Episode Recap: Week Six (October 27)
Felisha and Alla wished that Kristi would not be fired. "If Kristi doesn't walk through that door, I'll be devastated," Felisha said. They did their best to hide their disappointment when the suite's front door opened and Jennifer walked in. Both teams were asked to select their project managers before meeting in the boardroom the next morning. Since Trump and George were away on business, Carolyn took charge of the meeting by asking Alla, Capital Edge's project manager, to pick the three people she felt were contributing the least and move them to Excel. She chose Jennifer, Rebecca, and Marshawn. Excel's project manager, Josh, had to do the same. He chose Clay, Adam, and Markus. Two new team lineups emerged. The new Excel consisted of Marshawn, Rebecca, James, Jennifer, Brian, Mark, and Josh. The new Capital Edge was Alla, Clay, Felisha, Adam, Markus, and Randal. Each team was to go to a Dick's Sporting Goods store and create an interactive sales event based on a sport of their choice. The team that generated the biggest percentage in revenue increases for that sport in the store would win the task. Based on a suggestion from Markus, Capital Edge decided to do a promotion based around golf, though Alla admitted that no one on their team knew anything about sports. Clay and Alla butted heads over how the display should look as the rest of the team watched. Excel tossed around a few ideas before James hit one out of the park with a baseball concept that everyone thought would be a home run. They decided to set up an actual baseball diamond in the store along with a batting cage and place related items around the display at appropriate points. The next day, Excel arrived at the store to happily discover that the contractors already finished building their baseball diamond. Throughout the day, they put the finishing touches on their display until it was ready to go, but not everyone was thrilled. Marshawn thought that the batting cage took up too much space and made it hard to find the products they were supposed to sell. For their display, Capital Edge created a golf fairway with three different stations: apparel, function (golf clubs and golfing tips), and family & fun. As Capital Edge worked, Clay picked apart various ideas and butted heads with Felisha over her section of the display. Holding Alla's hands, Clay told her he was unhappy that people were changing his ideas. Alla felt that Clay was acting like a five-year-old child. "Clay is not a man," she said. "He is an insecure, bitchy woman times 1,000." Kids and adults lined up to take a swing inside Excel's batting cage. Mark operated the pitching machine and James stayed behind the plate to give out pointers while other team members worked on sales. But while the line was long, Brian was nervous that the batting cage was drawing attention away from the actual sale of merchandise. On the Capital Edge side, Felisha worked as a greeter to funnel customers into their "golf expo." Carolyn, who is very familiar with the golf industry, watched for a bit before pulling Markus aside and asking who on his team knew something about golf. He had to admit that the answer was "no one." She wasn't surprised, as she had already guessed that they were "winging it." Alla's strategy was to draw kids into their display with various activities and then sell merchandise to the parents while the kids played golf. It seemed to work, and Alla gave Clay a lot of credit for his solid performance on the sales floor. In the boardroom, Carolyn got The Donald on the phone to tell him how the teams did. Capital Edge boosted sales in their department by 74%. Excel was another story. Bill Rancic, the first Apprentice, had the job of giving Trump their results. Because Excel focused almost exclusively on the batting cage and not on sales, they did not boost sales at all. In fact, sales in that department fell by 34% below average! For their reward, Capital Edge flew up to Montauk in East Hampton on a private plane. There, they got on a fishing boat and went deep-sea fishing. After their ocean excursion, they enjoyed a lobster feast around a bonfire on the beach – Trump living at its best! At Trump Bar, Mark and Josh sat down for a one-on-one strategy session. Mark felt that James dropped the ball on the sales floor, while Josh thought that dubious honor should go to Jennifer. Mark repeated that James told him he wanted to float around their display area to teach the other teammates how to close sales, but Josh said he didn't want to lose him. Because Brian was the previous week's wining project manager and his team voted for his exemption, he did not have to face firing with his teammates. Trump, looking very displeased, arrived in the boardroom and immediately told Excel that this was the worst defeat they've ever had on The Apprentice Trump wanted to know why the team lost so big. Josh put it simply: they couldn't convert browsers into buyers. Rebecca felt that the batting cage was too big a distraction and made it hard for customers to get to the merchandise. James took credit for the batting cage idea, but Bill Rancic turned on Mark and asked why he wasn't more proactive in making sales – after all, they did have a huge crowd turn up. Jennifer tore into Josh as being a bad project manager, but Bill was quick to point out that she bragged quite a bit about her sales skills but was unable to close very many. Jennifer made excuse after excuse as to why she couldn't do her job. She and Josh went at it across the table in front of Trump, Carolyn, Bill, and the entire team. Because Josh was responsible for the biggest loss ever on The Apprentice, Trump didn't give him the chance to bring two people back to the boardroom. Instead, he asked Brian, Rebecca, and Marshawn to return to the suite, and the others to come back to the boardroom. Jennifer passionately defended herself as she attacked Josh for letting the event turn into a baseball clinic. Verging on tears, she pleaded not to get fired. Trump turned to Josh and told him that he was an ineffective leader. To James, he said that his batting cage took up all the space. To Mark, he reminded him that he didn't sell a single thing. Trump looked at all four of them, and said, "you're all fired." Josh, James, Jennifer, and Mark sat there in stunned silence until Trump prompted them further, "Go home… go home."Source: http://www.nbc.com/The_Apprentice_4/recaps/week6_p1.shtml
