American-Lebanese Profile: Tarek Saab
Rags to Riches Story
Apprentice Candidate 5th season
 www.tsaab.com

Tarek, 27, raised in the public housing projects and tenements of New Bedford, MA, is a wunderkind of sorts who credits his mother with fostering his desire to become more than
his surroundings.

After earning a scholarship to an elite boarding school in Massachusetts, Tarek went on to receive a B.A. in liberal arts from St. Anselm College and a B.S. in electrical engineering from the Catholic University of America. In addition to being a member of MENSA, Tarek played rugby for the Dallas Harlequins of the U.S. Super League and rowed crew in the Henley Royal Regatta in England. He is currently a global product marketing manager at a Fortune 500 company. He is constantly closing multi-million dollar deals while traveling throughout Asia, Europe, and the U.S. In addition to his travels, Tarek has been widely published in technical journals and magazines around the world.  He participated on the apprentice 5th season.

Tarek is writing a book for young men called "GUT CHECK: Confronting Love, Work, and Manhood in Your Twenties" due out in spring 2007. It's a semi-autobiographical look at the difficulties of discovering true manhood and happiness in your twenties. He also created Lionheart Apparel www.lionheartapparel.com , which will launch on August 15th.  Mr. Saab
will be added to our prominent American-Lebanese list under the business section.

You can read an interview with Mr. Saab.  Below is the link and excerpts:
http://www.nbc.com/The_Apprentice_5/candidates/int_exit_tarek.shtml

For an updated biography please visit his excellent website at www.tsaab.com