The Apprentice (U.S. season 1) - 1/14

[ Man ] New York, my city.

Where the wheels of
the global economy never stop turning.

A concrete metropolis
of unparalleled strength and purpose...

that drives the business world.

Manhattan is a tough place.

This island is the real jungle.

If you're not careful,
it can chew you up and spit you out.

But if you work hard, you can really hit it big.
And I mean really big.

My name's Donald Trump,
and I'm the largest real estate developer in New York.

I own buildings all over the place,

model agencies,
the Miss Universe Pageant,

jetliners, golf courses,

casinos,

and private resorts like Mar-a-Lago,

one of the most spectacular estates
anywhere in the world.

But it wasn't always so easy.

About 13 years ago,
I was seriously in trouble.

I was billions of dollars in debt.

But I fought back and I won,
big league.

I used my brain, I used my negotiating skills,
and I worked it all out.

Now my company's bigger than it ever was,
it's stronger than it ever was,

and I'm having more fun
than I ever had.

[ Man ] Mr. Trump!
[ Woman ] Donald!

I've mastered the art of the deal and I've turned the name Trump into the highest-quality brand.

And as the master, I want to pass along
my knowledge to somebody else.

I'm Iooking for... the apprentice.

Right now, from all over the country,

16 of America's best and brightest
young entrepreneurs...

are arriving in New York
for the chance to work as my apprentice...

and get a firsthand look
into the world of big business.

Trump Tower, please.

[ Trump ] They come from all walks of life.

Some have their Ph.D.
or a Harvard M.B.A....

and have learned
their skills in the classroom.

Others are self-made entrepreneurs.
They own restaurants,

or they're one of the top real estate
professionals in the country.

Some have only a high school diploma,

and a few have left
their successful small-town companies...

to come to New York City
for the very, first time.

This is the chance to work for me
at a huge salary,

and more importantly, learn enough so that
maybe they too can become a billionaire someday.

This is going to be
the dream job of a Iifetime.

Who will succeed
and who will fail?

And who will be... the apprentice?

[ Trump ] The next 13 weeks, these 16 candidates will embark
on a unique job interview.

They'll live together
in a suite in Trump Tower,

one of the great buildings
of the world, right on Fifth Avenue.

They'll be divided into two groups.

Each week, they'll compete against
one another in a series of tasks.

The winning team
will continue to live in their suite.

The losers will come to my boardroom,
where someone is fired and sent home.

It's either the suite or the street.

Hi.

How can I help you?

I'm here to, um,
interview with Donald Trump.

Sure. Your name?
Jessie Conners

[ Trump ] The candidates have never met one another
and come from various backgrounds.

I'm Jessie Conners
from New Richmond, Wisconsin.

With only a high school diploma,
I own a marketing firm and also sell real estate.

I'm 21 years old.

I'm Kwame Jackson. I'm 29 years old.

I have an M.B.A. from
the Harvard Business School...

and have worked as an investment manager
for a major Wall Street firm.

My name is Ereka Vetrini,
and I'm from New York City.

I learned the ropes
in my parents' neighborhood pizzeria...

and I'm now a marketing manager for one of
the largest international cosmetics companies.

Hi! I'm Troy McClain
from Boise, Idaho.

I sacrificed my higher education to take care of my mother
and my disabled little sister.

Now, with only a high school diploma,
I'm the president of my own lending company.

My name is Amelia Henry,
and I'm from Austin, Texas.

I had stock options worth millions
but lost it all in the dot-com bust.

I have my M.B.A.
and work in the high-tech industry,.

[ Laughing ] I'm here to check in for The Apprentice.
What do I need to do?

Your name?
Bowie Hogg.

I'm Bowie Hogg
from DaIlas, Texas.

I have a business degree and work in sales
for an express delivery service.

My name is Kristi Frank.
I'm from Santa Monica, California,

and I own a restaurant
and investment properties.

I'm Dr. David GouId,
and I'm from New York City.

After I graduated medical school
and received my M.D.,

I went on to earn my M.B.A.
at New York University.

I now work as
a health-care venture capitalist.

I'm here to see Mr. Trump.
Omarosa Stallworth.

My name is
Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth.

I grew up in the projects. But I am now a Ph. D. candidate
and work as a political consultant.

Four years ago, I worked at the White House
for the president of the United States.

I'm Nick Warnock, the hardest-working
sales man in Los Angeles, California

I'm a full-commission copier salesman.

I don't have a salary,,
which is a tough way to work.

If I don't sell, I don't eat.

I'm Katrina Campins. I rank in the top
three percent of Realtors nationwide.

And I'm 23 years old.

My name is Sam Solovey. I'm director of business development
for an Internet company that I cofounded.

