Stuart Baggs, known by his self-styled sobriquet as Stuart Baggs "The Brand", was an English businessman and entrepreneur from Plymouth, Devon.
12 Facts About Stuart Baggs
1.
2.
Stuart Baggs founded and ran BlueWave Communications, a broadband company in the Isle of Man.
3.
Stuart Baggs gained recognition for reaching the final five of Series 6 of The Apprentice.
4.
In 2015, on his 27th birthday and a week before his death, Stuart Baggs announced he was going to launch a new 4G data-only network.
5.
Stuart Baggs successfully applied to appear on the BBC programme The Apprentice broadcast in 2010.
6.
Stuart Baggs gained a reputation for one-liners and exuberant business style.
7.
Stuart Baggs was described by one of his fellow contestants as "a breath of fresh air" and stated they felt he was aiming to better himself.
8.
Stuart Baggs started with strong performances before calming during a few weeks but reached the semi-finals after some strong results.
9.
Stuart Baggs made it to the final five interview stage where he made several errors including: addressing Margaret Mountford by her first name, arguing with Claude Littner about calling himself "the Brand" and being discovered by Bordan Tkachuk to have lied on his application claiming BlueWave was fully licensed for telecommunications when it only had a broadband internet licence.
10.
Stuart Baggs appeared on several television programmes afterwards, including The Alan Titchmarsh Show, Come Dine with Me and Pointless Celebrities.
11.
On 30 July 2015, Stuart Baggs was found dead by officers of the Isle of Man Constabulary at his home in Douglas.
12.
Stuart Baggs's funeral was held at St Ninian's Church, Douglas.