Felisha and Alla wished that Kristi would not be fired. "If Kristi doesn't walk through that door, I'll be devastated," Felisha said. They did their best to hide their disappointment when the suite's front door opened and Jennifer walked in. Both teams were asked to select their project managers before meeting in the boardroom the next morning. Since Trump and George were away on business, Carolyn took charge of the meeting by asking Alla, Capital Edge's project manager, to pick the three people she felt were contributing the least and move them to Excel. She chose Jennifer, Rebecca, and Marshawn. Excel's project manager, Josh, had to do the same. He chose Clay, Adam, and Markus. Two new team lineups emerged. The new Excel consisted of Marshawn, Rebecca, James, Jennifer, Brian, Mark, and Josh. The new Capital Edge was Alla, Clay, Felisha, Adam, Markus, and Randal. Each team was to go to a Dick's Sporting Goods store and create an interactive sales event based on a sport of their choice. The team that generated the biggest percentage in revenue increases for that sport in the store would win the task. Based on a suggestion from Markus, Capital Edge decided to do a promotion based around golf, though Alla admitted that no one on their team knew anything about sports. Clay and Alla butted heads over how the display should look as the rest of the team watched. Excel tossed around a few ideas before James hit one out of the park with a baseball concept that everyone thought would be a home run. They decided to set up an actual baseball diamond in the store along with a batting cage and place related items around the display at appropriate points. The next day, Excel arrived at the store to happily discover that the contractors already finished building their baseball diamond. Throughout the day, they put the finishing touches on their display until it was ready to go, but not everyone was thrilled. Marshawn thought that the batting cage took up too much space and made it hard to find the products they were supposed to sell. For their display, Capital Edge created a golf fairway with three different stations: apparel, function (golf clubs and golfing tips), and family & fun. As Capital Edge worked, Clay picked apart various ideas and butted heads with Felisha over her section of the display. Holding Alla's hands, Clay told her he was unhappy that people were changing his ideas. Alla felt that Clay was acting like a five-year-old child. "Clay is not a man," she said. "He is an insecure, bitchy woman times 1,000." Kids and adults lined up to take a swing inside Excel's batting cage. Mark operated the pitching machine and James stayed behind the plate to give out pointers while other team members worked on sales. But while the line was long, Brian was nervous that the batting cage was drawing attention away from the actual sale of merchandise. On the Capital Edge side, Felisha worked as a greeter to funnel customers into their "golf expo." Carolyn, who is very familiar with the golf industry, watched for a bit before pulling Markus aside and asking who on his team knew something about golf. He had to admit that the answer was "no one." She wasn't surprised, as she had already guessed that they were "winging it." Alla's strategy was to draw kids into their display with various activities and then sell merchandise to the parents while the kids played golf. It seemed to work, and Alla gave Clay a lot of credit for his solid performance on the sales floor. In the boardroom, Carolyn got The Donald on the phone to tell him how the teams did. Capital Edge boosted sales in their department by 74%. Excel was another story. Bill Rancic, the first Apprentice, had the job of giving Trump their results. Because Excel focused almost exclusively on the batting cage and not on sales, they did not boost sales at all. In fact, sales in that department fell by 34% below average! For their reward, Capital Edge flew up to Montauk in East Hampton on a private plane. There, they got on a fishing boat and went deep-sea fishing. After their ocean excursion, they enjoyed a lobster feast around a bonfire on the beach – Trump living at its best! At Trump Bar, Mark and Josh sat down for a one-on-one strategy session. Mark felt that James dropped the ball on the sales floor, while Josh thought that dubious honor should go to Jennifer. Mark repeated that James told him he wanted to float around their display area to teach the other teammates how to close sales, but Josh said he didn't want to lose him. Because Brian was the previous week's wining project manager and his team voted for his exemption, he did not have to face firing with his teammates. Trump, looking very displeased, arrived in the boardroom and immediately told Excel that this was the worst defeat they've ever had on The Apprentice Trump wanted to know why the team lost so big. Josh put it simply: they couldn't convert browsers into buyers. Rebecca felt that the batting cage was too big a distraction and made it hard for customers to get to the merchandise. James took credit for the batting cage idea, but Bill Rancic turned on Mark and asked why he wasn't more proactive in making sales – after all, they did have a huge crowd turn up. Jennifer tore into Josh as being a bad project manager, but Bill was quick to point out that she bragged quite a bit about her sales skills but was unable to close very many. Jennifer made excuse after excuse as to why she couldn't do her job. She and Josh went at it across the table in front of Trump, Carolyn, Bill, and the entire team. Because Josh was responsible for the biggest loss ever on The Apprentice, Trump didn't give him the chance to bring two people back to the boardroom. Instead, he asked Brian, Rebecca, and Marshawn to return to the suite, and the others to come back to the boardroom. Jennifer passionately defended herself as she attacked Josh for letting the event turn into a baseball clinic. Verging on tears, she pleaded not to get fired. Trump turned to Josh and told him that he was an ineffective leader. To James, he said that his batting cage took up all the space. To Mark, he reminded him that he didn't sell a single thing. Trump looked at all four of them, and said, "you're all fired." Josh, James, Jennifer, and Mark sat there in stunned silence until Trump prompted them further, "Go home… go home."