Tana Goertz
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Tana Goertz was one of the candidates for the title of Donald Trump's
The Apprentice
in the television show's third season. Goertz was 37 when the season was recorded/produced. She ended as the runner-up in the season finale.
man, and as a result, the family moved often. She spent her teenage years in Malvern, Pennsylvania
and St. Davids and graduated from Archbishop John Carroll High School
in Radnor, Pennsylvania
in 1985. She later attended Villanova University
, Brigham Young University
, and the University of Utah
. Goertz did not receive a diploma at any institution.
Prior to her television appearance-created career, she devoted her time to her first marriage and motherhood.
, and she herself played up such an image. However, as mentioned earlier, Goertz actually originates from Pennsylvania
.
As a Season 3 Candidate, Goertz performed very well on the first 13 weeks, but lost her task in Week 14. She served as project manager for Week 5 and led the Net Worth team to victory. Goertz was only a passive figure on Weeks 6 and 7, when Net Worth's losing streak began, before transferring to the Magna team on Week 8. During her tenure with Magna, Goertz also led a victory on Week 11. Her winning came to an end when she was transferred back to Net Worth and lost as Project Manager on Week 14, but she was able to defend herself by bringing up her record of wins as Project Manager, which ultimately got Alex Thomason fired for lying to Trump.
During the interviews, Goertz shone, but on the final task, she asked for a different team, and called her subordinates "The Three Stooges." Because of Goertz's disrespect of her subordinates Trump hired Kendra Todd
instead.
Goertz claims to have received many job offers, but from her website, it seems she is working for herself as a motivational speaker.
She is currently the star of a TV commercial for the Bedazzler
, a product she wanted to use in one of her assignments on The Apprentice, though the commercial makes no attempt to show what show in particular she was from.
Tana and another Apprentice co-contestant (Craig Williams) formed a duo featured on the Reality TV Stars edition of Fear Factor
. Her team won a pair of Tivo
s and $10,000 in an early stunt but did not win the final one.
Goertz is the mother of two children, the owner of several start-up companies (including an Internet Commerce website), an entrepreneur
, and a sales representative/executive for the Mary Kay
Organization. She started her entrepreneurship at the age of nine when she sold telephone
accessories strictly at the neighborhood level.
Goertz has been married twice. Her second husband is Kurtis Goertz, a weather man for the KCCI
-TV television
station in Des Moines, Iowa
.
Goertz often takes advantage of the recognition of The Apprentice and organizes many activities playing off the Trump vehicle, using the name, images, and phrases associated with The Apprentice. While there are many copyright infringement issues, Trump has yet to file suit.
Donald Trump
Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...
The Apprentice
The Apprentice (U.S. TV series)
The Apprentice is an American reality television show hosted by real estate magnate, businessman and television personality Donald Trump, created by Mark Burnett and broadcast on NBC...
in the television show's third season. Goertz was 37 when the season was recorded/produced. She ended as the runner-up in the season finale.
Life before the Apprentice
Goertz was the second of John and Deanna Colaizzi's five children. Her father was a salesSales
A sale is the act of selling a product or service in return for money or other compensation. It is an act of completion of a commercial activity....
man, and as a result, the family moved often. She spent her teenage years in Malvern, Pennsylvania
Malvern, Pennsylvania
Malvern is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,998 at the 2010 census. The main road through the borough is King Street, although the borough is also bordered by Paoli Pike on the south, and is near US 30 on the north. The primary cross street is Warren...
and St. Davids and graduated from Archbishop John Carroll High School
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
in Radnor, Pennsylvania
Radnor, Pennsylvania
Radnor is a wealthy Main Line township. It is an unincorporated community in Radnor Township of Delaware County and Tredyffrin Township of Chester County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It lies near the communities of Villanova and St...
in 1985. She later attended Villanova University
Villanova University
Villanova University is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in the United States...
, Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
, and the University of Utah
University of Utah
The University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest...
. Goertz did not receive a diploma at any institution.
Prior to her television appearance-created career, she devoted her time to her first marriage and motherhood.
Performance
Goertz was introduced on The Apprentice as a mom from IowaIowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
, and she herself played up such an image. However, as mentioned earlier, Goertz actually originates from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
.
As a Season 3 Candidate, Goertz performed very well on the first 13 weeks, but lost her task in Week 14. She served as project manager for Week 5 and led the Net Worth team to victory. Goertz was only a passive figure on Weeks 6 and 7, when Net Worth's losing streak began, before transferring to the Magna team on Week 8. During her tenure with Magna, Goertz also led a victory on Week 11. Her winning came to an end when she was transferred back to Net Worth and lost as Project Manager on Week 14, but she was able to defend herself by bringing up her record of wins as Project Manager, which ultimately got Alex Thomason fired for lying to Trump.
