I am a fan of focusing on a specific group and “milking it”, but in this case they were milking a very little cow that did not bring the results they wanted. If you want to target gay or lesbian crowd, go to their clubs … don’t try to find them on the streets.

Having guys with signs was a dumb idea. At the end of the day, I want to see how many “gay” customers they got. I am guessing they’ve lost a lot of straight guys to whom half naked guys with signs were not that appealing.

Stoney, you had to … you knew that you had to write this post. You had your pen and paper ready handy.

I agree with you that the team lost mainly because of the poor leadership, advertising and no plan. Having said that, I will still say that I would fire both of them. Was it start of Martin to mention to Trump’s daughter that he is “tired” ? I mean, c’omon. … then to Trump, “I’ll hug you if you let me go to the bathroom”?

I like when people make bold moves and don’t necessarily play to the “standards” of the society game. I also respect those people that don’t suck up to the boss … but sometimes people can say stupid things that will hurt them in the end. Martin was a good example.

Stoney, I’d fire both of them (Frank and Martin). Both made mistakes and showed weaknesses. A team leader going to make fliers? WHY??? Why can’t you delegate this?

Also … using fliers as a “sign” is not smart. Who can read them?

I’ll tell you how the girls could have taken advantage of this. Change from your business work clothing into some tank tops, shorts, etc (if you don’t want to hire help). Start washing cars.

What I’d also do is create better signs and put people with these signs not only by the car wash but on few corners around the car wash. Advertise the address! Sign should say something like “Hot Girl Car Wash day” and then the address. I’d say that 7 out of 10 drivers were probably men and even if they’re married I don’t think they’d mind a “hot girl” washing their car.

Another idea would be to surely push the more expensive work (detailing). Give people an incentive to do this when it’s not what they had in mind. In the morning, offer them a coffee with a muffin while they wait. Lunch time offer them quick snack at the local place (new business for them as well as advertising) … some win/win joint venture for a day could have been worked out.

In the boardroom … Frank looked like a kid (even though he indeed was fighting for his life there). Just by looking at his behavior, I can guarantee you that he will NOT be the next apprentice.

P.S. So far I don’t see clear winners of this thing (too early). Heck, I don’t even know most of their names. If the first episode was supposed to create some sort of “face / personality” recognition … it did a poor job.