Samuel Brooksworth
Samuel Brooksworth | |
|---|---|
 Samuel Brooksworth BBC's The Apprentice, 2016 | |
| Born | Samuel Boateng 23 September 1988 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| 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]
Early life[edit]
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 Sixth Form 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[edit]
Business[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "Love Island's Mike Boateng's brother was also a reality TV star". Evening Standard. 1 January 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "BBC One – The Apprentice, Series 12 – Samuel Boateng". BBC. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Tina Charisma. "She quit her job as a NYC lawyer to move to Ghana". CNN. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ Tyler, Richard. "Now it's time for exports to rise to the top of the agenda". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ "The Fruits of Ghana's Year of Return - Africa.com". www.africa.com. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
- ^ 2022-09-15T09:24:00+01:00. "The best start-up firms in London and the East of England revealed". Fresh Business Thinking. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "My time on The Apprentice taught me a lot about black men in business". The Guardian. 2 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Samuel is our Apprentice star". South London Press & Mercury News online. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Love Island: Mike Boateng has TWIN brothers and they're fitlords". Heat. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "When was Love Island star Mike Boateng's brother Samuel on The Apprentice?". Metro. 2 January 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Success for Samuel after Apprentice cycle challenge". York Press. Retrieved 9 October 2017.
- ^ "Rising business star from Bury revealed as candidate in new series of The Apprentice". Bury Times. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "'Perfect' Sheffield graduate to appear on The Apprentice". www.thestar.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Former Hallam student to compete on The Apprentice". The Tab Sheffield. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "Samuel Boateng Net Worth". Spear's Magazine. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Samuel Brooksworth". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ Abena, Annette (2 October 2018). "BEHIND THE BRAND: Former Apprentice Contestant Samuel P Boateng". The Only Way Is Ghana. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "The Apprentice candidates: meet Lord Sugar's new intake for 2016". The Telegraph. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Success for Samuel after Apprentice cycle challenge". This Is Lancashire. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "VIDEO: Bury businessman Samuel reacts to tonight's episode of The Apprentice". Bury Times. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ 2022-09-15T09:24:00+01:00. "The best start-up firms in London and the East of England revealed". Fresh Business Thinking. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "GUBA Awards 2017 Nominees announced". Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "One To Watch – Introducing The Apprentice 2016 Contestant Samuel Boateng « The British Blacklist". www.thebritishblacklist.com. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Samuel Boateng Announced as BBC One Apprentice Candidate | Guba Awards". www.gubaawards.co.uk. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
- ^ "Amma Asante, Samuel Boateng, Yaw Basoah, Eric Kofi-Abrefa nominated @ 2017 Screen Nation Awards". Kasapa102.5FM. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.