Verna
Age During Show: 31
Occupation: Business Manager
Lives: Seattle, WA
Verna
History
Verna, 31, married with children, attended Jackson State University where she excelled in academics and athletics. She began her career in sales, demonstrating exceptional potential by delivering some of the highest figures in the company. Pursuing her passion of Marketing Communications, she began working in the Information Technology field speaking to varied groups about the value of technology, and has presented on stage to live audiences of over 15,000 people. Verna is responsible for managing team members in the development of executive communications, website creation, event management, and presentation delivery. Verna earned her MBA in Business Communications, and is now responsible for product management and simultaneously driving large-scale, multi-million dollar projects within the corporation.
Interview
How do you define success?
$$ in the bank... Just kidding. Actually, I try not to confuse success with fame and fortune. I define success as being able to take care of my family and my life's needs - enjoying each day as it comes. Looking at my children and knowing that I am teaching them how to be good people, driven, and to have goals in life. I define success as looking forward to each day, and being considered the best at what I do. When people can look at you to fix their hardest problems, and have no doubts that you are able to do it... you have achieved success. When you can face each day with anticipation of what's ahead, instead of dreading what's to come, you have achieved success. Success to me means that I don't have to wait for things to happen, but I am the one who can make them happen.
What have you learned from watching previous seasons of The Apprentice?
The main thing I have learned from watching previous episodes of The Apprentice is that anything can happen. We all hope to have good days, and will probably have some bad days too... just hope that your bad days are days when your team wins in the boardroom!
Why should you be the next Apprentice?
In life, it is not only about what you can achieve, but also about what you can learn and how you can put that experience to good use. A true apprentice takes advantage of every situation and becomes a better person, a better employee, and a better leader as a result. I should be the next Apprentice because I have all of those qualities. I am not afraid to take on the tough challenges, and enjoy making the seemingly impossible, possible. I am a hard worker, and willing to do what it takes to achieve the best results, and not sacrifice my integrity in doing so.
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