THE latest series of The Apprentice is almost at the end with one contestant in with a chance of winning.

One hopeful candidate taking part in The Apprentice is boutique fitness studio owner Rachel Woolford.

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Who is Rachel Woolford from The Apprentice?

Rachel Woolford is a boutique fitness studio owner, who hails from Leeds.

She is also one of the original 18 candidates who are hoping they have what it takes to be worthy of Lord Alan Sugar’s £250,000 investment.

Rachel is in with a chance of winning as she’s in the final but she has had some ups and downs in the series so far.

Despite this, the hopeful candidate has recently learnt how to successfully delegate and will be hoping to put this into practise in her own business.

Before heading on the programme she said: “For a long time, I did absolutely everything in my business – teaching classes, payroll, cleaning, accounts – you name it, I was doing it.

“Once I learnt that it’s OK to delegate and outsource some of these jobs, I started to scale my business.”

When did Rachel Woolford start her fitness studio?

Rachel first launched her business at the heart of Covid.

Since then, the boutique fitness studio owner has overcome the struggles that came with operating in the business world during that time.

Prior to appearing on The Apprentice 2024, she confessed: “I have no doubt that starting up during Covid made me a tougher person all round.”

During an interview with Excelle Magazine in 2022, Rachel shared a glimpse into her life and career as fitness studio owner.

She explained: ”Experiencing the fitness market in London, New York and LA and following the industry data that group fitness classes were in higher demand than ever, I felt Leeds was missing out on something.

”The big commercial gyms weren’t delivering what consumers were looking for any more.

”Consumers demanded flexibility in how to pay for their gym and variability in types of group exercise classes on offer.

I couldn’t believe North Leeds had nothing like this so with a huge passion for business and fitness I viewed multiple units around Leeds eventually securing our premises in Roundhay”

Rachel Woolford

Rachel’s studio offers state of the art, small group exercise classes, such as yoga, weight training, spinning and circuit training.

As well as this, the studio boasts a treatment room with a massage therapist and The Refuel Kitchen – where clients are able the to order a fresh juice or smoothie before they enter a class.

When dis The Apprentice start?

The Apprentice returned to the box in February.

Viewers can catch up on the 2024 series on BBC iPlayer.

As well as the return of business tycoon Lord Alan Sugar and a whole host of new candidates, Karren Brady and Tim Campbell, have once again been casting their beady eyes over the new hopefuls.

The final of The Apprentice will air on Thursday April 18, 2024 at 9pm on BBC One.