Im putting up millions of dollars of my own money. If you dont know your numbers, you just dont know your business. Ill work by their side. Ill put in the hours. cause i have the same risk that they do. Wheres accounting . Shes counting. No, wheres accounting . Um. Oh, my god. This business is a total mess. I judge businesses based on three things its pretty damn good. Most often, businesses fail because of people. I trusted people to manage. Thats not fair what are you talking about . Dont you even go there. Im not going anywhere. Youre strangling things. Back up. Im there to lead, but if they dont follow, this business doesnt make it. Youre a thief and a liar and a cheater. You didnt do what you promised. Get out of my face. All i hear is a bunch of noise. [crying] i dont want to lose my company. Ill make the tough decisions they wont. Youre being demoted. Anything to turn these unsuccessful businesses around. What the [bleep] is your problem . That people dont [bleep] want to do it
That you guys have a bright future. [ chatter, laughter ] and it was a lot of fun. I learned a lot about myself. I learned that i can learn anything if i try hard enough. Lemonis chris, were good. I got on, i dont like the margins. So ive pretty much established that this whole thing sucks. And you dont have to be an expert at everything. You could partner with somebody that is an expert. I know nothing about making candy. But i always wanted to own a candy store. Its good. I didnt really get a good taste. I need another one. And i could almost argue that pete and allison made my dream come true. Ive cried with business owners. I was eight years old. Thats what i remember. And ive screamed to the top of my lungs. [ shouts ] guys, shut up for a minute, shut up whats come out of it for me, and i think for a lot of other people, is how to treat people, how not to treat people. But isnt that a life lesson, in general . Take a chance on really good people, it will work out . I never wouldve
Andrew oh, yeah, i do. Lemonis no. But today, im a proud partner in over a dozen companies. Stephanie whoo lemonis tonight, im gonna tell you how they do it my best deals, my worst deals. Steve id rather be in more debt than have you running my company. Lemonis this is the profit a progress report. My name is Marcus Lemonis. Change is difficult. And over the last 18 months, ive introduced you to 23 Small Businesses across this country, many of them in pretty bad shape. This is a bad scenario. Woman we dont have the money to pay them. Larissa just everything all the bills and everything thats just been piling up. Its just so much. Lemonis thats fine. And i fix failing businesses. Its been an interesting journey. Well, this looks a lot better in here. A tough one. I took you at your word gary bull[bleep] lemonis cause when each episode ends, my work is just beginning. There you go. To date, ive invested almost 20 million of my own money to help these Small Businesses reach their full pot
Andrew oh, yeah, i do. Lemonis no. But today, im a proud partner in over a dozen companies. Stephanie whoo lemonis tonight, im gonna tell you how they do it my best deals, my worst deals. Steve id rather be in more debt than have you running my company. Lemonis this is the profit a progress report. My name is Marcus Lemonis. Change is difficult. And over the last 18 months, ive introduced you to 23 Small Businesses across this country, many of them in pretty bad shape. This is a bad scenario. Woman we dont have the money to pay them. Larissa just everything all the bills and everything thats just been piling up. Its just so much. Lemonis thats fine. And i fix failing businesses. Its been an interesting journey. Well, this looks a lot better in here. A tough one. I took you at your word gary bull[bleep] lemonis cause when each episode ends, my work is just beginning. There you go. To date, ive invested almost 20 million of my own money to help these Small Businesses reach their full pot
Stephanie whoo lemonis tonight, im gonna tell you how they do it my best deals, my worst deals. Steve id rather be in more debt than have you running my company. Lemonis this is the profit a progress report. My name is Marcus Lemonis. Change is difficult. And over the last 18 months, ive introduced you to 23 Small Businesses across this country, many of them in pretty bad shape. This is a bad scenario. Woman we dont have the money to pay them. Larissa just everything all the bills and everything thats just been piling up. Its just so much. Lemonis thats fine. And i fix failing businesses. Its been an interesting journey. Well, this looks a lot better in here. A tough one. I took you at your word gary bull[bleep] lemonis cause when each episode ends, my work is just beginning. There you go. To date, ive invested almost 20 million of my own money to help these Small Businesses reach their full potential. Stephanie wow. I mean, im blown away. Lemonis along the way, ive taken a few hits. Y