From Surviving to Thriving
by Matt Swanseger
Discovery Channel
Original undercover billionaire Glenn Stearns shares advice with Tipsy Bean owner Gisele Littrell on the pilot episode of the new Discovery Channel spin-off series Undercover Billionaire: Comeback City.
Who wants to meet a billionaire? That's the premise of the new Discovery Channel spin-off series
Undercover Billionaire: Comeback City, which sets up six struggling Erie small businesses with no-longer-incognito entrepreneur Glenn Stearns for a little tough love.
Stearns, of course, was the titular "undercover billionaire" of the original series' debut season (a second season is airing now). He abandoned his identity and all his resources and connections to come to Erie under the guise of "Glenn Bryant," tasked with building a million-dollar business in 90 days — with a measly $100 in his pocket. The result was the West Lake Road restaurant Underdog BBQ (valued at $750,000) and a name and reputation in the Gem City that now precedes him.