Lemonis putting not only his company at risk. This is a terrible representation of the business. Im embarrassed. But his most important relationships, as well. Ben then i said, well, whats the plan . Is there a timeline . Kristin you didnt say that. Ben Something Like that. Kristin you didnt say that. You didnt say that. Thats when you said youre the real housewives of new jersey. Lemonis if i cant help him learn to respect his staff. Ben to be frank, i dont really see a relationship continuing. Lemonis . And relinquish some control. Do you not trust people . Ben no, i dont. Kristin theres been times when hes said to me he hasnt trusted me. Lemonis . This business may just wither away. Ben this is my home. This is my life. Sometimes i cant shake it if i dont feel comfortable. Lemonis my name is Marcus Lemonis, and i risk my own money to save struggling businesses. Were not going to wake up every morning, wondering if we have a job. Were going to wake up every morning wondering how many
Is fascinating to me, and so before i go to the business, i want to stop off and see what its all about. Oh, hi there. Woman hi. Lemonis how are you . My first stop is the post office, where santas helpers answer all the letters. Woman 2 it will come here if it says north pole. Lemonis this is the best one. One thing i want to do before i leave is write a letter to santa and ask him to give me a good business. This town is fantastic. From a marketing perspective, id say youre starting with a leg up, and thats why i decided to show up with the christmas spirit. When i walk in, im expecting to walk into santas wonderland with ornaments and christmas lights, but instead, it has dark ceilings and the place is totally uninviting. And even worse, theres cameras everywhere. Who decorated this place, the grinch . Mark hey. Lemonis how are you . Mark nice to meet you. Mark. Lemonis mark . Mark yep. Lemonis im marcus. Mark this is heidi. This is. Heidi hi. Nice to meet you. Lemonis how are are y
If i cant get her to understand that she cannot do it all on her own. Erica i just love cooking on my own, without people telling me how to do it, and what to do. Lemonis . Southern culture will be cooked. Honestly, thats [bleep] up. My name is Marcus Lemonis, and i risk my own money to save struggling businesses. Were not gonna wake up every morning, wondering if we have a job. Were gonna wake up every morning, wondering how many jobs we have to do. Its not always pretty. Everythings gonna change. Everything. But i do it to save jobs, and i do it to make money. This. Lets go to work. Is the profit. Erica hey, leyton, its erica over at southern culture. How are you . Lemonis in 2012, Erica Barrett launched southern culture artisan foods, a line of allnatural packaged food mixes, based in atlanta, georgia. Erica you and quinn are gonna be working on grits. Original grits, and then we need some truffle and sea salt, as well. Lemonis it had started as a side business, but as word of mouth
Lemonis putting not only his company at risk. This is a terrible representation of the business. Im embarrassed. But his most important relationships, as well. Ben then i said, well, whats the plan . Is there a timeline . Kristin you didnt say that. Ben Something Like that. Kristin you didnt say that. You didnt say that. Thats when you said youre the real housewives of new jersey. Lemonis if i cant help him learn to respect his staff. Ben to be frank, i dont really see a relationship continuing. Lemonis . And relinquish some control. Do you not trust people . Ben no, i dont. Kristin theres been times when hes said to me he hasnt trusted me. Lemonis . This business may just wither away. Ben this is my home. This is my life. Sometimes i cant shake it if i dont feel comfortable. Lemonis my name is Marcus Lemonis, and i risk my own money to save struggling businesses. Were not going to wake up every morning, wondering if we have a job. Were going to wake up every morning wondering how many
Lemonis . And most of all, learn her numbers. Ana listen, guys. I cant give you exact numbers. Lemonis im not going to write a check for somebody that doesnt have their [bleep] together. I wont do it. Im marcus lemonis, and i risk my own money to help businesses. I love investing in american businesses. Woman these people are here because they care. Lemonis its not always easy, but i do it to create jobs, and i do it to make money. Do we have a deal . Lets rock and roll. Man yeah lemonis this is the profit. I was contacted by a miamibased former lawyer named ana quincoces. She has a marinade and Sauce Company called skinny latina. Ana started the business 6 years ago, but so far, she hasnt been able to make the brand bigger than a regional product. The sauce and marinade industry is a gigantic opportunity, but i have two primary questions. Number one what makes this sauce stand out in a crowd . And number two is this a real business, or is this just a sidehustle . Woman Everything Else