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 36)
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 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Love Island's Mike Boateng's brother was also a reality TV star". Evening Standard. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Former BBC One's the Apprentice star launches business aimed at helping youth unemployment in Ghana". Ben Television | Sky 458 | Breaking - Nigeria, Africa and World Top News. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "BBC One – The Apprentice, Series 12 – Samuel Boateng". BBC. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  4. ↑ "Former BBC One's the Apprentice star launches business aimed at helping youth unemployment in Ghana". Ben Television | Breaking - Nigeria, Africa and World Top News. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  5. ↑ Tina Charisma (2 November 2021). "She quit her job as a NYC lawyer to move to Ghana". CNN. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  6. ↑ Tyler, Richard. "Now it's time for exports to rise to the top of the agenda". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "The Fruits of Ghana's Year of Return - Africa.com". www.africa.com. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "The best start-up firms in London and the East of England revealed". Fresh Business Thinking. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  9. ↑ "My time on The Apprentice taught me a lot about black men in business". The Guardian. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  10. ↑ "Samuel is our Apprentice star". South London Press & Mercury News online. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  11. ↑ "Love Island: Mike Boateng has TWIN brothers and they're fitlords". Heat. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  12. ↑ "When was Love Island star Mike Boateng's brother Samuel on The Apprentice?". Metro. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  13. ↑ "Success for Samuel after Apprentice cycle challenge". York Press. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
  14. ↑ "Rising business star from Bury revealed as candidate in new series of The Apprentice". Bury Times. 28 September 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  15. ↑ "'Perfect' Sheffield graduate to appear on The Apprentice". www.thestar.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  16. ↑ "Former Hallam student to compete on The Apprentice". The Tab Sheffield. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  17. ↑ "Samuel Boateng Net Worth". Spear's Magazine. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  18. ↑ "Samuel Brooksworth". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  19. ↑ Abena, Annette (2 October 2018). "BEHIND THE BRAND: Former Apprentice Contestant Samuel P Boateng". The Only Way Is Ghana. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  20. ↑ "Former BBC One's the Apprentice star launches business aimed at helping youth unemployment in Ghana". Ben Television | Sky 458 | Breaking - Nigeria, Africa and World Top News. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  21. ↑ "The Apprentice candidates: meet Lord Sugar's new intake for 2016". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  22. ↑ "Success for Samuel after Apprentice cycle challenge". This Is Lancashire. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  23. ↑ "VIDEO: Bury businessman Samuel reacts to tonight's episode of The Apprentice". Bury Times. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  24. ↑ "The best start-up firms in London and the East of England revealed". Fresh Business Thinking. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  25. ↑ "GUBA Awards 2017 Nominees announced" . Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  26. ↑ "One To Watch – Introducing The Apprentice 2016 Contestant Samuel Boateng « The British Blacklist". www.thebritishblacklist.com. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  27. ↑ "Samuel Boateng Announced as BBC One Apprentice Candidate | Guba Awards". www.gubaawards.co.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
  28. ↑ "Amma Asante, Samuel Boateng, Yaw Basoah, Eric Kofi-Abrefa nominated @ 2017 Screen Nation Awards". Kasapa102.5FM. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
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