Sara v. Shawn
I'm sorry I didn't write about this much sooner. The final of "Rebel Billionaire" matched up Sara Blakely, founder of Spanx, with Shawn Nelson, founder of LoveSac.
I felt that Sara was one of Branson's favorites from the beginning. She handled the "Fear Factor" aspect of "Rebel Billionaire" despite fears that would've left me cringing in a corner someplace. I thought climbing to the top of a hot air balloon to have tea with Branson was silly, but I respect Blakely for getting the job done.
Nelson, on the other hand, was a bit of a loose cannon. He was within a hair's breadth of being sent home before the first episode was half over, for showing a lack of respect to a London cabbie (Branson in disguise). He was also nearly let go in the episode at Victoria Falls, saved by a less-than-rational decision by his team leader.
Yet somehow, Nelson prevailed at the end. He gets the million smackers and the presidency of Virgin. I believe Branson did this to work on Virgin Galactic. More on that later.
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posted by Ron @ 9:13 AM
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hey, good to see someone else was watching.. john
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