{{Short description|British-Ghanaian businessman (born 1988)}} {{Use British English|date=July 2020}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Samuel Brooksworth | honorific_suffix = | image = Samuel_Brooksworth.jpg | caption = Samuel Brooksworth BBC's ''The Apprentice'', 2016 | birth_name = Samuel Boateng | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|9|23|df=y}} | birth_place = Lewisham, South London,<br />England | occupation = Entrepreneur | television = ''The Apprentice'' (2016) }}
'''Samuel Brooksworth''' (born '''Samuel Boateng''',<ref>{{cite web|date=1 January 2020|title=Love Island's Mike Boateng's brother was also a reality TV star|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/winter-love-island/mike-boateng-samuel-brooksworth-love-island-a4336511.html|access-date=9 June 2020|website=Evening Standard}}</ref> 23 September 1988) is a British-Ghanaian businessman and the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Remoteli.<ref>{{cite web|date=2020-11-16|title=Former BBC One's the Apprentice star launches business aimed at helping youth unemployment in Ghana|url=https://bentelevision.com/former-bbc-ones-the-apprentice-star-launches-business-aimed-at-helping-youth-unemployment-in-ghana/|access-date=2020-11-16|website=Ben Television {{!}} Sky 458 {{!}} Breaking - Nigeria, Africa and World Top News.}}</ref> Brooksworth first came to public attention in 2016 when he became a contestant on BBC One's the Apprentice.<ref>{{cite web|title=BBC One – The Apprentice, Series 12 – Samuel Boateng|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/B0TsSC772GgV8gz11MYZ7t/samuel-boateng|access-date=9 July 2020|website=BBC}}</ref> After the show Brooksworth founded the Startup Accelerator Build and Master, educating and mentoring entrepreneurs to grow and scale their businesses.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-16|title=Former BBC One's the Apprentice star launches business aimed at helping youth unemployment in Ghana|url=https://bentelevision.com/former-bbc-ones-the-apprentice-star-launches-business-aimed-at-helping-youth-unemployment-in-ghana/|access-date=2021-11-05|website=Ben Television {{!}} Breaking - Nigeria, Africa and World Top News.|language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2020 Brooksworth then founded Remoteli.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Tina Charisma|title=She quit her job as a NYC lawyer to move to Ghana|url=https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/ghana-diaspora-return-africa-cmd/index.html|access-date=2021-11-05|website=CNN|date=2 November 2021 |language=en}}</ref> Remoteli is an on-demand staffing organisation supporting businesses globally in building remote workforces.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Tyler|first=Richard|title=Now it's time for exports to rise to the top of the agenda|newspaper=The Times |language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.com/business-money/companies/article/now-its-time-for-exports-to-rise-to-the-top-of-the-agenda-7vdkhp9gm|access-date=2021-11-15|issn=0140-0460}}</ref> Services include Business Assistance, Customer Service Support, Social Media Management, Business Development and Software Development.<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Fruits of Ghana's Year of Return - Africa.com|url=https://www.africa.com/the-fruits-of-ghanas-year-of-return/|access-date=2021-11-05|website=www.africa.com|language=en-US}}</ref> In 2022, Remoteli was named Global Startup of the Year at the Startup Awards National Series.<ref>{{cite web |last= |date=2022-09-15 |title=The best start-up firms in London and the East of England revealed |url=https://www.freshbusinessthinking.com/the-best-start-up-firms-in-london-and-the-east-of-england-revealed/50467.article |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=Fresh Business Thinking }}</ref>
== Early life == Brooksworth, whose parents<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/01/the-apprentice-black-men-business-senior-positions-discrimination|title=My time on The Apprentice taught me a lot about black men in business|last=|date=2 November 2019|work=The Guardian|access-date=1 November 2019}}</ref> emigrated from Ghana in the 1970s, was born in 1988 in Lewisham, South London.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.londonnewsonline.co.uk/7125/samuel-apprentice-star/|title=Samuel is our Apprentice star|date=2 September 2016|work=South London Press & Mercury News online|access-date=9 October 2017}}{{dead link|date=November 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> He is an identical twin and the oldest of 5 siblings.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Love Island: Mike Boateng has TWIN brothers and they're fitlords|url=https://heatworld.com/entertainment/tv-movies/love-island-mike-boateng-twin-brothers/|access-date=10 July 2020|website=Heat}}</ref> His younger brother was a contestant on a reality series Love Island in 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 January 2020|title=When was Love Island star Mike Boateng's brother Samuel on The Apprentice?|url=https://metro.co.uk/2020/01/21/love-island-star-mike-boatengs-brother-samuel-apprentice-12094869/|access-date=10 July 2020|website=Metro}}</ref>
Brooksworth's family moved to Bury,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/14844453.Success_for_Samuel_after_Apprentice_cycle_challenge/|title=Success for Samuel after Apprentice cycle challenge|website=York Press|date=4 November 2016 |access-date=9 October 2017}}</ref> Greater Manchester in 2000, where he attended Castlebrook High School and Holy Cross College.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/14769240.Rising_business_star_from_Bury_revealed_as_candidate_in_new_series_of_The_Apprentice/?ref=rl&lp=2|title=Rising business star from Bury revealed as candidate in new series of The Apprentice|website=Bury Times|date=28 September 2016 |access-date=6 October 2017}}</ref>