I'm just here for
waiting to go in the Trump.

And your name?
Heidi.

I'm Heidi Bressler.
I'm from Philadelphia.

I'm a senior account executive for one of the largest
telecommunications companies in the world.

My name is Bill Rancic.
I'm 32 years old, and I'm from Chicago.

I founded the Cigar of the Month Club
in a studio apartment...

and turned it into
a multimillion-dollar operation.

I'm Jason Curis. I'm 23 years old
from Detroit, Michigan.

I built a real estate development firm
from the ground up.

Now I rent 39 units
to low-income families.

I'm Tammy Lee,
and I live in Seattle, Washington.

I was a top stockbroker
for a firm on Wall Street.

Hi.
Hi.

How can I help you?

I'm here to see Donald Trump.

Okay. And your name?
I'm Tammy Lee.

[ Tammy ]
Talk about first impressions.

I didn't really feel the need to show any communication
whatsoever with people that I don't even know.

They were all just kind of wanting to communicate
kind of nonverbally to each other.

The only person I really need to be concerned
with liking me, ostracizing me,

is Donald Trump.

[ Troy ] Working for Trump is more than a big deal.
It's a huge deal.

Trump has certainly given everybody a shortcut
to the American dream.

But I'm gonna earn the American dream
just like everybody else.

Okay. Mr. Trump will see you now.
You can go in over there.

Welcome to New York. I've always said,
New York City is the real jungle.

It's tougher in New York
than anyplace in the world.

You're gonna find out what I mean.

Okay, let's get started.

I want to introduce somebody
who's been with me for 25 years--

George Ross. He's my executive vice president
and senior council.

On this side--
This is Carolyn Kepcher.

She is the chief operating officer
of one of my companies.

And Carolyn is a killer.

There are many men
buried in her wake.

These two will
be my eyes and ears...

and will accompany you
during your tasks.

They're gonna help me
make a decision...

as to who ultimately is going to be working as the president
of one of my companies,

and then we'll see how you do.
as to who ultimately is going to be working as the president
of one of my companies,

and then we'll see how you do.

This isn't a game.
This is a 13-week job interview.

Out of 215,000 job applicants,

you're the 16 people that I chose
to go through 13 weeks of hell...

to determine who's gonna
work for me at the end.

Now, some of you think that attending a top
business school gives you an advantage.

Others think that street smarts and hands-on experience
are the best way to get ahead.

Additionally, women have a tougher time in the workplace,
or so they say.

Let's find out.

We're gonna be setting up
two teams of eight each,

and I've decided
it's going to be...

men against women.

Each week, there'll be
a business task to accomplish.

Now, I may ask you
to work as a street vendor...

or something tougher like working with Madison Avenue
to create an ad campaign for corporate jets...

or renovating and leasing
run-down apartments.

Maybe even put on a rock concert.

You will select a project manager
who will lead your team in that task.

I will hold the project manager...

at least partially responsible
for a team's victory or failure.

If your team loses, you will all meet me
right here in the boardroom.

You don't want to be
in the boardroom.

'Cause the losing team is gonna sit in front of me,
and somebody is going home.

All of you should be complimented,

but the fact is, there's only one
going to be chosen.

That one person will be president of one of
my companies at a huge salary...

for a period of one year.

Now, I want you to go up to the suite, enjoy yourself,
and I'll see you tomorrow.

Come on. Get outta here.

[ Sam ] When I saw Trump today,
it all came together right there.

I want access to Trump.
I want to get to know that guy,

but I don't want it to be in the board room.

Back of a limousine,
at a bar with his girlfriend.

I don't care where it is.
Not in the boardroom.

[ Chattering, Laughing ]

My mama's gonna be proud
when she sees me here.

I love it!

Whoo!

Time to toast!

To the enemies!
[ Laughs ]

I don't know why we're being so friendly with the men.
Why are we cavorting with the enemies?

I like this men versus women.
This could be fun.

[ Bowie ] The girls, they're smarter than what
I guess some of the guys are thinking.

But if you pull one over on me, I'm gonna 10 times ya.
I'm gonna do you by 10 times.

My mind works like that. I'll be able to pull something off
a lot better than they will.

I'm so glad it's girls against boys.
I'm so happy.

You have an M. B.A.
and an M. D.

Which one did you do first?
The M. D.

So you got done with your M. D., and then you said,
I don't really want to do this.

I'm gonna get an M. B.A.
It's not quite so simple.

In my senior year of medical school, I was Iike,
"What can I do with an M. D. besides treat patients?"

And Wall Street was
very receptive to someone like myself.

[ Sam ] David has an M. B.A. and an M. D.,
which is impressive.

But you know what?
I can't relate to David.

