{"id":8871,"date":"2015-10-06T14:14:57","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T13:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/?p=8871"},"modified":"2015-10-06T14:16:32","modified_gmt":"2015-10-06T13:16:32","slug":"social-media-entrepreneur-vana-koutsomitis-from-barcelona-take-on-the-challenges-of-the-apprentice-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/8871\/social-media-entrepreneur-vana-koutsomitis-from-barcelona-take-on-the-challenges-of-the-apprentice-2015\/","title":{"rendered":"Social media entrepreneur Vana Koutsomitis from Barcelona take on the challenges of The Apprentice 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Social media entrepreneur Vana Koutsomitis from Barcelona take on the challenges of The Apprentice 2015 in her bid to become Lord Sugar\u2019s business partner.<\/p>\n<p>The 27 year-old says: &#8220;I believe this is a marathon and if you have stamina and if you do things with integrity, morals and direction, you can get where you want to go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Vana honed her business skills at just 7 years old, selling her old toys on the streets of New York City. Since then, she&#8217;s travelled the globe, settling in Barcelona. Her business inspiration is Ashton Kutcher, because of his eye for a good opportunity.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2015\/10\/vana-on-the-apprentice.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2015\/10\/vana-on-the-apprentice.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"vana on the apprentice\" width=\"570\" height=\"348\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8873\" srcset=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2015\/10\/vana-on-the-apprentice.png 570w, http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2015\/10\/vana-on-the-apprentice-300x183.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-0466605792016836\";\n\/* auditions 300x250, created 9\/6\/10 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"7469702309\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/8871\/social-media-entrepreneur-vana-koutsomitis-from-barcelona-take-on-the-challenges-of-the-apprentice-2015\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 1805371;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social media entrepreneur Vana Koutsomitis from Barcelona take on the challenges of The Apprentice 2015 in her bid to become Lord Sugar\u2019s business partner. 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