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of the British version of reality TV show ''

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'', in which contestants compete for a job working for British TV personality

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. In 2007 Simon became the first Apprentice winner to also be a TV Actor. He is now Chairman of the

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Background

Ambrose enjoyed a very affluent childhood, attending

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, and was a member of Rigaud's house, before graduating from

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, with a BA in

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. He worked for investment bank

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and then ran his own Internet shopping business before applying for ''The Apprentice''. He is a member of Mensa having received an IQ score of 174 (SD 24) at 13 years old. He is the son of businessman Russell Ambrose, who founded and still owns

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, a chain of laser eye surgery clinics in the UK. His grandfather also enjoyed entrepreneurial success as a jeweller. The success of both spurred Simon to succeed in the business environment.

''The Apprentice''

Ambrose was hired by

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in the final episode of series three of ''

'', which aired on

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on 13 June 2007, after he defeated fellow finalist Kristina Grimes. Ambrose was project manager of his team twice in the show, in weeks 7 and 10, and was on the winning team 5 out of the 10 tasks and also on the losing team 5 out of the 10 tasks, and past the interview stage putting him to the final. Ambrose's and Grimes's task in the finale was to design money-making buildings to be sited on the

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of the

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in London.

Working for Amsprop

After his ''Apprentice'' victory, Ambrose was assigned a role at Sugar's property company

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. He was also training as a surveyor. He was to be in charge of developing a hotel and golf course near

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, and it was reported that he and Lord Sugar were planning on building

's most expensive office and might bid for a prime site on London's St. James's Square. , Ambrose had reportedly "been working diligently on a property website that allows buyers to speed up legal obstacles". , he had reportedly relaunched www.amsprop.com – "a one-stop shop giving customers instant access to all of AMSPROP's portfolio". However, in April 2010 he was reported to be leaving to start his own venture. In December 2015, he was reported to be operating several London bars and restaurants, and serving as chairman of the

References

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Background

''The Apprentice''

Working for Amsprop

See also

References