Then I moved into venture capital. Did deals with biotech companies
and medical technology companies.

I'm just thinking of the school.
How do you spend so much time in school?

Entrepreneurs shouldn't be spending
that much time in the classroom.

They should be... sweating and hungry. And when they hear
an idea in the class, they wanna go out and do it.

Oh, my gosh!

Ladies, ladies, ladies, ladies!
Follow me.

Ladies, ladies, ladies.
Follow me.

Ladies, ladies, ladies.

Come on, ladies.
Let's go!

Organization. That's my skill.
Organizing and motivating people.

So I just try to bring us all together.

Okay, you guys ready?
We're ready.

"Welcome to Trump Tower.
I hope your stay is enjoyable.

To start, please enjoy
some champagne and caviar."

Cheer to that!
Cheers.!

"It is a taste of the life
you could lead--"

"But don't get used to it.
There's much work to be done.

"Here is your first order of business:

You need to think of a name for your group.
From now on, your team will be known as a corporation."

"My office will phone you later
with further instructions. Donald J. Trump."

It has to be marketable.
He's so big on naming everything.

We have to name our group
something strong.

[ Omarosa ] The envelope gave us our first task.

And that task, although it seems really simple,
when you've got eight women--

[ Laughs ] it became a three-hour ordeal...

of picking a name for your corporation.

So, um, we got to it.

Our name has to communicate power, unity--
Class.

And shock
And no idea is stupid

I think it's good. We can make something real easy
like the B. M.A. Corporation.

Or something--
Businessmen Associated.

The B. B.C.
Billionaires Boys' Club.

B. F. B.
Big F-- [ Beeps ] Balls.
[ All Laughing ]

I love that.
How about Donald's Darlings?

Nah!
[ All Responding ]

- No
- Let's keep brainstorming.

We're all versatile. I mean, we're all
guys who have different backgrounds.

And we've been thrown together.
[ Bowie ] I like versatile as a word.

Put that in there.
I mean, Versacorp. I mean--

[ Men ] Versacorp. Versacorp.

Versacorp.
What is it? V-E-R--

S-A. S-A Corp.
One word.

[ T roy ] Versacorp. By God, can I say we all
got together and made a decision here.

Let's put it right here, baby.
Right here.

[ Nick ] We did the name for the organization.
And they named it Versacorp.

I wasn't a big proponent of that. I didn't think it's flashy.
I don't think it represents all of us.

I don't think Trump will
particularly love the name.

I mean, Versacorp.
It's dumb.

[ Chuckles ] It's corny.

I thought of one other.
What?

Protege.

Hey! I love that!
You like it?

[ Ereka ] I just offered up a suggestion
for our group, and it was accepted.

When I have something to say,
I'll make sure it's put out there.

If it's just an idea and I'm not sure myself,
and I wanna see if it's receptive,

I don't care if it goes or flies.

If it's something that I believe in, I'm gonna push for it,
and then I'm sure it'll come across that way.

[ Phone Ringing ]

Uh-oh. Phone is ringing.
You know who that is. That's Donald Trump.

Hello?
Hi, this is Rhona in Mr. Trump's office.

He asked me to call you and tell you to meet him tomorrow morning
at the New York Stock Exchange.

Leaving here at 5:45 a.m.
Ooh, boy!

Did they hang up on you?

[ Ereka ] I've never been to the stock exchange.
It's overwhelming. It really is.

And immediately, I'm thinking,
"What the hell are we gonna be asked to do in there?"

The telephone rang. And they called to tell that we're going
to the New York Stock Exchange.

Oh, what time?

[ Katrina ] The first task is crucial because it will set the precedent
for all the other tasks to come.

I think the women will win because the eight women that are in there
are very strong individuals.

And I think men-- these men,
although they won't admit it,

may feel it's a bit of a disadvantage
not to have us on their side.

If it really does involve something
in a building on Wall Street,

it would not be inappropriate
to wear a tie.

- [ Man ] I need a new suit.
- Do you need a jacket to go?

On the floor of the exchange,
you really should have a jacket.

But there's no way they're
putting us on the floor of the exchange.

[ Nick ] I have no idea what the first task
is gonna be. Nor do I care.

It's a brilliant idea.
I love the idea.

[ Nick ] We are now really working as a team together.
And we're out here to win.

Game's on. Game's been on for me
since, uh, I showed up off the plane.

All right, come on over, everybody.

Welcome to
the New York Stock Exchange.

This is really and truly the center
of the world for big business.

$40 billion is traded
each and every, day.

And there's no place like this
anywhere in the world.

Now, I guess you have visions
of something big, something glamorous.

But that's not gonna be it.

We're bringing you
back to basics.

You're gonna go outside,
and you're gonna sell lemonade.

