Sean Yazbeck is a British businessman.
Solent University (accessed 12 July 2018) He is the winner of the The Apprentice (US Season 5), fifth season of

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's reality show, '' The Apprentice''.
Aventura Magazine (accessed 6 October 2016) He is the Founder and CEO of an Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Company in America.https://www.wsj.com/articles/PR-CO-20180522-900035 (accessed 12 July 2018) He is the benefactor of 'The Sean Yazbeck Centre for Digital Innovation' at

Solent University Solent University (formerly Southampton Solent University) is a public university based in Southampton, United Kingdom. It has approximately 10,500 students (2019/20). Its main campus is located on East Park Terrace near the city centre and th ...

, a learning centre for BSc, MSc and PhD degrees.
(accessed 25 August 2019)

Business

Yazbeck has multiple business interests in

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. He worked with

to build the $500 million, five-star hotel, Trump SoHo in New York City. He later founded the technology services company, Wavsys Inc 500 Company Profile –Wavsys (2011)

Inc.com (accessed 25 August 2011). which in 2014 was named an 'Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Company in America', with over $100 million per annum in revenue and employing more than 500 employees.Inc 500 Company Profile –Wavsys (2011)

Inc.com (accessed 11 March 2014). In 2018, ''

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'' reported that Yazbeck's

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software platform, Scopeworker signed a multi-billion dollar deal with the

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to automate the supplier services for their 5G network build.

Personal life

Yazbeck was born in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London. He attended

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, London. He graduated from

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with a First Class Honors Degree. He later received an Honorary Doctorate (PhD h.c.) of Business from Solent University where he is also a visiting lecturer. He is the benefactor of The Sean Yazbeck Centre for Digital Innovation at Solent University, a learning centre for BSc, MSc and PhD degrees. He opened the centre with Solent University's Chairman

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in July 2019. In 2014, he was awarded the 'Entrepreneur of The Year Award' at the Business Innovation Awards Gala hosted by BritWeek and the British Government's,

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(previously

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).
tmcnet.com (accessed 11 March 2014) Yazbeck lives in Miami Beach,

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. He was awarded the

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green card for "persons of extraordinary ability".
NBCNews.com (accessed 17 April 2013)
USCIS.com (accessed 17 April 2013) He plays polo for the Grand Champions Polo Club in Palm Beach, Florida and is a member of The Young Presidents' Organization (YPO), a global network of young chief executives.IMDB Filmography(2009)

IMDB.com (accessed 11 March 2014). In 2008, in reference to his charity work with Voices for America's Children, the Governor of Kentucky, Steve Beshear, bestowed the honorary title of

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on Yazbeck, "in recognition of noteworthy accomplishments and outstanding service to the nation."(2009)

Scan of Sean Yazbeck's Kentucky Colonel Certificate (accessed 7 June 2009). In 2006, the then Mayor of

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, Carlos Álvarez (mayor), proclaimed 20 June as "Sean Yazbeck Day" in Miami-Dade County. In 2014, ''

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'' named Yazbeck "one of Miami's most eligible bachelors".
Haute Living Magazine (accessed 5 September 2015).

''The Apprentice'' season 5

Yazbeck and

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are the only non-Americans to have won

's '' The Apprentice''. Both are British. Yazbeck was selected to appear on ''The Apprentice'' because he had been awarded the

green card for "persons of extraordinary ability". He won more tasks than any other ''Apprentice'' candidate and remained unbeaten as Project Manager over the 18 weeks. He was chosen by Trump to be the winner during the show's live finale in Los Angeles. According to Trump, Yazbeck overwhelmingly won the national vote, the first ever conducted for an ''Apprentice'' finale. In the final task, Yazbeck was chosen to oversee a Barenaked Ladies charity concert, sponsored by

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, to benefit the

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. For winning the final task and being hired as Trump's ''Apprentice'', Yazbeck chose to oversee the Trump SoHo project, with a one-year contract exceeding $250,000. He was also given a new Pontiac G6 hardtop convertible, mirroring Kendra Todd's reward of a

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. Yazbeck returned as a boardroom judge on '' The Apprentice 6'' (2007), and hosted his own show, ''Reality Trailblazers'', on the

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. He also appeared on

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(as a judge), ''

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'', MTV Video Music Awards, '' 1 vs. 100'', '' Soap Talk'', '' Identity'' and MTV's '' From G's to Gents''.IMDB Filmography(2009)

IMDB.com (accessed 7 June 2009).

References

External links

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''The Apprentice'' Yahoo! Bio

''The Apprentice'' NBC Bio
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''The Apprentice – Where Are They Now?'' at NBC.com
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