Joe t. i know. If it wasnt for you, wed all be up the [bleep] creek without a paddle. Lemonis i may have to cut my losses. Ive had enough. 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. I receive thousands of applications from people looking for my help, but none were more persistent than sammy lazoja from standard burger. So, earlier this year, i headed to Staten Island to meet him and his partners. Sammy its a pleasure to meet you. How are you . Lemonis how you doing . My First Impression was not good. Is the restaurant making money . Todd no. Lemonis how much are you losing . Covello 5,000, 6,000 a month. Lemonis their pricing was all over the place. Todd theres no
Announcer barton goes around. Taylor it was my identity. Its the only thing i knew, so losing it, i didnt know who i was. Lemonis and tensions with his father have caused a rift among the family unit. Matisun only way for you guys to work out whatever it is that youre resentful of each other is to communicate, not to have a conflict. Lemonis if i cant prepare taylor to drive this business vehicle into the future. You cant just keep saying, i dont know. You got to know this [bleep]. This familys legacy may simply run out of gas. 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. We have a deal . Lets rock and roll. Man yeah lemonis this is the profit. Today, im at las vegas mini gran prix. Now, i have to be honest. I love gokarting. I absolutely love it, and because im already a fan of nascar, the fact tha
Announcer barton goes around. Taylor it was my identity. Its the only thing i knew, so losing it, i didnt know who i was. Lemonis and tensions with his father have caused a rift among the family unit. Matisun only way for you guys to work out whatever it is that youre resentful of each other is to communicate, not to have a conflict. Lemonis if i cant prepare taylor to drive this business vehicle into the future. You cant just keep saying, i dont know. You got to know this [bleep]. This familys legacy may simply run out of gas. 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. We have a deal . Lets rock and roll. Man yeah lemonis this is the profit. Today im at las vegas mini gran prix. Now, i have to be honest. I love gokarting. I absolutely love it, and because im already a fan of nascar, the fact that
Announcer barton goes around. Taylor it was my identity. Its the only thing i knew, so losing it, i didnt know who i was. Lemonis and tensions with his father have caused a rift among the family unit. Matisun only way for you guys to work out whatever it is that youre resentful of each other is to communicate, not to have a conflict. Lemonis if i cant prepare taylor to drive this business vehicle into the future. You cant just keep saying, i dont know. You got to know this [bleep]. This familys legacy may simply run out of gas. 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. We have a deal . Lets rock and roll. Man yeah lemonis this is the profit. Today im at las vegas mini gran prix. Now, i have to be honest. I love gokarting. I absolutely love it, and because im already a fan of nascar, the fact that
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