We'll start you off
with $250 seed money.

And at the end of the day, 7:30,

we're gonna see
who made the most money.

The women or the men.
It's very, simple.

Now, the ladies look to me
like they're more excited.

[ Cheering ]

The men, I-I must tell you,
a little bit stiff.

Start getting game plans together.

Who is your project manager?

- Your name?
- Troy McClain?

- What is your team name?
- Versacorp.

That's a pretty interesting name.
Who's your leader?

- Ereka Vetrini.
- Okay, Ereka. What's your team name?

Meet Protege Corporation.
- Ereka Vetrini.
- Okay, Ereka. What's your team name?

Meet Protege Corporation.

- Very good
- You like that?

That's very, good. I'll tell ya.
They're looking awfully good, fellas.

- I'm a little bit worried about you.
- Whoo!

You're gonna be on
the killer streets of New York.

Go out there. I'll see you at 7:30.
Who's gonna make the most money?

Let's see.
[ Cheering ]

One, two, three--
Versacorp!

[ Bell Ringing ]

I've always felt location is important, but the people
behind the deal are much more important than location.

I'd much rather have
a really smart, talented guy...

doing a deal
in a not-so-good location...

than an idiot doing a deal
in a great location.

Because you'll
make money every time.

The key to success
is location, location, location.

You're assigned to finding the location.
You need to know where the location's at.

We have $250. Let's use that. Let's
maximize that. Let's use our seed money.

[ Troy ] It was so surreal to me.
Trump standing up there on that podium.

And he says, "Boys, girls,
we're gonna go back to the basics."

And I'm thinking
we're going back to Basic Sales 101.

I certainly didn't think
I was going back to sixth grade
selling lemonade.

Now we're gonna go
get our cups and supplies.

That'll give use the skeleton.
You guys'll be the veins.

You've got a location?
I think Seaport is set.

Seaport is this way.
Probably a 10-minute walk.

Lead us to Seaport right now.
Let's go to the location, gentlemen.

That's our meeting.
We'll have a runner.

[ Chattering ]

[ Ereka ] I was selected as project manager...

because I actually thought
up the name Protege.

It was definitely diffiicult
being a project manager because...
because I actually thought
up the name Protege.

It was definitely diffiicult
being a project manager because...

people are throwing responsibility in your
court when they don't want to take it.

[ Ereka ] Listen. You guys, listen.
We gotta get a table.

We don't need a table. That is the old-fashioned
way to sell lemonade. From a little table.

It's image, though. Image.
It's the image.

I would rather invest
my money in my product.

[ Woman ] I am not carrying a table.

Here to back home.

That's why we split into two teams and you let us do what we are--
We'll carry the table.

[ Tammy] We were all sitting in a circle,
huddling, yelling at each other.

And I don't think anyone was being
effective for the first hour.

I really didn't appreciate being told I was the one in
charge, but then being said, this is what we're doing.

I don't want to be in charge.
I want us all to have our own thing.

Let's not take it personal.
I was not targeting you.

[ Omarosa ] We have absolutely no leadership.
Ereka is very, emotional.

When you're doing business, you gotta stay focused
on the task and keep your emotion out of it.

She's totally irrational right now.

I -I love that these people are like, tell them what to do,
but then they're like, this is what we're doing!

The bottom line is if we're fighting, we're never
gonna get this f-- [ Beeps ] done.

[ Kwame ] This is the Seaport where you see all those big ships.
That commercial area.

There's gonna be tourists there all days.
It's a beautiful day. That should be our main location.

We chose a location. We thought about where to get supplies.
And we were trying to get...

up to speed as quickly in terms
of selling lemonade.

You and I will grab the cups.
You grab the markers.

Right now, we need to get the foundation: cups, lemonade.
Look wherever you can look.

[ Troy ] Everybody did fantastic. You know, they were the wind
beneath the wings. They did awesome.

Found the lemonade.

We got our feet underneath us,
and we ran with it.

Thank you, ma'am.

[ Troy ] Kwame came up with an absolute creative idea.

We're trying to get your help in trying to set up
a successful lemonade stand.

Let me ask you for a couple other things.
Sure

[ Troy ] He got a vendor to give
stuff to us for no charge.

Would you give us free cups
if we brought more people in?

Why not?
We need free cups. You will do that?

We're gonna be here
at 1:30, sellin'.

We got free ice, free cups,
a free cart.

This is wonderful!
This is fabulous!

Oh, this is a lot of fun.

Attaboy, Nick!
Yeah, baby!

And that really helped us in terms of
saving a lot of our initial cap-ex...

that we could just kinda bank instead
of spending it on supplies.

I just don't know how to do radio.
I know how to use it.

Will you show us how?