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==Early Life==
==Early Life==
Harry Maxwell was privately educated and started his education at Spratton Hall [[Preparatory school (United Kingdom)|preparatory school]] in [[Spratton]], [[Northamptonshire]], and then went onto [[Rugby School]] in [[Warwickshire]]. He boarded at Rugby School in term time and lived with his mother, Jayne, during the holidays. The fees for a boarder while Maxwell was at the school were £27,000 per annum.<ref>{{cite news |date=2011-10-28 |title=Teenage schoolboy Harry in running for Alan Sugar’s Apprentice prize |url=http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/news/harry-bids-to-be-the-next-young-apprentice-1-3192311 |publisher=Daventry Express |accessdate=2012-11-03 }}</ref>
Harry Maxwell was privately educated and studied at Spratton Hall [[Preparatory school (United Kingdom)|preparatory school]] in [[Spratton]], [[Northamptonshire]] and [[Rugby School]] in [[Warwickshire]]. He boarded at [[Rugby School]] in term time and lived with his mother, Jayne, during the holidays. The fees for a boarder while Maxwell was at the school were £27,000 per annum.<ref>{{cite news |date=2011-10-28 |title=Teenage schoolboy Harry in running for Alan Sugar’s Apprentice prize |url=http://www.daventryexpress.co.uk/news/harry-bids-to-be-the-next-young-apprentice-1-3192311 |publisher=Daventry Express |accessdate=2012-11-03 }}</ref>


Maxwell achieved 9 A* grades at [[GCSE|General Certificate of Secondary Education]] and took [[GCE Advanced Level|A-Levels]] in Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Geography, Economics and Extended Project.<ref>{{cite news |date=2012-10-23 |title=Harry Maxwell's Contributor Profile |url=http://uk.contributor.yahoo.com/user/1669259/harry_maxwell.html |publisher=Yahoo |accessdate=2012-11-03 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=BBC One - Young Apprentice, Series 2 - Harry Maxwell |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b016kgy4/candidates/harry-maxwell |publisher=BBC |accessdate=2012-11-03 }}</ref>
While at [[Rugby School]], Maxwell achieved 9 A* grades at [[GCSE|General Certificate of Secondary Education]] and took [[GCE Advanced Level|A-Levels]] in Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Geography, Economics and Extended Project.<ref>{{cite news |date=2012-10-23 |title=Harry Maxwell's Contributor Profile |url=http://uk.contributor.yahoo.com/user/1669259/harry_maxwell.html |publisher=Yahoo |accessdate=2012-11-03 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=BBC One - Young Apprentice, Series 2 - Harry Maxwell |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b016kgy4/candidates/harry-maxwell |publisher=BBC |accessdate=2012-11-03 }}</ref>


Maxwell started his first venture 'Tiger Tickets' at age 11, retailing spare club class [[Wembley Stadium]] tickets on behalf of ticket holders, sourcing customers via the [[internet]] and charging commission. He then discontinued the business and went on to intern at [[Daily Mail]] (age 15) before launching LetsGetReal.co.uk (age 16). The website would source properties on behalf of people looking to move home for a fee. Maxwell sold the business to a Chinese domain broker for an undisclosed sum and then launched LuxuryFiveStarHotelGuide.com.<ref>{{cite news |title=Harry Maxwell |url=http://www.linkedin.com/in/harrymaxwell |publisher=LinkedIn |accessdate=2012-11-04 }}</ref> The website was the only directory to feature all of England's 5* hotels and charged hotels a 12% commission for bookings. The website is no longer in operation today.<ref>{{cite news |date=2012-05-30 |title=Interview: London Local, Harry Maxwell |url=http://blog.thefetch.com/2012/05/30/interview-london-local-harry-maxwell/ |publisher=The Fetch |accessdate=2014-03-06 }}</ref>
Maxwell started his first venture 'Tiger Tickets' at age 11, retailing spare club class [[Wembley Stadium]] tickets on behalf of ticket holders, sourcing customers via the [[internet]] and charging commission. He then discontinued the business and went on to intern at [[Daily Mail]] (age 15) before launching LetsGetReal.co.uk (age 16). The website would source properties on behalf of people looking to move home for a fee. Maxwell sold the business to a Chinese domain broker for an undisclosed sum and then launched LuxuryFiveStarHotelGuide.com.<ref>{{cite news |title=Harry Maxwell |url=http://www.linkedin.com/in/harrymaxwell |publisher=LinkedIn |accessdate=2012-11-04 }}</ref> The website was the only directory to feature all of England's 5* hotels and charged hotels a 12% commission for bookings. The website is no longer in operation today.<ref>{{cite news |date=2012-05-30 |title=Interview: London Local, Harry Maxwell |url=http://blog.thefetch.com/2012/05/30/interview-london-local-harry-maxwell/ |publisher=The Fetch |accessdate=2014-03-06 }}</ref>

