Exec needs no apprentice
January 25, 2007 (Newsday) When it comes to "The Apprentice," Carolyn Kepcher doesn't harbor any - actually make that "many" - ill feelings...
...The corporate executive who was "fired" from the Trump Organization and the NBC reality show last year says she still watches it and has nothing but kudos for Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka, who has replaced her in the boardroom.
"She's doing a great job," she told Newsday yesterday.
But that's because Kepcher, who has made a career maneuvering through obstacles instead of being stopped by them, has moved on. Right now, she writes a business column for the Daily News, is judging the "Ultimate Challenge," a Microsoft-sponsored small business contest (see ideawins.com) and plans to launch her own business, Carolyn & Co., in May. She also has done some work with Graham-Pelton Consulting, Inc., which focuses on fundraising and nonprofit management.
"It was time to move on," said Kepcher about her abrupt departure from the show, which many insiders say she was fired from. She has implied she left of her own accord.
Carolyn & Co., will be an interactive Web site (carolynkepcher.com) geared to working women. The author also sees more books in her future. And if a new reality show comes calling, she will consider that, too.
IVANA ON THE FEUD. Donald Trump's ex-wife has weighed in on the feud between the billionaire developer and TV co-host Rosie O'Donnell, accusing them of milking their war of words for publicity value.
Ivana Trump said she recently advised them to make peace in her advice column for the National Enquirer and Globe tabloids. "I was very diplomatic and at the end of the day, I said, 'You know, guys, just take the high road, it is so ridiculous,'" she told AP Television News yesterday.
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