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The Apprentice Episode 7: Double Firing Of Kurt Wilson And Natalie Panayi

June 12, 2013 by Tom 1 Comment

Natalie Panayi and Kurt Wilson Leave The Apprentice 2013 In Episode 7
Natalie Panayi and Kurt Wilson Leave The Apprentice 2013 In Episode 7
Image courtesy of BBC / Boundless

It was a double firing in episode 7 of The Apprentice as Lord Sugar dispatched both Natalie Panayi and Kurt Wilson after Team Endeavour lost the Caravans Task.

Health Drink Entrepreneur and Health & Safety Manager Kurt Wilson, 26, from Liverpool  was fired as the project manager after picking the wrong high value product to sell

Recruitment Manager Natalie Panayi, 30, from Rickmansworth had her first win last week but had already been warned by Lord Sugar that he didn’t want to see her in the boardroom again. He was true to his word and fired her.

The task started off in the early morning at the Tower of London, where Lord Sugar briefed them on this week’s challenge: to sell products at the Motorhome and Caravan Show at the NEC in Birmingham. There was a little impatience in Lord Sugar’s tone and the candidates were left in no doubt that they all had to sell.

Each team had to listen to supplier’s sales pitches and select a star high value product to offer at the show along with two support products. We know from previous years that in this type of task the team have to build good relationships with the suppliers as often the best suppliers get to choose which team will represent them.

With Team Evolve down to four members super-motivator speaker Neil Clough was transferred from Endeavour to balance the numbers. He also volunteered to project manage the task.

Team Evolve

  • Neil Clough (Project Manager)
  • Francesca MacDuff-Varley 
  • Luisa Zissman
  • Jordan Poulton 
  • Jason Leech

Team Endeavour

  • Kurt Wilson (Project Manager)
  • Leah Totton
  • Natalie Panayi 
  • Alex Mills
  • Myles Mordaunt
Myles Mordaunt, Natalie Panayi and Leah Totton in Episode 7 of The Apprentice 2013
Myles Mordaunt, Natalie Panayi and Leah Totton in Episode 7 of The Apprentice 2013
Image courtesy of BBC / Boundless

The teams went off to review some of the support products including a chair and a roof rack boat.

Myles immediately grasped the idea that he had to be enthusiastic with the suppliers. However the overall Team Endeavour reaction wasn’t so positive and Natalie Panayi and Leah Totton probably pushed the suppliers too hard on price. As a result the two product that both teams wanted: an electric bike and a kids camping kit went to the other team. So it was a head start to Team Evolve. In the meantime Team Endeavour had to go with a chair with a canopy and a rooftop boat.

Jason Leech and Neil Clough in Episode 7 of The Apprentice 2013
Jason Leech and Neil Clough in Episode 7 of The Apprentice 2013
Image courtesy of BBC / Boundless

Jason and Neil at Team Evolve went for a folding caravan as their star product, as they identified that it had the highest sales so far of any of the products. Meanwhile on Team Endeavour, Alex and Kurt decided to go with a bespoke retro camper van which looked a little too specialist and seemed to appeal to a younger audience.

Jason, much to Neil’s surprise, threw himself into selling the collapsible caravans. Jason is very personable and built up good rapport with the more mature visitors (that’s the ones with the money). He also managed to sell a caravan.

Natalie Panayi rows her own boat in Episode 7 of The Apprentice 2013
Natalie Panayi rows her own boat in Episode 7 of The Apprentice 2013
Image courtesy of BBC / Boundless

The support products needed some demonstration so Natalie took to the seas (well the carpet) to demonstrate the roofbox boat.

Meantime Kurt was getting desperate as there had been no sales of the bespoke retro-camper so he called for Leah to be sent over as “eye-candy”. Not exactly politically correct. However Leah nearly made a sale in the hour she had on the stand!

The Results

Team Evolve sold £3,116 of accessories plus £30,499 of caravans: total sales of £33,615

Team Endeavour sold £1,479 of accessories but none of the retro campers: Total sales £1,479.

So Team Evolve walked it and went off to meet Sir Chris Hoy on the bike track at the Manchester Velodrome. Meanwhile Kurt and Team Endeavour went off to lick their wounds from “this total annihilation” (Alex’s words).

Natalie Panayi, Kurt Wilson and Alex Mills battle it out in the boardroom in Episode 7 of The Apprentice 2013
Natalie Panayi, Kurt Wilson and Alex Mills battle it out in the boardroom in Episode 7 of The Apprentice 2013
Image courtesy of BBC / Boundless

Kurt Wilson decided to take Natalie Panayi and Alex Mills back into the boardroom. Alex because he pushed the retro-camper product and Natalie because she scared off the electric bike supplier. Natalie accused Kurt of being tactical by bringing her back, knowing she had been warned by Lord Sugar that he didn’t want to see her in the boardroom again.

Kurt did admit that he chose the wrong product  which was his responsibility.

Kurt Wilson Leaves The Apprentice 2013 In Episode 7
Kurt Wilson Leaves The Apprentice 2013 In Episode 7
Image courtesy of BBC / Boundless

Kurt was rightly fired as he had messed up on the task, deciding to choose products based on his gut feel rather than on looking at the sales figures.

Natalie Panayi Leaves The Apprentice 2013 In Episode 7
Natalie Panayi Leaves The Apprentice 2013 In Episode 7
Image courtesy of BBC / Boundless

Natalie may have thought she was safe after Kurt was fired but she did not escape. Lord Sugar thought that Natalie had not performed so far in the process so he decided to fire her as well.

So it was goodbye to Kurt Wilson and Natalie Panayi. Eight candidates remain and Lord Sugar’s search for his business partner continues.

See the latest Apprentice 2013 results.

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