Lord Alan Sugar is a famous British business magnate, who has founded several businesses and become a television star as part of The Apprentice. From football and consumer electronics to aviation and property investment, Alan has had a huge impact on various different sectors as a businessman. With a highly successful career behind him, Alan is frequently booked as a speaker for corporate events, engaging audiences with tales of business wisdom and what it takes to succeed.
Throughout his career, Alan has established a respectable reputation as a businessman and is best known as the founder of Amstrad, Amsair and Amsprop. The first company that Alan founded, Alan Michael Sugar Trading (Amstrad), was a wholesaler which specialises in consumer electronics. He later founded Amsair, an aviation company providing business jet charters, and Amsprop, a property investment firm. Alan is also widely known for owning and being Chairman of Viglen Ltd, an IT company, and the former Chairman of Tottenham Hotspurs. Alan is also a popular face of British TV, being the star of The Apprentice on the BBC.
Leaving education at 16, Alan began his career as a statistician for the Ministry of Education. However, Alan longed to work for himself and so began his own business from the back of his van, selling car aerials and electrical goods. Persevering with his vision, Alan’s business was successful and he was later able to found Amstrad. In the 1990s, Alan took a step away from his business to part-buy and become Chairman of Tottenham Hotspurs football club.
Today, Alan is a star of the BBC programme The Apprentice where he hires and fires countless budding businessmen and women, on-air annually since 2005. A figure of inspiration in the business world, Lord Sugar has been ranked as the 95th richest person in the UK, ranked 5th in the 100 Most Influential British Entrepreneurs by Richtopia and ranked number one on the Essex Powerlist. Outside of television and business, Alan is also frequently booked as a speaker for corporate events. With previous speaking engagements including for the likes of Google and The Oxford Union, Alan is sought to speak on business management and what it takes to succeed in the modern-day industry. An engaging speaker who built his empire from the ground, Lord Alan Sugar is the perfect motivational business speaker for a range of events.
