Stella English Speaker & Booking Information

Mother-of-two Stella English identifies "resilience" as her greatest strength. She has managed to carve out a prosperous business career as the only female in the management on the trading floor of a Japanese investment bank - despite leaving school with no qualifications. She describes Bill Gates and Steve Jobs as “phenomenal” inspirations and defines herself as “passionate, funny and energetic.” Stella's mission to win The Apprentice had an inauspicious start, as she lost the toin coss with Chris to have first pick of the former candidates returning to assist them. She ended up selecting Joanna, Christopher, Melissa and Paloma for her team, with a mission of creating and pitching an alcoholic product. A bourbon-based beverage was chosen by Stella, although marketing professionals gave her initial suggestion of 'Blue Bourbon' a big thumbs down. Eventually, she settled for 'Urbon' – a Bourbon aimed at the urban market with honey, spices and orange zest. Christopher and Melissa were dispatched to the laboratory to approve the potent potion. Stella was warned not to encourage immoderate drinking in her commercial by the industry experts, and then began filming in a bar. Nick Hewer commended her for her leadership of the team during this stage. However, an almighty squabble soon broke out when Stella delivered the rehearsal pitch she developed with Paloma to her team. Joanna voiced her disapproval of the pitch's structure and became angry with Stella when she looked at Paloma immediately after her comment. Poor Christopher could only look on aghast as the girls returned to their bickering ways. Stella later delivered her pitch to the assembled audience and stressed how exciting it was to reinvent Bourbon through the 'Urbon' brand. Following questions from the crowd, Stella did her best to clarify that 'Urbon' is suitable for both genders and even those who dwell in the distinctly non-urban realms of the countryside. In the boardroom, Lord Sugar stated that the drink's taste was less than favourable and that the Project Manager should have been hands on in this area. Stella explained that she delegated the blending to Christopher and Melissa as they are bigger drinkers than herself. Lord Sugar also remarked that some audience members felt that 'Urbon' looked like a vinegar bottle. Her final plea to Lord Sugar sought to highlight her determination and passion.