Remember the guy who won the first-ever season of The Apprentice in 2004? To jog your memory, it was restaurateur Bill Rancic, who segued in to reality TV with his wife, Giuliana Rancic, in 2009 with their show Giuliana and Bill. Bill all but disappeared from the spotlight in 2014 to focus on his highly successful restaurant group RPM, and to help raise the couple’s son Duke, per People magazine. However, he did occasionally still appear on shows such as Celebrity Page and The Kelly Clarkson Show .
Now he’s returning to showbiz as a “serial entrepreneur”, author and motivational speaker, ready to share his pearls of financial wisdom through an edutainment podcast called Dollar Bill with Bill Rancic. So far, guests on the pod have included Eric Trump and comedian Howie Mandel. The idea reportedly came from his wife – the entrepreneur and former E! News anchor Giuliana Rancic – who suggested he start a podcast to offer the financial advice that “they don’t teach you in school”, and equipped him with tips from her own career as a host.
But for the uninitiated, who is Bill Rancic? Here’s what you need to know about him. Bill Rancic is from Chicago Rancic was born and raised in Chicago, according to his IMDb bio, and later graduated from Loyola University. During Giuliana’s stint with E! News , the couple were splitting their time between Chicago and LA before moving to the West Coast.
Now they’ve decided to move back to Chicago to be closer to family as th.