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Glenn Stearns has money.
It wasn t by mistake that the Discovery television show that introduced him to Erie was called Undercover Billionaire.
But Stearns, 58, said he never gave serious thought to just writing a check when tough times threatened the survival of Underdog BBQ, the Millcreek Township business he launched in the summer of 2019 after arriving in Erie with a smartphone, a camera crew and $100 in his pocket. Just putting in some money wouldn t be helpful, Stearns said earlier this week in an interview with the Erie Times-News. I don t think people want to see an outsider come in and say, Look at me.