Revision as of 15:43, 6 March 2014

Beautifulgalz123/sandbox
Born (1994-08-14) 14 August 1994 (age 30)
Oxford, England
Occupation(s)Entrepreneur, Presenter
Known forYoung Apprentice

Harry Robert Stuart Maxwell (born 14 August 1994)[1] is a British Internet entrepreneur, new media journalist and former reality television participant, from Northamptonshire, United Kingdom.

Maxwell first came into the public eye in October 2011, finishing joint 3rd in the second series of British television programme, Young Apprentice, [2] where he set, and still holds, the record for survival from any global production of The Apprentice.[3]

Maxwell has worked as a presenter and blogger for Yahoo! since April 2012,[4] and has been described as 'one of the The Apprentice's biggest success stories' by British press.[5].

Early Life

Harry Maxwell was privately educated and studied at Spratton Hall preparatory school in Spratton, Northamptonshire and Rugby School in Warwickshire. He boarded at Rugby School in term time and lived with his mother, Jayne, during the holidays. The fees for a boarder while Maxwell was at the school were £27,000 per annum.[6]

While at Rugby School, Maxwell achieved 9 A* grades at General Certificate of Secondary Education and took A-Levels in Mathematics, Further Mathematics, Geography, Economics and Extended Project.[7][8]

Maxwell started his first venture 'Tiger Tickets' at age 11, retailing spare club class Wembley Stadium tickets on behalf of ticket holders, sourcing customers via the internet and charging commission. He then discontinued the business and went on to intern at Daily Mail (age 15) before launching LetsGetReal.co.uk (age 16). The website would source properties on behalf of people looking to move home for a fee. Maxwell sold the business to a Chinese domain broker for an undisclosed sum and then launched LuxuryFiveStarHotelGuide.com.[9] The website was the only directory to feature all of England's 5* hotels and charged hotels a 12% commission for bookings. The website is no longer in operation today.[10]

Maxwell is currently studying Geography with Economics BSc (Hons) at the London School of Economics.[11]

  1. ^ "Happy Birthday Harry Maxwell". YouTube. 2012-08-13. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  2. ^ Gleave, Ed (2011-11-04). "Harry Maxwell Fired". Daily Star. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  3. ^ McGarry, Lisa (2013-05-26). "THE APPRENTICE'S HARRY MAXWELL AUDITIONS FOR SIMON COWELL'S YOU GENERATION". Unreality TV. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  4. ^ White, Julia (2013-05-08). "Harry Maxwell vlogs on the new series of The Apprentice". Yahoo!. Retrieved 2013-05-28.
  5. ^ McGarry, Lisa (2012-11-01). "EXCLUSIVE! Young Apprentice 2012: Before the new series kicks off we catch up with Harry Maxwell and find out what he's doing with Demi Moore!". Unreality TV. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  6. ^ "Teenage schoolboy Harry in running for Alan Sugar's Apprentice prize". Daventry Express. 2011-10-28. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  7. ^ "Harry Maxwell's Contributor Profile". Yahoo. 2012-10-23. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  8. ^ "BBC One - Young Apprentice, Series 2 - Harry Maxwell". BBC. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
  9. ^ "Harry Maxwell". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
  10. ^ "Interview: London Local, Harry Maxwell". The Fetch. 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2014-03-06.
  11. ^ Fletcher, Alex (2012-10-30). "Exclusive: 'Young Apprentice': Where Are They Now? - Last year's final six". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2012-11-03.
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