Not sure how many of my UK readers watch Badger or Bust on SKY ONE - but if you don’t already, then I highly recommend it.
If you are a fan of The Apprentice, Dragons Den etc (and I admit I am) then I’m pretty sure you will find Badger or Bust very entertaining and also I hope somewhat educational and inspiring.
Ruth Badger, the Star of the Show was Alan Sugars Runner-up in the 2006 UK Version of the Apprentice and in my opinion, the real star of that show.
I have watched two Badger or Bust shows now - last weeks visit to a company selling Caravans and this weeks visit to a company selling Conservatories and Double Glazing.
Any of us who have ever been involved in the double glazing business would I’m sure have recognised all the “characters” in this show - from the very nice and sincere business owners (who frankly came across as being a bit naive about the Direct Sales end of the Double Glazing business) right through to the salespeople - who frankly seemed to have no interest in any one but themselves.
It is never entirely fair to comment on any business without knowing all the facts - but this business was in one very sorry state of affairs and as it turns out, Ruth got to this business just too late as infact this business did go BUST
If you can catch a repeat on Skyone - then do, even if you are not involved in home improvements or the double glazing industry, you will I believe find it interesting and yes even entertaining.
One Final Note - If you said to most people, I could see you as a Double Glazing salesperson, then frankly most people would be offended. I suspect however that Ruth Badger would be the exception to that - she is one tough lady and would make a Top Double Glazing salesperson - no doubt. (But then Ruth would I’m sure excel, no matter where she went)
BADGER OR BUST is a new six-part factual entertainment programme, following sales whiz Ruth Badger’s fearless attempts to turn some of Britain’s most struggling sales teams into winners. Visiting a different classic sales environment each week, such as a double glazing company and an estate agents, The Badger gets very swiftly to the heart of the problem and wastes no time telling the boss where they’ve gone wrong and how to fix it - if she fails, her reputation and their jobs are at stake.
“So, in at the deep end, any business that is struggling, I roll my sleeves up and ensure that they perform. Either way, kicking or screaming, I get results!”
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3 responses so far ↓
1 LJ // May 25, 2007 at 10:21 am
I watched this show and dont get it… or her if im honest.
Facts:
- Ruth has never had a business
- She failed to win the apprentice (even after working with Sir Alan for 6 months)
How then can she advise businesses on how to operate? what credentials does she have?
In the first show, she increased sales but then they dropped straight after she left (worse then they were before she started) surely any consultant is able to deliver sustainable results?
In this weeks show, the company went bust. If they where so confident of her advice and ability to make a difference, why would they fold?
Maybe im in the minority, but i dont see what all the hype is…
2 Barry Dunlop // May 25, 2007 at 11:42 am
Thanks for the comment LJ,
Ruth certainly is not everyones “cup of tea” - it was because I am a PROUD Ex-Double Glazing Salesman that her No Nonsense approach appealed to me. To succeed in DG - one of the toughest markets around, you have to be TOUGH - no question.
As for the double glazing company going bust - I would not attach any “blame” to Ruth for that - the seeds of that business failure was sown a long time before Ruth got there. Perhaps if she had got there earlier it would have been a different story.
This also said, I am also aware that Sky One is also trying to entertain - so as with all “reality” shows a good deal of what we see has to be taken with a “pinch of salt”.
Ruth will be an interesting personality to observe in years to come - will she just fade away or will she be a True Business Guru - only time will tell.
BD
3 Dean Hunt // May 26, 2007 at 3:25 pm
I only started watching the UK apprentice this year, so I don’t know who Ruth is, but I am going to try and watch future episodes of this program as it sounds like it could be an interesting, and dare I say… educational experience.
Dean
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