Re: will John Gafford the Computer Consultant Be Trump's Next Apprentice?
For better or worse, computer consultants that tune into NBC’s hit reality TV show “The Apprentice” now have “one of their own” competing for Donald Trump’s highly coveted “job”.
John M. Gafford, a principal of Pattern Recognition, Inc. in Tampa, Florida has as of last evening already made The Apprentice “Top 10”, while 8 of his original 18 Apprentice competitors have received the now trademarked distinction of “YOU’RE FIRED!”
So the real question… does Gafford have what it takes to be Trump’s next apprentice? Or will his take-no-prisoners style rub too many, the wrong way… including “The Donald”?
Or will Gafford’s “life” at Pattern Recognition in Tampa just get back to “normal”... selling software, applications and networking services… like Web conferencing and medical office management systems?
Now bear in mind Gafford’s consulting firm Pattern Recognition (“PRI”), founded in 2003, is still a very new company. But regardless of whether Gafford ends up running one of Trump’s companies, or goes back to pitching IT consulting services in Tampa, any of his competitors in the Tampa/St. Pete area should take note: throughout the competition Gafford has come through as a tough fighter.
And regardless of how you feel about his style, either as a member of the “street smarts” Apprentice team “Net Worth” or as a principal in Pattern Recognition in Tampa, Florida, don’t underestimate John Gafford the computer consultant business owner. He’s definitely a force to be reckoned with.
Finally, as a side note, we of course are wondering what advice John Gafford would offer to computer consultants in extremely competitive bid situations… because it’s hard to imagine a competitive-bid IT project that would ever rival the extremely competitive situation faced under the microscope on “The Apprentice”. Of course, if we do hear from Gafford, we will be happy to share his thoughts here in the Computer Consulting Blog.
Joshua Feinberg
Computer Consulting Kit
http://www.computerconsultingkit.com
More background on Gafford can be found at
- The Apprentice Blog
- The Aprentice Site on Yahoo
- His company's Web site for Pattern Recognition, Inc
