Susie Ma was one of the final four contestants on the seventh series of The Apprentice but lost to winner as inventor Tom Pellereau.

"[4][failed verification] Tropic Skincare remains the only business run by an Apprentice runner-up, to have gone on to secure investment from Lord Sugar.

From 2016 to 2018, Tropic has also been recognised as the fastest growing skincare brand in the UK on the Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100 league table.

In 2004, at the age of 15, Ma began making a body scrub using a recipe she learnt from her grandmother and mother during her time in Australia.

Later, in 2007, she attended University College London and graduated in 2010 with a 2:1 Bachelor's degree in Philosophy and Economics, followed by an FX Sales and Trading internship at Citigroup.

[19] Ma was ‘Highly Commended’ for the Natural Health Awards 'Holistic Hero' for two years running (2018-2019),[20] and in 2019 was chosen as one of Management Today's 35 Women Under 35.