Great challenges together. Corey we have five children. Two of them are in heaven. Lemonis . He struggles with giving her a say in the company. Laurie, this is your project. Corey no. Lemonis if i cant push him to rise to the occasion. Corey im not prepared to say, some new guy came in, now its different. Lemonis . His grand plans will never get off the ground. 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. One of the things that appeals to me about nyc bagel deli is that people know it. Its been around a long time. Carlos two dozen . Corey a dozen and a half, carlos. Carlos all right, dozen and a half. Corey yeah, buddy. Lemonis but i also know that bagels have unbel
And i risk my own money to save struggling businesses. Were not going to wake up every morning wondering if we have a job. Were going to wake up every morning wondering how many jobs we have to do. Its not always pretty. Everythings going to change. Everything. But i do it to save jobs and i do it to make money. This. Lets go to work. Is the profit. In 1979, shortly after immigrating to the United States from mexico, Gilbert Martinez opened up Pacific Hospitality design, a commercial Furniture Manufacturing Company located just outside los angeles. Ana so far, so good. Thats good. Lemonis it was a true Family Business with gilberts daughter ana growing up on the shop floor. Ana this one here. Lemonis these days, she oversees design, while her father oversees production. And over the years, theyve built big accounts with Companies Like the coffee bean, mgm, and caesars entertainment. Ana weve got to make sure that we send quality stuff. Theyre unhappy because we didnt catch it. Lemonis
So you did 1 million with the watches, and then youre like, thats too much. Brad if its not broke, dont fix it. Lemonis . This business will stop ticking for good. Travis walk away, then. 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. This. Lets go to work. Is the profit. In 2010, lifelong friends trevor jones and Travis Lubinsky founded flex a watch company with a cause. Trevor we make watches that give back. Every purchase helps provide meals for children in need. Lemonis with their positive message, a reasonable price point, and bright, fun colors, the company stood out in a crowded field. Travis the watches are actually all gonna be interchangeable. Its also a great upsale opportunity. Lemonis
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. This. Lets go to work. Is the profit. Katelyn hi, ladies, welcome in. Lady customer return. Tasha yeah. Lemonis lady fuller got the idea for a barthemed jeans store while still in school and then made it a reality. Lady we are obviously a bar of jeans. You walk up and kind of order a jean like youd order a cocktail or coffee. Lemonis the concept was a hit, prompting her to open up 12 more stores in just a few short years. But the denim game is incredibly competitive, and ladys aggressive expansion plus her retail inexperience created some serious problems. Lady these are superdirty. Thats disgusting. How the. Did it get like this . Lemonis blue jeans a
Lemonis while they overhaul their business. How many more seats can you pick up when you guys are busy . Maybe you pick up eight more seats. More importantly, their relationship. Jimmy basically every single thing ive ever said for you to do was, no, were not doing it that way. Were doing it my way. Lemonis . So they can heal from the devastating family tragedy that still hangs over everything that they do. Dante not everything has to be a fight. Lemonis we got to fix this tension between you guys. You lost your wife. You lost your mother. Do you guys want to lose each other . Im marcus lemonis, and i risk my own money to help businesses. I love investing in american businesses. These people are here because they care. Its not always easy, but i do it to create jobs, and i do it to make money. Man we have a deal. Lemonis lets rock and roll. Man 1 yeah man 2 lets do it. Lemonis this is the profit. I have a special attachment to Family Businesses primarily because i started off working i