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Bill Rancic Ace Hardware’S “Dream Ace” Spokesperson Celebrity Entrepreneur and Season One Winner of “The Apprentice” Bill Rancic Ace Hardware’s “Dream Ace” Spokesperson Celebrity Entrepreneur and Season One Winner of “The Apprentice” Bill Rancic is one of the country’s most well known entrepreneurs. In addition to the business experience he obtained on “The Apprentice,” Bill founded cigarsaroundtheworld.com eight years ago in a 400 sq. ft. studio apartment. Today, it is a thriving multi- million dollar national operation. The son of educators, Bill is a true entrepreneur, who originally earned his way through college by starting a boat wash-and-wax business in the Chicago area. As a television personality, financial correspondent and best- selling author, Bill regularly lends advice to everyone from Donald Trump to the local professional with a dream and an idea. In addition to appearing in The Board Room on NBC’s primetime reality show “The Apprentice,” Bill has been a guest on NBC’s Today Show, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and CNBC, as well as a quotable resource in nearly every major national and daily newspaper outlet. In 2006, Bill completed his second book, titled “Beyond the Lemonade Stand,” which was written to help educate and motivate young people around the world about the value of money and how to leverage your skills, talents and abilities at an early age. “Beyond the Lemonade Stand” is the follow up to Bill’s 2003 New York Times Bestselling book, “You’re Hired: How To Succeed in Business and Life from the Winner of The Apprentice,” which chronicled Bill’s successful life, experience and proven advice. In his spare time, Bill enjoys skydiving and scuba diving and travels the world speaking to students at universities and to businesses around the country. .
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