amanda: so, my name is amanda dailey, and my nickname is the queen of cork. any usable product that we can using cork fabric. we do that by training and empowering some very talented but underserved new orleans youth that -- sybil: fantastic. amanda: yes. there's a whole big problem in new orleans with the youth not having opportunity, and so i just feel like there's so much more that can be done. watching their transformation, you know, people who were dishwashers and didn't have a chance, they've got a trade that they're very proud of, and to see who they've become over the last few years is just -- it's something i hope everybody can experience because it works. it really does. so this is a lot of our most popular products. astra: our customer is very interested in authenticity and sustainability. there's not a cork shortage. the cork tree can be harvested every three years. sybil: well, this is very interesting that you presented this because travel with wine, bottles specifically, has been a huge trend for us. nancy: but there's some product development

lemonis: ...experienced early success and expanded to four locations, but owner amanda dailey's poor communication... amanda: [ chuckles ] we moved. lemonis: i don't remember ever talking about moving. ...and her reckless spending... credit-card fees -- $257,000. ...is putting this once-buoyant business at risk. amanda: if we don't stop this cycle of borrowing and not having enough money to repay things, there's no way we can survive it. lemonis: if i can't teach amanda how to put a cork in her mounting debt... it's almost like everybody has just gotten comfortable with a huge space and [bleep] collecting, and it doesn't really matter because julie will just write another check." ...then this business... what the [bleep] ...may just crumble. please help us make money. please help us make money. my name is marcus lemonis, and i risk my own money to save struggling businesses. we're not going to wake up every morning wondering if we have a job. we're going to wake up every morning wondering how many jobs we have to do. it's not always pretty. everything is going to change -- everything.

lemonis: ...experienced early success and expanded to four locations, but owner amanda dailey's poor amanda: [ chuckles ] we moved. lemonis: i don't remember ever talking about moving. ...and her reckless spending... credit-card fees -- $257,000. ...is putting this once-buoyant business at risk. amanda: if we don't stop this cycle of borrowing and not having enough money to repay things, there's no way we can survive it. lemonis: if i can't teach amanda how to put a cork in her mounting debt... it's almost like everybody has just gotten comfortable with a huge space

lemonis: ...experienced early success and expanded to four locations, but owner amanda dailey's poor alking about moving. ...and her reckless spending... credit-card fees -- $257,000. ...is putting this once-buoyant business at risk. amanda: if we don't stop this cycle of borrowing and not having enough money to repay things, there's no way we can survive it. lemonis: if i can't teach amanda how to put a cork in her mounting debt... it's almost like everybody has just gotten comfortable with a huge space