Susan Ma

Susan Ma is a British-Chinese businesswoman, known for her appearances on the seventh season of BBC television series The Apprentice in 2011. Although she did not win the competition, Alan Sugar saw potential in her business plan and so, following a £250,000 investment in 2012, Tropic Skin Care was born.

2010–11: The Apprentice

Ma was one of the final three contestants on the seventh flight of The Apprentice.

2012–present: Tropic Skin Care

On March 18, 2012, Tropic Skin Care was launched as part of a 50/50 partnership between Ma and Alan Sugar. As of 2014, it's thought Tropic has made a turnover of £3 million.

At the age of 15, in 2004, Ma began creating a Body Smooth product from her own home and began selling it at Greenwich Market in London. She attended Croydon High School for Girls from 2002 to 2007, and received 11 GCSEs of A* or A. Later, in 2007, she began attending University College London and graduated in 2010 with a 2:1 Bachelor's degree in Philosophy and Economics.