Name: Priyesh Bathia
From: Harrow, London
Job description: Global account manager
His story: Priyesh Bathia stepped away from his corporate career to 鈥榮wap spreadsheets for mixology鈥�. He describes himself as the chief drink officer of Sipologist, a mobile cocktail bar business, and wants to scale it into a national brand.
The Apprentice highlight: He was the successful project manager in task six, which saw the candidates head to Egypt to put on a corporate away day. He said: 鈥淪omething went wrong during service, and instead of deflecting it, I took accountability and addressed it directly with the clients.鈥�
In his own words: 鈥淚鈥檓 the perfect mix of charm and hustle who鈥檚 confident, quick-thinking, and not afraid to get stuck in. I bring ideas, energy and a bit of cheek, which means I don鈥檛 just talk the talk, I make things happen.鈥�
Chances of winning: The big outsider has attracted quite a lot of hate on social media. Lord Sugar seemed as surprised as anyone when Bathia made it through to the last five. 鈥淗ow you made it I do not know,鈥� he said. 鈥淵ou鈥檙e a lucky charm, you really are.鈥