Glenn Stearns has money.
It wasn't by mistake that the Discovery television show that introduced him to Erie was called "Undercover Billionaire."
But Stearns, 58, said he never gave serious thought to just writing a check when tough times threatened the survival of Underdog BBQ, the Millcreek Township business he launched in the summer of 2019 after arriving in Erie with a smartphone, a camera crew and $100 in his pocket.
"Just putting in some money wouldn't be helpful," Stearns said earlier this week in an interview with the Erie Times-News. "I don't think people want to see an outsider come in and say, 'Look at me.'"