Alan Sugar
Published on Dec 04, 2018
No Description
MORE DECKS TO EXPLORE
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Alan Sugar Biography
Business Magnate, Entrepreneur, Celebrity, Politician, Author
DOB: 24 March 1947
Born: Hackney, East London, England
Childhood
- Born from a Jewish family, with Scandinavian heritage
- Attended Northwald Primary School, then Brooke House secondary school and left school at 16
- Made extra money at Greengrocers
Adult Life
- Worked briefly for the civil service as a statistician at the Ministry of Education
- Began selling electrical goods out of a van after leaving the civil service
- He owned Tottenham Hotspur F.C for ten years
- He has 2 sons and a daughter
- His current net worth is around 1.5bn pounds ($2769032735.9 NZD)
Struggles and Challenges
- He said himself that he was too cold, unemotional and selfish when building his enterprise
- In a RadioTimes interview with Evan Davis, Lord Sugar states 'My big mistake was not recognizing that the early successes were not representative of the way markets normally go.'
Struggles and Challenges cont...
- Lord Sugar originated from a poor family
- He had many losses while owning Tottenham Hotspur F.C and called it 'a waste of his life'.
- Lord Sugar was seen as a gruff man, with little heart, faith or kindness
Attributes and Attitudes
- He tried making his appearance look less menacing by starring on the show 'The Apprentice' showing affection and playing with toddlers in a Kindergarten - Reflective
- He made his own bike when his parents couldn't afford one - Commitment, Creativity
Major Achievements
- Making and owning Amstrad
- Being the Chairman of Tottenham Hotspur F.C for ten years
- His company, Amstrad was one of Britain's largest business ventures in the 1980's
- He was just 21 when he founded Amstrad
Major Achievements cont...
- He had more earnings than his father when he left High School
- He was accorded to the Rank of Knight Bachelor in 2000 for his services to the 'Home Computer and Electronics industry
How is Lord Sugar important to society
- He is a philanthropist for many charities like Jewish Care and Great Ormond Street Hospital
- He was listed number 5 in the top most influential british entrepreneurs in 2015, 8th in 2017, and 3rd in 2018
How is Lord Sugar important to society cont..
- He is one of Labour party's biggest donors
- He made peoples lives easier with electronics and IT equipment
