{"id":9506,"date":"2022-01-04T18:15:43","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T17:15:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1544062"},"modified":"2022-01-04T18:37:30","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T17:37:30","slug":"meet-akeem-bundu-kamara-the-apprentice-2022-contestant","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/meet-akeem-bundu-kamara-the-apprentice-2022-contestant\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Akeem Bundu-Kamara: The Apprentice 2022 contestant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 04 January 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>After a two-year absence from our screens, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/the-apprentice-air-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Apprentice<\/a> is making a comeback. Lord Alan Sugar is back, with a brand new\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/apprentice-2022-cast-line-up\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Apprentice 2022 line-up<\/a> in tow.<\/p>\n<p>The contestants will once again be competing for a chance to win a \u00a3250,000 investment in their business as well as mentoring by Lord Sugar himself.<\/p>\n<p>But who will be crowned the winner?<\/p>\n<p>Well, it looks like Akeem Bundu-Kamara has a strong chance. Here\u2019s everything you need to know about strategy manager ahead of the season 16\u2019s release.<\/p>\n<h2>Who is Akeem Bundu-Kamara?<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Age:\u00a0<\/strong>29<\/p>\n<p><strong>Job: <\/strong>Strategy manager for a financial firm<\/p>\n<p><strong>From: <\/strong>London<\/p>\n<p><strong>Instagram: <\/strong><a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/akeembk\/?hl=en&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">@akeembk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A self-described people person, strategy manager Akeem loves \u201cbeing around others\u201d. Hopefully that includes his fellow contestants!<\/p>\n<p>As well has his job as a strategy manager, Akeem is the founder of sustainable sportswear brand Lockr Space, which he created to offer \u201ca space where any sportswear brand can have their own unique Lockr to showcase their products.\u201d With over 1,000 followers on <a href=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/lockrspace\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>, it looks like Akeem is already a strong contender for this year\u2019s cash prize.<\/p> <h2>What has Akeem Bundu-Kamara said about joining The Apprentice?<\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;component\" component--box=\"\" component--box-flushbody-vertical=\"\" component--box--primary=\"\" data-content-block-type=\"&quot;prose&quot;\">\n<div class=\"&quot;component__body\" br-box-page=\"\">\n<div class=\"&quot;text--prose&quot;\">\n<p>Speaking of joining The Apprentice 2022 line-up, Akeem said he has the \u201cambition, the drive and the experience working with strategy,\u201d plus he\u2019s already on the \u201cpathway to making it\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cMy growing up has made me who I am. I\u2019m able to converse with everyone, but also able to show that financial, business side to myself.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>When does The Apprentice start?<\/h2>\n<p>The 16th series of The Apprentice will begin this Thursday (6th January), so we don\u2019t have long to wait for Lord Sugar\u2019s antics.<\/p>\n<p>This time around, he will be joined by aides Baroness Karren Brady and Apprentice champion Tim Campbell, who\u2019s taking over from Claude Littner while he recovers from surgery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m excited to be looking after Claude\u2019s boardroom chair while he recuperates and look forward to seeing what the candidates come up with on this year\u2019s tasks,\u201d he said. And we\u2019re excited to see what he has in store for Akeem and his fellow contestants.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Apprentice series 16 will begin on 6th January 2022 on BBC One at 9pm. If you\u2019re looking for more to watch, check out our <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lidia Molina-Whyte Published: Tuesday, 04 January 2022 at 12:00 am After a two-year absence from our screens, The Apprentice is making a comeback. Lord Alan Sugar is back, with a brand new\u00a0The Apprentice 2022 line-up in tow. 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