwhile, Laila stated she did not deserve to be fired because the staff loved their candy.
Eventually, Ricky picked Jon and Laila to go back into the boardroom with him. Ricky and Laila both bluntly stated that Jon should be fired. Despite being a great friend, Governor Schwarzenegger terminated Jon Lovitz.
Next week, someone goes rogue!
