I make the tough decisions. I back them up, spending my own money. Nicolas whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. Stephanie where did you learn to negotiate . Nicolas its just gonna be thrown inside boxes. Lemonis its not always pretty, but this is business. I do it to save jobs, and i do it to make money. This is the profit. Greenwich, connecticut, is one of the wealthiest towns in the country. Its shops cater to a fashionable clientele. Noemi wow, look at that. Lemonis the goureau family opened courage. B in 2008 and have been designing and retailing upscale clothing ever since. Noemi voila. Lemonis noemi has been the chief designer behind courage. B. Noemi look all the detail inside. This is what i love. You understand that . Lemonis her son, nicolas, oversees the operations. Nicolas did you make the labels for these yet . Lemonis while her daughter, stephanie, manages the finances and just as often plays the role of referee. [ both shouting in french ] stephanie stop. Stop, stop. Stop, stop. Lemo
Chicago, illinois, is home to bentleys corner barkery, a natural petsupply store started by lisa and Giovanni Senafe in 2008. Lisa how many do they need . Just one . Giovanni never a dull day at the barkery, at least for now. Lemonis after losing a pet to illness and convinced it was related to diet, lisa was inspired to open a store and carry food made with healthy ingredients. The concept caught on, and sales surged, and within a few short years, lisa and giovanni expanded aggressively too aggressively. With seven stores open, over half of them are losing money. I love the concept of Healthy Products for pets, and the petsupply industry generates over 16 billion a year. With the right process in place, i feel confident we can fix this broken chain. Im headed to bentleys corner barkery in the Arlington Heights neighborhood, a suburb of chicago. This is the flagship store, and im eager to see the model they have in place. Vic how you doing . Lemonis how are you . Im marcus. Nice to mee
Youre making stories up lemonis if i cant help this young man mature as a leader. Dont be frustrated. Michael im very frustrated. Lemonis . And get both sides back on the same page. Richard if we bought if we bought michael i got this. Richard you got it . Okay. Lemonis . Mr. Green teas growth could melt away. If michael told you that he was gonna leave, what would you say to him . Richard i guess id ask him when he was leaving. Lemonis 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. Lets go to work. This is the profit. Located in keyport, new jersey, mr. Green tea ice cream is a gourmet icecream manufacturer with a rich family history. Founded in 1968 by santo emanuele, the company is run today by his son
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And walking in a Winter Wonderland, from sacks fifth avenue to radio city. How some of the most popular spots transform into this, the elves working behind the scenes to decorate america. A special edition of gma starts right now. Good morning, america, and Merry Christmas to everyone at home celebrating. Everyone here in the audience celebrating with us. Its actually not Christmas Morning. We are on tape so we can be home on this Holiday Spending time with our family. Im waving to myself in hawaii right now. On the beach. Weve got a very special show for you this morning. The nyu magical singers and jazz choir, so happy to have them back with us again this year singing some of our favorite Christmas Songs and theyll be doing it all morning long. How lucky are we and some really touching stories about incredible people stepping up to help those in need, including a 12yearold boy who spent the entire year collecting gifts for others. Thats what you call the christmas spirit. Yeah. Were