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  Kwame Jackson at AllExperts
Kwame Jackson of New York, New York, was one of the two final candidates on Donald Trump's American television reality series The Apprentice.
Jackson has a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Business Administration degree from Harvard University.
Jackson is currently chairman of Legacy Holdings LLC, which among other things is building a multi-billion dollar real estate project near Washington, D.C. Kwame Jackson is chairman of Legacy Holdings LLC, with David J. Smith (CEO) and Erik A. Moses (COO).
en.allexperts.com /e/k/kw/kwame_jackson.htm   (328 words)

  
 Apprentice's Kwame Jackson Turns Fame into Success - People (washingtonian.com)
Kwame Jackson was at his desk at Goldman Sachs when his best friend, Dave Smith, e-mailed him about The Apprentice.
Jackson chose the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill after his stepfather told him Howard cost $8,000 more and Jackson would have to cover the difference.
Jackson liked the idea of coming back to Washington and considered Prince George's "a hidden gem." He and Moses soon met with the Rosewood City Group, community leaders, and others to talk about their vision for Rosewood.
www.washingtonian.com /articles/people/1824.html   (1414 words)

  
 Apprentice runner-up Kwame Jackson to speak at LSE
Kwame Jackson is the first African American to be hosted by the LSE Student Union Business Society.
Kwame Jackson resigned from his job at the prestigious Goldman Sachs to pursue The Apprentice show opportunity, where some 40 million Americans watched the show's finale.
Jackson’s most recent invitation brought him to LSE, where, as the first African American invited to talk to the LSE Student Union Business Society, he spoke last week on commercial diplomacy.
www.lse.ac.uk /collections/pressAndInformationOffice.bak/newsAndEvents/archives/2005/KwameJackson.htm   (321 words)

  
 Don't cry for Kwame Jackson | www.azstarnet.com ®
In a phone interview from New York, Jackson said he is weighing offers from another famous billionaire, Mark Cuban, as well as the KFC fast-food chain.
During Jackson's final "Apprentice" test, staging a concert with Jessica Simpson, Manigault-Stallworth flubbed transportation for the pop singer and appeared to fib about it.
Jackson is starting an entertainment company, Legacy Communications Group, to produce films, video games and live events with a focus on concert series.
www.azstarnet.com /sn/printDS/19143   (541 words)

  
 Kwame Jackson of 'The Apprentice' will share 'Lessons From the Boardroom' in talk here Monday
Kwame Jackson, known to millions of Americans as one of the players in the first season of NBC’s “The Apprentice,” will share some “Lessons From the Boardroom” in a talk at 7:30 p.m.
Jackson survived the firings week after week to land himself a slot as one of the two finalists.
Jackson, 29, is a native of Washington, D.C., and came to the show with a bachelor’s in business from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an M.B.A. from Harvard.
www.stthomas.edu /bulletin/news/200443/Wednesday/KwameJacksonLecture10_20_04.cfm   (592 words)

  
 Apprentice Star Kwame Jackson Speaks Out for Life Insurance Awareness Month
Jackson shares personal story, professional background to help educate Americans about the importance of life insurance WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Kwame Jackson, star of last season's hit reality show The Apprentice, is giving Americans a dose of reality about the pivotal role life insurance can play in safeguarding a family's finances and future plans.
Concerned by the continuing drop in life insurance ownership, Jackson is joining LIFE in the month-long public awareness campaign to encourage Americans to take stock of their life insurance needs.
Kwame's story is a perfect illustration of the necessity of life insurance and we are very excited that he'll be joining us in our public education efforts in September." More than 70 insurance companies and industry trade groups have also pledged their support and involvement in the public awareness campaign.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/08-23-2004/0002236777&EDATE=   (706 words)

  
 kwamejackson
EWING, NJ … Kwame Jackson, runner-up on the first season of Donald Trump’s “The Apprentice,” will make a visit to The College of New Jersey on February 1 to speak about his corporate experiences and his experiences on the reality television show.
Kwame Jackson is the highest paid and most in-demand speaker amongst those in reality television.
It is his business savvy, passion for excellence and the lessons he has learned in the boardroom that have given him the ability to inspire others to explore, embrace, and execute the keys to success.
www.tcnj.edu /~ccr/news/2006/kwamejackson.htm   (352 words)

  
 DeLoggio Achievement Program Alumni -- Kwame Jackson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 [2005] PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Television star Kwame Jackson -- the first runner-up from the inaugural season of NBC's "The Apprentice" -- will be the distinguished guest speaker Tuesday, Feb. 15th at the prestigious London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in the United Kingdom.
Jackson is the first African American to be hosted by the LSE Student Union Business Society....
Jackson resigned from his job at the prestigious Goldman Sachs to pursue "The Apprentice" show opportunity where some 40 million Americans watched the show's finale.
www.deloggio.com /satisfid/kwame.htm   (256 words)

