Samuel Brooksworth

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Samuel Brooksworth
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Samuel Brooksworth BBC's The Apprentice, 2016
Born
Samuel Boateng

(1988-09-23) 23 September 1988 (age 35)
Lewisham, South London,
England
NationalityBritish
OccupationEntrepreneur
Television The Apprentice (2016)

Samuel Brooksworth (born Samuel Boateng, [1] 23 September 1988) is a British-Ghanaian businessman and the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Remoteli. [2] Brooksworth first came to public attention in 2016 when he became a contestant on BBC One's the Apprentice. [3] After the show Brooksworth founded the Startup Accelerator Build and Master, educating and mentoring entrepreneurs to grow and scale their businesses. [4] In 2020 Brooksworth then founded Remoteli. [5] Remoteli is an on-demand staffing organisation supporting businesses globally in building remote workforces. [6] Services include Business Assistance, Customer Service Support, Social Media Management, Business Development and Software Development. [7] In 2022, Remoteli was named Global Startup of the Year at the Startup Awards National Series. [8]

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Early life

Brooksworth, whose parents [9] emigrated from Ghana in the 1970s, was born in 1988 in Lewisham, South London. [10] He is an identical twin and the oldest of 5 siblings. [11] His younger brother was a contestant on a reality series Love Island in 2020. [12]

Brooksworth's family moved to Bury, [13] Greater Manchester in 2000, where he attended Castlebrook High School and Holy Cross Sixth Form College. [14]

Brooksworth left Bury to earn a Bachelor of Science Honours from Sheffield Hallam University [15] in Information Technology and Business Studies. [16]

Career

Business

Brooksworth eventually moved back to London in 2013 and went on to work in various management roles. [17] [18] In 2017 Brooksworth founded the company Build and Master, [19] a Startup Accelerator educating and mentoring entrepreneurs to grow and scale their businesses. In 2020 Brooksworth then founded Remoteli. Remoteli is an on-demand staffing organisation supporting businesses globally in building remote workforces. [20]

The Apprentice

Brooksworth came to public attention when he participated in series 12 of BBC One's The Apprentice in 2016 hosted by Lord Sugar. [21] Brooksworth project managed a task in week five of the show leading the team to victory. [22] Brooksworth was the top sales person throughout the show and went on to reach week seven before being eliminated. [23]

Awards

In 2022, Brooksworth led Remoteli as they were named winner of the Global Startup of the Year Award at the Startup Awards National Series. [24] Brooksworth was nominated for a Guba Award in 2017 in the "Professional of the year" category [25] for his work and rise in management [26] through various companies. [27] Brooksworth was also nominated for a Screen Nation Film & TV Award in 2017 in the "Favourite Reality TV Talent" category. [28]

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