THE APPRENTICE

In 2013, Luisa Zissman rose to fame as the runner-up on BBC’s The Apprentice. At the time, she was running three businesses with a turnover of around £3 million, had a large office and warehouse, and a shop in St Albans with 40 staff working for her.

After narrowly missing out on Lord Sugar’s investment, she did a round of fundraising with investment platform Angels Den and secured funding for her ‘Bakers Toolkit’, an add-on to her other existing businesses including Dixie’s Cupcakery, and The Baker Shop.

MEDIA

Following on from her popular turn on The Apprentice, Luisa appeared on the 13th series of Celebrity Big Brother. The audience loved her honest approach and she finished in fourth place. Following the show, she joined the presenting team as the roving reporter, and appeared on Celebrity Big Brother’s Bit on the Side (2013-18), interviewing housemates and fronting the programme’s online content. In 2014, just one year after bursting onto the public scene, Luisa won the National Reality TV Award for Best Personality of the Year.

Since then, she has regularly appeared on panel and news shows such as The Wright Stuff (2014), Britain’s Got More Talent (2015-16), Reality Bites (2015), Loose Women (2017), Good Morning Britain (2018), This Morning (2014-20), Pointless Celebrities (2018), and Celebrity Haunted Mansion (2018). She even had a cameo role in Sharknado 5 (2017)! She is also a regular guest and co-host on Radio 4 Live’s The Sarah Brett Show.

Luisa and Anna’s podcast LuAnna was such a success that in 2022 they went on tour! Selling out venues such as The Palladium in a matter of minutes.

WRITING

Over the years, Luisa has combined her expertise in journalism with her authentic and upfront opinions. She has written regular columns and articles for publications including Fabulous magazine, The Metro, The Sun, The Daily Star, Closer magazine, The Wallstreet Journal, and The Huffington Post.

She also runs her own blog where she documents her private and celebrity life, as well as sharing recipes, home styling and gardening tips, holiday advice, travel and newborn information. With over 1.1 million social media followers, Luisa is a popular online writer.

In 2014, she released the baking book Wicked Cupcakes, providing recipes to her much loved sweet treats.

CHARITY WORK

Luisa also does extensive charity work, mainly with Outreach Moldova, which is an Irish-run charity supporting an all-girls orphanage in Moldova. She visits the country on a regular basis and is actively involved with them, hosting their annual black-tie ball, annual charity fundraiser lunch, and co-hosting their annual dinner.

She is also an ambassador for Shooting Stars Chase Children’s hospice, joined the executive board for the charity Laniado UK, and has been on the fundraising board for Rays of Sunshine. In 2019, she competed in the prestigious Magnolia Cup at Glorious Goodwood Races, finishing a respectable 4th our of 12, alongside celebrities including Vogue Williams and Victoria Pendleton, raising nearly £25,000 for the Wellbeing of Women charity.

CORPORATE WORK

Luisa is selective with the brands she works with, but over the years she has partnered with big names such as DASH Water, Iconic Makeup, Protein World, and Style Cheat.

She is a popular live event host, and has hosted the British Young Business Awards, and the National Reality TV Awards. She has also partnered with Racing Breaks and presented at Royal Ascot, and Paris De Grand Prix.

SPEAKING TOPICS

– Women in Business

– Entrepreneurship

– Reality TV

– Horse Racing

– Charity Work

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