  
 Print Kwame Jackson Biography -- AEI Speakers Bureau
Kwame Jackson is polished, confident and credentialed with prestigious Wall Street experience, a University of North Carolina Chapel Hill degree, a Harvard MBA, and business lessons he learned from Donald Trump in front of 22 million people each week, on the hit show “The Apprentice.”
Although Jackson was flattered to make both People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People and its 50 Hottest Bachelors list in 2004, he is a businessman first.
It is his business savvy, passion for excellence and the lessons he has learned in the boardroom that have given Jackson the ability to inspire others to explore, embrace, and execute the keys to success.
www.aeispeakers.com /print.php?SpeakerID=581   (347 words)

  
 Legacy Holdings - Legacy Development Partners - Legacy Communications - Kwame Jackson
Jackson is the founder and Chairman of Legacy Holdings LLC.
Kwame gained national notoriety and a large and diverse public following as a result of his performance earlier this year as one of 16 contestants chosen from 250,000 applicants to participate in the first season of the NBC hit reality television program 'The Apprentice'.
Kwame finished as the runner up in the contest to become Donald Trump’s protégé for one year.
legacyholdingsllc.com /bios   (356 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Features -- Kwame Jackson capitalizes on being No. 2
Kwame Jackson, a finalist on NBC's "The Apprentice," poses in this undated publicity photo.
Even the antics of Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth, whose scheming may have cost Jackson the top prize – a $250,000, yearlong job with Trump – is something he shrugs off.
Jackson is working with longtime friend Dave Smith, who encouraged him to use television as a means to the end of business success.
www.signonsandiego.com /news/features/20040421-0014-ca-theapprentice-kwame.html   (658 words)

  
 Kwame Jackson happy being No. 2
Jackson said he is weighing offers from another famous billionaire, Mark Cuban, as well as the KFC fast-food chain.
Jackson is working with longtime friend Dave Smith, who encouraged him to use television as a means to business success.
If he had bested Rancic, Jackson says he would also have picked the chance to oversee a 90-story building project in Chicago over managing a California golf course.
www.enquirer.com /editions/2004/04/22/tem_0422kwame0.html   (584 words)

  
 'Apprentice' Runner-Up Kwame Jackson, Makes History as First African American To Speak at The London School of ...
Jackson is the first African American to be hosted by the LSE Student Union Business Society, known for its outstanding reputation of academic excellence.
Jackson, who along with two business partners, has started his own development company, Legacy Holdings LLC, will speak to the LSE Business Society about entrepreneurship, globalization and commercial diplomacy.
Jackson continues to leverage his reality TV fame and celebrity capital to begin pursuing business opportunities.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-14-2005/0003020010&EDATE=   (411 words)

  
 'Apprentice' loser Kwame Jackson debates job offer from 'Benefactor' star Mark Cuban - Reality TV World - News, ...
Kwame is still "deciding" whether to accept but notes that he is "just flattered that [Cuban] waited around for me." As he should be.
Prior to the job offer from Cuban, Fox News reported that Kwame had been offered the chance to return to his old firm, the NYC investment bank Goldman Sachs, at a substantial salary.
However, Kwame turned the offer down and instead had planned to start a business with some friends of his focused on raising capital for fl-run firms that focused on the upscale market.
www.realitytvworld.com /news/apprentice-loser-kwame-jackson-debates-job-offer-from-benefactor-star-mark-cuban-2491.php   (817 words)

  
 Kwame Jackson Photos - Kwame Jackson News - Kwame Jackson Information
Kwame was born in Washington, D.C. and raised in Charlotte, NC; which he considers home.
True to his entrepreneurial training at Harvard and the bounty of opportunities in the late 90's, Kwame was heavily involved in several "dot-com" start-ups during his time in business...
The Apprentice is the ultimate, sixteen-week job interview, where eighteen Americans compete in a series of rigorous business tasks, many of which include prominent Fortune 500 companies and...
www.tv.com /kwame-jackson/person/253077/summary.html   (158 words)

  
 The Washington Informer: Regional
Kwame Jackson to “Stuff the Bus” for Students
Kwame Jackson, America’s favorite businessman from the hit first season of NBC’s “The Apprentice”, is challenging District residents to donate enough school supplies to fill a school bus.
Jackson, and the Boys and BGCGW authorities are urging residents to donate backpacks, rulers, scissors, pencils, pens markers, notebook, glue, highlighters, calculators and paper.
www.washingtoninformer.com /EDKwame2005Aug18.html   (432 words)

  
 News 14 Carolina | 24 Hour Local News | HEADLINES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Jackson is just one of the many celebrities Adams has seen at this year's democratic convention.
Jackson is also a big fan of another Tar Heel grad- Vice Presidential candidate John Edwards.
Although Danielle Adams was a little star struck by Jackson’s visit, she said it has motivated her to get her college peers to vote in the upcoming election when she returns to Durham.
rdu.news14.com /content/headlines/?ArID=52133&SecID=2   (412 words)

