News: Ashleigh wins Young Apprentice
Rotherham apprentice, Ashleigh Porter-Exley, has won this year's BBC's Young Apprentice.
Described by Lord Sugar as a "real old fashion grafter" 17-year-old Ashleigh saw 11 fellow candidates fired in the boardroom over the course of the series and picked up the £25,000 first prize.
The Wath entrepreneur currently has two jobs and has been working as an apprentice with letting agents Martin & Co Rotherham since May. She is also currently studying at college for her NVQ Level 2 in Business and Admin as well as taking an evening accountancy course.
She said that she wants a few days off after winning but will back at work, but didn't want to give too much away about what she may do with the prize money.
In the final episode, Ashleigh, again took on the role of project manager in a task to create a new brand of sportswear with global potential. Her team won the task convincingly.
Ashleigh Porter-Exley, winner of BBC Young Apprentice 2012, said: "I'm ecstatic. It's not really sunk in yet, so I think I need to sleep on it for a few days.
"I'm not the typical candidate – if bookies did put a bet on it then I'd probably be a million to one. I'm just a normal person from a normal background with normal parents. We go camping for our holidays and don't go on luxury flights away and things. So it's quite strange to have the opportunity that I've been given.
"I doubted myself throughout because of where I am from.
People always used to judge me on how I speak because I'm quite broad and Northern. It's not about where you come from or how you speak, it's where you're going and what you can achieve."
Described by Lord Sugar as a "real old fashion grafter" 17-year-old Ashleigh saw 11 fellow candidates fired in the boardroom over the course of the series and picked up the £25,000 first prize.
The Wath entrepreneur currently has two jobs and has been working as an apprentice with letting agents Martin & Co Rotherham since May. She is also currently studying at college for her NVQ Level 2 in Business and Admin as well as taking an evening accountancy course.
She said that she wants a few days off after winning but will back at work, but didn't want to give too much away about what she may do with the prize money.
In the final episode, Ashleigh, again took on the role of project manager in a task to create a new brand of sportswear with global potential. Her team won the task convincingly.
Ashleigh Porter-Exley, winner of BBC Young Apprentice 2012, said: "I'm ecstatic. It's not really sunk in yet, so I think I need to sleep on it for a few days.
"I doubted myself throughout because of where I am from.
People always used to judge me on how I speak because I'm quite broad and Northern. It's not about where you come from or how you speak, it's where you're going and what you can achieve."
1 comments:
I admire her, not because she win, but her sense of humor and the way she dress up was quite mesmerizing.
Marcia Cross.
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