Brooksworth left Bury to earn a Bachelor of Science Honours from Sheffield Hallam University<ref>{{Cite web|title='Perfect' Sheffield graduate to appear on The Apprentice|url=http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/celebs/perfect-sheffield-graduate-to-appear-on-the-apprentice-1-8152123|access-date=6 October 2017|website=www.thestar.co.uk}}</ref> in Information Technology and Business Studies.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thetab.com/uk/sheffield/2016/10/03/former-hallam-student-compete-apprentice-17141#|title=Former Hallam student to compete on The Apprentice|date=3 October 2016|work=The Tab Sheffield|access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref>
== Career == ===Business=== Brooksworth eventually moved back to London in 2013 and went on to work in various management roles.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.spearswms.com/samuel-boateng-net-worth/|title=Samuel Boateng Net Worth|date=6 October 2016|work=Spear's Magazine|access-date=6 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Samuel Brooksworth |url=https://www.theguardian.com/profile/samuel-brooksworth|access-date=9 June 2020|website=The Guardian}}</ref> In 2017 Brooksworth founded the company Build and Master,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Abena|first=Annette|date=2 October 2018|title=BEHIND THE BRAND: Former Apprentice Contestant Samuel P Boateng|url=https://theonlywayisghana.com/2018/10/behind-the-brand-former-apprentice-contestant-samuel-p-boateng/|access-date=9 June 2020|website=The Only Way Is Ghana}}</ref> a Startup Accelerator educating and mentoring entrepreneurs to grow and scale their businesses. In 2020 Brooksworth then founded Remoteli. Remoteli is an on-demand staffing organisation supporting businesses globally in building remote workforces.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-16|title=Former BBC One's the Apprentice star launches business aimed at helping youth unemployment in Ghana|url=https://bentelevision.com/former-bbc-ones-the-apprentice-star-launches-business-aimed-at-helping-youth-unemployment-in-ghana/|access-date=2020-11-16|website=Ben Television {{!}} Sky 458 {{!}} Breaking - Nigeria, Africa and World Top News.}}</ref>
=== ''The Apprentice'' === Brooksworth came to public attention when he participated in series 12 of BBC One's ''The Apprentice'' in 2016 hosted by Lord Sugar.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/the-apprentice-candidates-meet-lord-sugars-new-intake-for-2016/samuel-boateng/|title=The Apprentice candidates: meet Lord Sugar's new intake for 2016|work=The Telegraph|access-date=6 October 2017}}</ref> Brooksworth project managed a task in week five of the show leading the team to victory.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/news/14844453.Success_for_Samuel_after_Apprentice_cycle_challenge/|title=Success for Samuel after Apprentice cycle challenge|website=This Is Lancashire|date=4 November 2016 |access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref> Brooksworth was the top salesperson throughout the show and went on to reach week seven before being eliminated.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/14912998.VIDEO__Bury_businessman_Samuel_reacts_to_tonight_s_episode_of_The_Apprentice/?commentSort=score|title=VIDEO: Bury businessman Samuel reacts to tonight's episode of The Apprentice|website=Bury Times|date=17 November 2016 |access-date=8 October 2017}}</ref>
== Awards == In 2022, Brooksworth led Remoteli as they were named winner of the Global Startup of the Year Award at the Startup Awards National Series.<ref>{{cite web |last= |date=2022-09-15 |title=The best start-up firms in London and the East of England revealed |url=https://www.freshbusinessthinking.com/the-best-start-up-firms-in-london-and-the-east-of-england-revealed/50467.article |access-date=2022-10-06 |website=Fresh Business Thinking }}</ref> Brooksworth was nominated for a Guba Award in 2017 in the "Professional of the year" category<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/guba-awards-2017-nominees-announced|title=GUBA Awards 2017 Nominees announced|access-date=11 October 2017}}</ref> for his work and rise in management<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebritishblacklist.com/one-to-watch-introducing-the-apprentice-2016-contestant-samuel-boateng/|title=One To Watch – Introducing The Apprentice 2016 Contestant Samuel Boateng « The British Blacklist|website=www.thebritishblacklist.com|access-date=6 October 2017}}</ref> through various companies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gubaawards.co.uk/samuel-boateng-announced-as-bbc-one-apprentice-candidate/|title=Samuel Boateng Announced as BBC One Apprentice Candidate {{!}} Guba Awards|website=www.gubaawards.co.uk|access-date=11 October 2017}}</ref> Brooksworth was also nominated for a Screen Nation Film & TV Award in 2017 in the "Favourite Reality TV Talent" category.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://kasapafmonline.com/2017/04/13/amma-asante-samuel-boateng-yaw-basoah-eric-kofi-abrefa-nominated-2017-screen-nation-awards/|title=Amma Asante, Samuel Boateng, Yaw Basoah, Eric Kofi-Abrefa nominated @ 2017 Screen Nation Awards|date=1 April 2017|work=Kasapa102.5FM|access-date=6 October 2017}}</ref>
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== External links == *[https://www.samuelbrooksworth.com/ Official website] *[https://www.instagram.com/samuelbrooksworth/ Instagram]
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