  
 Bill Rancic trumps Kwame Jackson to become The Donald's 'Apprentice' - Reality TV World - News, information, episode ...
Bill was picked over Kwame Jackson, 29, a Harvard MBA who had worked for Goldman Sachs prior to becoming one of "Trump's Chumps," as the show's 16 contestants were sometimes called.
The determining factor in Trump's final decision seemed to be Kwame's failure to fire the lying, insubordinant and incompetent Omarosa Manigault-Stallworth during Kwame's final task: managing a Jessica Simpson concert at the Trump Taj Mahal last October.
Kwame also has the option of taking a one-week stint as Chief Sales Officer of KFC (the former "Kentucky Fried Chicken," which now seems to want to be known as "Kitchen Fresh Chicken"), for which Kwame would be paid $25,000 plus a one-year's supply of KFC products.
www.realitytvworld.com /index/articles/story.php?s=2488   (1124 words)

  
 ro Finance - kwame jackson’s road to real estate riches
In addition, Jackson has since gotten his feet wet in the real estate game with the formation of his own Legacy Holdings, LLC with two business partners.
Furthermore, says Jackson, it’s important to work behind the scenes in order to lay the proper foundation.
Jackson urges would-be developers to “look up the master plan” for certain sections of the city.
www.rollingout.com /exe_suite/finance/index.php?p=3300&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1   (577 words)

  
 blackpundit.com » Blog Archive » Kwame Jackson cuts a multi billion dollar deal
Kwame Jackson cuts a multi billion dollar deal
Kwame Jackson started in the reality TV show Apprentice.
With two other partners, Jackson has made a deal with officials in Prince George’s County in Maryland to develop an 80 to 130 acre area into commercial and residential property.
blackpundit.com /2004/08/25/kwame-jackson-cuts-a-multi-billion-dollar-deal   (199 words)

  
 Kwame Jackson Axed As Trump Pageant Judge - General - RedOrbit
Jackson, the runner-up to the reality show's April 15 final prize - a yearlong, $250,000 job with the billionaire developer - was disqualified by pageant organizers for waving at beauty queens he bumped into in the lobby of their hotel.
"Kwame is intelligent, charming and we were really looking forward to him judging on our panel," pageant president Paula Shugart said in a statement made available to The Associated Press.
The pageant statement quoted Jackson saying he was "disappointed and disheartened" and "honestly had no idea that (the hotel) was off limits."
www.redorbit.com /news/general/60935/kwame_jackson_axed_as_trump_pageant_judge/index.html   (618 words)

  
 News, June 1: Julia Roberts Expecting Twins, Kwame Jackson Fired ... Again, 'Fahrenheit' May Heat Up Summer Movies, ...
After losing the big job, The Apprentice runner-up Kwame Jackson was asked to step down again--this time as a judge for Donald Trump's Miss Universe pageant, AP reports.
Jackson was disqualified by pageant organizers for waving at beauty queens he bumped into in the lobby of their hotel.
"Kwame is intelligent, charming and we were really looking forward to him judging on our panel," pageant president Paula Shugart said in a statement.
www.hollywood.com /news/News_June_1_Julia_Roberts_Expecting_Twins_Kwame_Jackson_Fired__Again_Fahrenheit_May_Heat_Up_Summer_Movies_More/1754409   (1250 words)

  
 The Apprentice's Kwame Jackson to present "lessons from the boardroom" at IU Bloomington
The Apprentice's Kwame Jackson to present "lessons from the boardroom" at IU Bloomington
Jackson is polished, confident and credentialed with prestigious Wall Street experience, a degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a Harvard MBA degree, and business lessons he learned from Donald Trump in front of 22 million people each week on the hit show "The Apprentice."
Jackson has since co-founded Legacy Holdings LLC, an emerging and diversified holding company positioned to engage in real estate development, fashion, television and film production.
newsinfo.iu.edu /news/page/normal/2460.html   (308 words)

  
 Cuban interested in 'Apprentice' runner-up - NBA - MSNBC.com
Kwame Jackson was fired by Donald Trump on "The Apprentice."
The billionaire Cuban attended a party for Jackson on Thursday night after the Harvard Business School graduate lost to Bill Rancic, who will be paid $250,000 for one year for supervising the contruction of the Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago.
Kwame gets to be the celebrity, have a great time and look over all the options he has.
www.msnbc.msn.com /id/4760818   (436 words)

  
 Kwame Jackson - Reviews on RateItAll   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Kwame Jackson has a Harvard MBA and has worked at several dot-coms before joining Goldman Sachs as an Investment Manager.
Kwame, however, managed to do most everything by himself.
Kwame, however stayed calm when someone was there or not.
www.rateitall.com /r-1256011.aspx   (440 words)

  
 'The Apprentice' Finalist Kwame Jackson Keynotes Opening Ceremony
Kwame Jackson is polished, confident and credentialed with prestigious Wall Street experience, a University of North Carolina Chapel Hill degree, a Harvard MBA, and business lessons he learned from Donald Trump in front of 22 million people each week on The Apprentice.
Jackson continues to be courted by major television networks, fashion houses, sports teams, marketers, advertisers, community, civic and political leaders for his input and expertise.
Through Legacy Holdings, Jackson aspires to create his own empire and while he beat out more than 250,000 contestants for a job working for Donald Trump, for Jackson, the real game has just begun.
www.skillsusa.org /about/presskit/speaker.shtml   (454 words)

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