The profit for several years now. And ive done a lot of deals with a ton of businesses. We have a deal . We got a deal. Partner . I think most people are under the impression that if the deal ends well, then its, like, millions for everybody and its going to be great. Wow. Congratulations, guys. Thanks again. Get your ass to work. It just wasnt true. Im not sure who to be pissed at myself for doing the deal, or you guys for letting this stuff just sit here. In order to understand how i look at wins and losses, i have to probably define for you how i look at them. A win isnt always about money. It can be somebodys personal development, it can be fulfillment. But its mostly about the money. In the case of the losses, its about losing money, right . But, its also about things that sometimes just piss me off. So, in the case of patrick dilascia, i lost money and he pissed me off. Which is why dilascia definitely falls in the loss category. Dilascia made graphic tees. Lemonis ive seen it at
Patrick, youre a lucky guy. I know im lucky. But i would do anything for them, too. My initial deal was to infuse 200,000 into the business to clear some of the payables and to reinvest that money into a broader inventory. I like this as a lightweight hoodie. So its like a tshirt. Yeah. Lemonis but, throughout the episode, im really struggling with patricks willingness to change willingness to listen. How much would this retail for . What would you pay for it . 75 . I cant believe you said 75 for that were not at forever 21 anymore. And theres one particular moment that i never revealed. I have an artist friend named rolland berry. And one day rolland called me, and rolland said, theres a history between patrick and i. I actually am the one who started the business. Im telling you this as your friend. Walk away now. I was shocked to hear this. So i brought patrick to rollands warehouse. Through my experience with him, ive felt like i didnt always get the whole story. And then, also, i
Benefited their students, online courses and their benefits to nontraditional students such as members of the military. Thank you for attending the summit on innovation in education and thanks to all of you who will present this morning. Were excited and grateful to have so much knowledge and ek per tease in one room, and i know were eager to hear from all of you. Before we begin, i want to say a quick word about innovation, about the focus on innovation. This year, i embarked on our rethink school tour where we visited learning environments and institutions that are taking creative approaches to education for students of all ages. I continue to travel country to see the great work thats being done and ive been inspired by the educators and administrators ive met thus far, but theres still not enough. We need more like them and like you. The reality is that there are a number of challenges and opportunities facing Higher Education, and washington, d. C. , does not have all the answers.
You cant tell somebody else how to run their house when you cant run your own house right. Otherwise, this wouldbe empire will be a big, fat bust. Kathleen tell him, this is my livelihood. Lemonis my name is marcus lemonis, and i fix failing businesses. If you dont like money, dont follow my process. I make the tough decisions. Were closing the store. Were done. Im not talking about it anymore. I back them up, spending my own money. Its not always pretty. Man perfect flavor. Lemonis . But this is business. You got to trust the process. I do it to save jobs, and i do it to make money. Thanks for your business. This is the profit. Just about 15 miles south of pittsburgh in a small town called mcmurray, pennsylvania, theres a fast casual restaurant known as my big fat greek gyro. Michael what can i get for you . Woman gyro and fries. Lemonis husband and wife mike ference and kathleen kamoyerou. Kathleen they prefer our sauce. Lemonis . Started the business 10 years ago. Kathleens parents
To disrupt the flow of funds to Illicit Networks around the world, and this is one of those things thats going to stay in place. And all of those entities, iranian or otherwise, that were designated for their support of any terrorist organization are going to stay sanctioned. That includes banks designated for those reasons, one an iranian bank that was related to hezbollah financing. Theyre going to stay sanctioned. Now, the real powerful aspect of this is part of these sanctions that were imposed under the comprehensive iran sanctions accountability and divestment act, the bill passed by congress in 2010, that bill said if you are a foreign bank and you do business one of these people on our list, if you help them transit money to, from iran to lebanon or any other place or even from iran to london for completely peaceful activity, doesnt matter, it can get cut off the from the United States financial system. That is stay anything place, and that is well understood by the iranians. S