Career
He was selected to appear on the The Apprentice because he had been awarded the EB-1 visa green card for "persons of extraordinary ability". Yazbeck is also the recipient of the 2014 "British Entrepreneur of The Year Award" from the British Government Department, UKTI.
He oversaw development of the $500 million, five-star hotel condominium, Trump SoHo in New York City"s SoHo district. He also worked with the Trump Organization to co-found the telecommunications engineering company, Wavsys, of which he is Chief Executive Officer. As of 2014, Wavsys is an "Incorporated.
500 Fastest Growing Company in America", employing more than 500 United States employees and providing over $100 Million of services across the United States, United Kingdom, Canada and the European Union. Yazbeck has said in interviews that his business successes have been due in part to lessons learned from Donald Trump as The Apprentice.
In a 2015 interview with Fortune (magazine), Yazbeck credited Trump"s mentoring saying, "I learnt a lot of things from Mr. Trump do something you love and do something you know."
Yazbeck was the first non-American to be selected to appear on the The Apprentice.
In the final task, Yazbeck was chosen to oversee a Barenaked Ladies charity concert, sponsored by Pontiac, to benefit the World Wildlife Fund. Foreign winning the final task and being "hired" as Trump"s apprentice, Yazbeck chose to oversee the Trump SoHo, with a starting contract time of one year and a yearly salary exceeding $250,000.
He was also given a new Pontiac G6 hardtop convertible, mirroring Kendra Todd"s reward of a Pontiac Solstice.
Yazbeck returned as a boardroom judge on The Apprentice 6 (2007), and hosted his own show, Reality Trailblazers, on the television Guide Channel. He also appeared on Mission Universe (as a judge), Live with Regis and Kelly, Music Television Video Music Awards, 1 versus 100, Soap Talk, Identity and Music Television"s From G"s to Gents.
