Timothy Campbell (businessman)

Timothy "Tim" Campbell was the 2005 winner of the first series of the British version of "The Apprentice", a BBC TV reality show in which contestants battle to win a £100,000-a-year job working for businessman Alan Sugar. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4513233.stm Transport manager wins Apprentice] , BBC News, 4 May, 2005] Campbell, a Middlesex University graduate in psychology, [ [http://mubs.mdx.ac.uk/Achievements/StaffAwards/index.htm "Staff Awards and Achievements"] , Middlesex University] worked as a Senior Planner within the Strategy and Service Development (formally Marketing and Planning) directorate of London Underground before applying to appear on the show. [ [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/newscentre/4048.aspx "Underground hails employee winner of BBC's 'The Apprentice'"] , Transport for London, 5 May 2005]

"The Apprentice"

Campbell was hired by Sir Alan Sugar in the final episode of series 1 of "The Apprentice", screened in May 2005. He beat fellow contestant and runner-up Saira Khan after the pair had carried out the final challenge of hosting parties on boats on the River Thames. [ [http://theinternetforum.co.uk/apprentice/bbc1-12.html BBC Apprentice series 1 final: Tim Campbell wins The Apprentice] , The Internet Forum] Campbell was project manager for his team twice in the show: in weeks 1 and 4. [ [http://www.tv.com/the-apprentice-uk/wilting-blooms/episode/403077/summary.html?tag=ep_list;title;1 Wilting Blooms] , tv.com] [ [http://www.tv.com/the-apprentice-uk/the-harrods-sales/episode/406126/summary.html?tag=ep_list;title;4 The Harrods Sales] , tv.com] A second series of the show was commissioned shortly after his victory. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2005/05_may/05/apprentice.shtml The search for The Apprentice is over; Sir Alan Sugar to return in second series] , BBC Press Office, May 5, 2005]

An hour long documentary about Campbell's first year in his new job, entitled "The Apprentice: Tim in the Firing Line", was aired on 19 February 2006, a few days before the launch of series 2. [ [http://theinternetforum.co.uk/node/679 Apprentice winner Tim at Amstrad] ] [ [http://www.tv.com/the-apprentice-uk/the-apprentice-tim-in-the-firing-line/episode/657389/summary.html?tag=ep_list;title;0n The Apprentice:Tim in the Firing Line] , tv.com]

Post-"Apprentice"

After his victory, Campbell joined Sugar's company Amstrad on a £100,000 salary. His first task was to market an anti-wrinkle device, [ [http://theinternetforum.co.uk/node/672 Tim’s anti-wrinkle device] , The Internet Forum] and he became Project Director of Amstrad's new Health & Beauty division. [ [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/mar/23/5 "The ultimate school of hard knocks"] , "The Observer", March 23, 2008] In autumn 2006, Campbell held a series of one-to-one advice sessions for budding entrepreneurs organised by the British Library's Business & Intellectual Property Centre. [ [http://www.bl.uk/news/2006/pressrelease20060807.html British Library Press Release about Tim Campbell's advice sessions] ]

In January 2007, he made a guest appearance in the special edition programme "Comic Relief Does The Apprentice", in order to raise money for Comic Relief. He joined the contestants after actor Rupert Everett left the show early. [ [http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/article/everett%20quit%20reality%20show%20after%20one%20day_1016777 Everett Quits Reality Show After One Day] , contactmusic.com] Campbell has also appeared on BBC Breakfast. [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1879078/ Timothy Campbell at imdb.com] ]

Campbell was kept on at Amstrad after the end of his original 12-month contract, but in March 2007, after two years at the company, he left to set up a male grooming business and the Bright Ideas Trust, which aims to give young entrepreneurs a chance to start up in business with equity funding and advice from business angels. [ [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=443711&in_page_id=1773 "First Apprentice winner quits £100,000-a-year job"] , "Daily Mail", 21st March 2007] Sir Alan said Campbell had been a "great asset". [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6474075.stm First Apprentice Winner Quits Job] , BBC News, 21 March 2007]

In July 2007 Campbell became a Social Enterprise Ambassador as part of a British Government initiative that aims to apply modern business solutions to social and environmental problems. [ [http://www.socialenterpriseambassadors.org Social Enterprise Ambassadors website] ] [ [http://www.creatingexcellence.org.uk/regeneration-renewal-news-306-thread-0-0.html "Social Enterprise Coalition seeks Ambassador applications"] , creatingexcellence.org.uk] The programme is led by the Social Enterprise Coalition [ [http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk Social Enterprise Coalition website] ] and supported by the Office of the Third Sector, a Government department responsible for charities, co-operatives, voluntary and community groups. [ [http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/third_sector/ Office of the Third Sector website] ]

ee also

*"The Apprentice UK"
*The Apprentice (UK Series One)
*Saira Khan
*Sir Alan Sugar

References

External links

* [http://www.brightideastrust.com Bright Ideas Trust]
* [http://www.tim-campbell.co.uk/ Tim Campbell Official Website]
* [http://www.execdigital.co.uk/The-future-of-Sugar-s-Apprentice_3602.aspx Interview with Tim Campbell]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lC2SYfcDME Tim Campbell - "Inspiring Entrepreneur" video]