Sean Yazbeck is a British businessman.
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's reality show, ''

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''.
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, 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,

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in New York City. He later founded the technology services company, Wavsys Inc 500 Company Profile –Wavsys (2011)

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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

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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

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's,

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(previously

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

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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

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for the

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and is a member of The

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(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

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, the Governor of Kentucky,

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, 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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, 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 ''

''. 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

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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

project, with a one-year contract exceeding $250,000. He was also given a new

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hardtop convertible, mirroring

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'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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'',

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, ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and

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's ''

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''.IMDB Filmography(2009)

IMDB.com (accessed 7 June 2009).

References

External links

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''The Apprentice'' Yahoo! Bio

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