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Celebrity Hockey or Barenaked Ladies?
Pleasantly surprised by the double firing of
Allie and
Roxanne,
Sean and
Lee continued their good times when they
returned to the suite and discovered that all their
former colleagues gathered there to lobby
for positions for the final task. Sean was euphoric, especially upon seeing
his heartthrob,
Tammy.
Sean swiftly told
Andrea and Tammy he'd love to bring them
aboard and settled into informal interviews with
Allie,
Brent and others, searching for the final
member of his corporation. Based on Andrea's strong recommendation, Sean
selected
Tarek. Also shopping for talent during the
social hour, Lee re-bonded with his loyal pal
Lenny and listened to the Russian's
personnel advice before choosing
Pepi and
Roxanne to join them for the final task.
Meeting later with
Trump,
George and
Carolyn in the boardroom, the reformed
corporations chose their final missions. Lee's Gold Rush settled on this
task: to successfully manage and execute
the Pontiac Celebrity Hockey Game, benefiting the Leary Firefighters
Foundation. Following Trump's suggestion that, "I would always rather work
with bare naked ladies," Sean opted in favor of an event featuring the rock
group bearing the same scantily clad moniker. Synergy's
task: to successfully manage and execute a
Pontiac-sponsored Barenaked Ladies charity concert to benefit the World
Wildlife Fund.
Sean's Synergy: Truly Driven
The new Synergy showed a much-needed
surge of energy as they plunged into their
event at the Trump Taj Mahal. Daunted by the complexity of their mission,
Sean had
Andrea create a timeline and pinpoint the
key tasks, which included creative fundraising, pre-party planning, putting
on the Barenaked Ladies concert and highlighting Mr. Trump's appearance.
"The list of things I'm actually responsible for is pretty much along the
same size as the Taj Mahal itself," joked
Sean. He and the rest of Synergy were responsible for event logistics,
operations, marketing, food and beverages, gift bags, accommodations,
satisfying shareholder execs and optimizing the overall attendee experience.
Tarek fretted that Sean may have neglected
an important meeting with Pontiac to spend time with his crush
Tammy at the caterers. Sean acknowledged
his feelings for Tammy: "I'd be in there like swimwear if I had the
opportunity." But he realized that if they got too close, it might prove
detrimental to the task. And despite the distraction of love, like the brand
new Pontiac G6 convertible, Synergy seemed to be hitting on all cylinders.
Lee's Gold Rush: Meeting Disaster
If Synergy was a finely oiled machine, Gold Rush was sputtering by
comparison. Though
Lee wasn't lacking confidence, the
22-year-old seemed short on experience. Their initial fundraising meeting
with Lys Hopper of Denis Leary's foundation in support of firefighters,
quickly fizzled. Lys
chided Gold Rush for not thinking big
enough, criticizing ideas such as firefighter date auctions.
Emphasizing her organization's track record of putting together exclusive
top-of-the-line events, Lys slammed Lee's approach, "If you just want to
throw together a keg of beer, nobody's really interested in doing that."
Roxanne, for one, was stunned: "We thought
we were shooting for the stars. We were shooting below ground."
Things weren't much better at the next meeting with Pontiac execs where Lee
seemed shaky. In the words of one exec, Lee "missed a big opportunity" to
secure matching funds for his corporation's auto auction. Later, regrouping
in the war room, Lee admitted he was surprised with the degree of attention
required by the celebrities involved in the charity hockey game. "Lee is
definitely taking a laid back approach to this entire task," said observer
Carolyn. "I don't think he's really
displaying good leadership abilities. He thinks the event is going to run
itself."
Synergy Sick Call, Gold Rush on Life
Support
The last thing
Sean needed in the midst of Synergy's
insanely complex Barenaked Ladies charity concert event was to lose his
secret weapon: super-efficient, queen of organization,
Andrea. But that's exactly what the classy
Brit faced when a nervous Andrea told him she had to see a
doctor immediately because she was coughing
up blood. His priorities firmly grounded, Sean told her to forget about work
and take care of her health first.
Meanwhile, Gold Rush probably wished they could forget about work.
Lee's series of unimpressive meetings
culminated with a call from Lys at The Leary Firefighters Foundation,
skeptical about Lee's overall fundraising strategy. "I don't think you know
what you're going to do," she said. "I'm not feeling very comfortable right
now, at all." Lys demanded an unscheduled walkthrough of the next day's
event, which
made Lee cringe, but he had to agree to it.
"Lys is definitely busting my balls," said Lee. "She is putting me to the
absolute test." Roxanne summarized her leader's predicament: "If Lee doesn't
deliver, Lys could pull out. And if Lys pulls out, Lee is s#*t out of luck."
Will Lee be able to dig Gold Rush out of their deep hole? Or will Sean's
Synergy bury them once and for all? Will Andrea's medical leave cause
unforeseen complications for Sean and lead to a miraculous recovery for Lee?
Tune in next week for all the Barenaked thrills and cross-checking chills in
this ultimate Apprentice charity smackdown.
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