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Special event and seminar to be hosted and presented by
American Management Association in Chicago, October 22 at
9 a.m.
CHICAGO, October 20, 2004—Bill Rancic, last
year’s winner of NBC’s “The Apprentice,”
along with two just-fired candidates from this season’s
show, will share their business insights at American Management
Association (AMA) on October 22. AMA, the world’s
leading membership-based management education and development
organization, is sponsoring a half-day forum on the “Lessons
Learned from ‘The Apprentice’” from 9
a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at AMA’s Executive Conference
Center, 8655 West Higgins Road in Chicago. The media are
invited to attend.
The forum will feature a panel discussion
and a question-and-answer session with Rancic along with
“Bradford” and “Pamela,” who were
recently fired from this season’s show. There will
also be an “Apprentice”-style competition with
real workplace applications. AMA seminar leader, author
and consultant Jim Vidakovich will facilitate the program.
Proceeds from the event will provide scholarships for high
school and college students to attend Operation Enterprise,
AMA’s leadership and career development program for
young adults.
“‘The Apprentice’ is,
essentially, ‘Survivor Manhattan,’” said
Edward T. Reilly, President and CEO of American Management
Association. “While the show is designed to entertain,
it does depict business interactions and challenges that
frequently occur in real world settings. What brings us
back to the show each week? On one level, it’s the
human drama of the personality clashes, fierce competition,
ambition-fueled intrigue, the successes and the failures.
On another level, we can relate to the show because we’ve
either worked side-by-side with, or had to manage, similar
individuals. AMA’s forum will examine leadership,
conflict resolution, project management and other issues
raised on the show.”
“The Apprentice,” the weekly hit series in
which 18 young entrepreneurial executives compete to win
a lucrative position working with one of Donald Trump’s
companies, captivates millions of viewers. The show is produced
by Mark Burnett Productions in association with Trump Productions
LLC. Mark Burnett, Donald Trump and Jay Bienstock are executive
producers. Conrad Riggs and Kevin Harris are co-executive
producers.
Since 1923, American Management Association has provided
valuable and practical action-oriented learning programs
to business professionals at every stage of their careers.
More than 500,000 AMA customers and members a year learn
new skills and behaviors, gain more confidence, advance
their careers and contribute to the success of their organizations
through a wide range of AMA seminars, conferences and executive
forums, as well as through AMA books and publications, research
and print and online self-study courses.
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