During the interviews, Goertz shone, but on the final task, she asked for a different team, and called her subordinates "The Three Stooges." Because of Goertz's disrespect of her subordinates Trump hired Kendra Todd
Kendra Todd
Kendra Todd is a real estate agent in Seattle, Washington. In 2005, she was the winner of season 3 of NBC's The Apprentice. She was the first female candidate, and the youngest, to be hired on the U.S. Apprentice.-Overview:...
instead.
Post-Apprentice
Goertz aggressively denied her performance had anything to do with her loss after the ending of The Apprentice, and said she was naive to believe Trump would have chosen a "street smart" contestant over someone with "book smarts." She also said of Trump, "He wants a 'yes sir' [person and] I'm not the 'yes sir' girl, I'm going to tell it like it is, he saw what he was getting with me and he didn't want me so God bless." She also said, "That was why Kendra won. What you see is what you get with me, I'm not going to be the type of person to stroke you."Goertz claims to have received many job offers, but from her website, it seems she is working for herself as a motivational speaker.
She is currently the star of a TV commercial for the Bedazzler
Bedazzler
The Bedazzler is a home appliance which is used to fasten rhinestones, studs, hunks, and patches to material, clothes and accessories.- History:...
, a product she wanted to use in one of her assignments on The Apprentice, though the commercial makes no attempt to show what show in particular she was from.
Tana and another Apprentice co-contestant (Craig Williams) formed a duo featured on the Reality TV Stars edition of Fear Factor
Fear Factor
Fear Factor is an American stunt/dare reality game show. The original Dutch version was called Now or Neverland. When Endemol USA and NBC adapted it to the American market in 2001, they changed the name to Fear Factor. The show pits contestants against each other in a variety of stunts for a...
. Her team won a pair of Tivo
TiVo
TiVo is a digital video recorder developed and marketed by TiVo, Inc. and introduced in 1999. TiVo provides an on-screen guide of scheduled broadcast programming television programs, whose features include "Season Pass" schedules which record every new episode of a series, and "WishList"...
s and $10,000 in an early stunt but did not win the final one.
Goertz is the mother of two children, the owner of several start-up companies (including an Internet Commerce website), an entrepreneur
Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an owner or manager of a business enterprise who makes money through risk and initiative.The term was originally a loanword from French and was first defined by the Irish-French economist Richard Cantillon. Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to...
, and a sales representative/executive for the Mary Kay
Mary Kay
Mary Kay, Inc. is a privately held company that sells skin care and cosmetics products. Mary Kay World Headquarters is located in Addison, Texas, United States, a Dallas suburb. Mary Kay Ash founded Mary Kay Inc. on Friday, September 13, 1963...
Organization. She started her entrepreneurship at the age of nine when she sold telephone
Telephone
The telephone , colloquially referred to as a phone, is a telecommunications device that transmits and receives sounds, usually the human voice. Telephones are a point-to-point communication system whose most basic function is to allow two people separated by large distances to talk to each other...
accessories strictly at the neighborhood level.
Goertz has been married twice. Her second husband is Kurtis Goertz, a weather man for the KCCI
KCCI
KCCI is a television station that broadcasts on channel 8 in Des Moines, Iowa. It is affiliated with the CBS television network and serves most of central Iowa. Owned by Hearst Television, KCCI has studios in downtown Des Moines. The station's transmitter is located in Alleman, Iowa, about midway...
-TV television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
station in Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines, Iowa
Des Moines is the capital and the most populous city in the US state of Iowa. It is also the county seat of Polk County. A small portion of the city extends into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857...
.
Goertz often takes advantage of the recognition of The Apprentice and organizes many activities playing off the Trump vehicle, using the name, images, and phrases associated with The Apprentice. While there are many copyright infringement issues, Trump has yet to file suit.
Quotes
- "Don't mess with a mom from Iowa - I'll take you down!" — Goertz after winning twice as Project Manager in The Apprentice 3.
- "Give your husband a reason to stay home. Take him to hole 37. Walk around naked and give him a reason to stay home" — Goertz on the Murph and Andy show on 1460 KXNO talking about what to do to keep your husband from playing 36 holes of golf every Saturday (paraphrased)
See also
- Kendra ToddKendra ToddKendra Todd is a real estate agent in Seattle, Washington. In 2005, she was the winner of season 3 of NBC's The Apprentice. She was the first female candidate, and the youngest, to be hired on the U.S. Apprentice.-Overview:...
- Donald TrumpDonald TrumpDonald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...
- The Apprentice 3
- List of the Apprentice 3 candidates
External links
- Official website
- Profile of Goertz from The Apprentice Rules. Features quotes from Goertz throughout the duration of the program.
- Audio interview with Tana Goertz on The Connections Show
- Tana Goertz LinkedIn profile
- The 'Bedazzler' commercial featuring Tana can be viewed here.