Lets go make some money. [ horn honking ] ive traveled the country trying to fix the people. And you do 1 million a year. You should be proud of it. Man 2 but we dont know how to keep any of it. Lemonis fix the process. See . It is flimsy. Dont ever make these again. You dont sell them. And create a few products. Woman it reduces anxiety and depression. Lemonis i kinda like it. I spend countless days working on these companies. Man 3 [laughs] how much money did you burn through . Man 4 650,000. Lemonis but we cant always fit everything im thinking into the show. [ musical powerdown ] so tonight, were gonna take an inside look at an episode from season 4, flex watches, a business with purpose. Travis each color represented a different charity that we partnered with to give back 10 . Lemonis it was essentially a social mission and it used a rubber watch as the vehicle. Over the next hour, im gonna take you behind the scenes to share with you what i was actually thinking during filming. W
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
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 and soon, sales were approaching the Million Dollar mark. Travis the components will be here in two weeks. Theres half a Million Dollars of these watches sitting around. Lemonis but when flex started introducing new styles, customers stopped buying. Travis what orders do you need to fill . Brad i mean, no ones committed yet. Travis this is ridiculous, bro. Lemonis now their revenue is in free fall, and their once healthy profits have turned into mounting losses. I have been looking for an accessories business to pair with
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 if i cant help these guys return to their roots. 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 inter