lemonis: it's my show. amber: no, it's not. lemonis: it's my show. amber: i'm the executive producer of the show. lemonis: gee, you're right. amber: [ laughs ] ♪ lemonis: in the last five years, i visited over 70 businesses... it's delicious. woman: ah! lemonis: ...and i've traveled the country trying to fix the people... woman: i don't want to be that person that cries on tape. lemonis: ...fix the process... i don't think you guys have any idea what's in your inventory. holy [bleep] ...and create a few products. welcome to your new store. man: oh, my god. woman #2: i owe my life to this company. lemonis: that is the reason that i'm here. i spend hundreds of days a year working on these companies. why didn't you do it? man #2: i thought that we did. lemonis: holy [bleep] but we can't always fit everything i'm thinking into the show. so tonight, i'm gonna give you an inside look at an episode fromur sas "worldwide trailers." watch what's about to happen. over the next hour, i'm to share with youd the s what i was actually thinking during filming... to

lemonis: yes or no. matthew: yes. lemonis: okay.for selling me a piece of [ bleep ], so, it's not that i'm trying to extract or exploit. i'm trying to protect myself. i have to buy some schmuck insurance. i don't know if i trust your presentation of the reality. matthew: what can i do? lemonis: just don't exaggerate. that's all. matthew: all right. lemonis: you know the business. you are super talented, but you scare me. matthew: fair enough. lemonis: would you like me to wire you 150,000 tomorrow? do you have your wire instructions? skyler: yeah. i'll print it out. lemonis: that's gonna pay the vendors. charlotte: we really all appreciate that. lemonis: okay. charlotte: thank you. lemonis: okay, guys. i'll see you soon. ♪ well, hey, guys. aimee: hi, i'm aimee. nice to meet you. lemonis: i brought the team to jd customs -- it's a company i invested in a year ago -- to build the display that would be specific and unique for t-mobile. aimee: so, we wanted to come up with something a little bit different. charlotte: i really like the p

lemonis: my name is marcus lemonis.ade a deal for me to invest $300,000 into the business. the goal behind the money is to improve the work environment. this warehouse needs to be cleaned up. it's a mess. and to improve the equipment and develop new products. we want to be able to do anything that any company wants. but we ultimately have to change the culture. jeff: correct. lemonis: and that starts with you. jeff: correct. lemonis: letting go and trusting your team. jeff: right. okay. i got it. lemonis: all right? let's go to work. thank you, guys. ♪ one of the big concerns that i have is whether jd customs can be creative and they can be nimble. i want them to start thinking outside the box, thinking away from makeup. and i also want to see jeff's process. so i'm taking them to a local toy store, and i'm gonna challenge them with something they've never done before. what i want the two of you to do is to each pick 10 products. we're gonna make one large display that can be used at a retail business. if you can prove

lemonis: my name is marcus lemonis, and i fix failing businesses.emonis: if you don't like money, don't follow my process. lemonis: i make the tough decisions. lemonis: we're closing the store. we're done. i'm not talking about it anymore. lemonis: i back them up, spending my own money. it's not always pretty... man: perfect flavor. lemonis: ...but this is business. lemonis: you got to trust the process. lemonis: i do it to save jobs, and i do it to make money. lemonis: thanks for your business. lemonis: this is "the profit." queens, new york, is a dense and diverse world of cultures and businesses. and it's home to artistic stitch, an embroidery and silk-screening business run by sal loretta and nick meola. the company started 18 years ago in sal's garage. -sal: where we at with this job? -fabio: it'll be done today. lemonis: today, it's become a $2-million-a-year business, the bulk of that revenue coming from uniforms, hats, and custom shirts. fabio: hey, that's one down. here we go. here we go. lemonis: two years ago, sal and nick decided to move

lemonis: my name is marcus lemonis, and i fix failing businesses. if you don't like money, don't follow my process. i make the tough decisions. we're closing the store, we're done, i'm not talking about it anymore. i back them up, spending my own money. it's 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." fairfield, connecticut, is a pretty new england town right on the coast of the long island sound, and swansons fish market is one of fairfield's local institutions. for over 40 years, they've been selling fresh fish, hot soups, and doing a little catering and, along the way, got their fair share of critical acclaim. gary: okay, you're getting the works today. lemonis: gary swanson jr. took the market over from his dad and worked alongside his wife, sue, and they made a comfortable life for his family. but on july 4, 2009, a fire destroyed his original store. [ siren wails ] dispatcher: code 6. ga

lemonis: the recipes? erica: yep. lemonis: the flavors? erica: yep. lemonis: the process?ca: yeah. lemonis: what did you not come up with? erica: i came up with everything. lemonis: okay. erica: and this is my mom. lemonis: how are you? mom: how are you doing? lemonis: nice to meet you. what is your name? lamarinette: lamarinette. lemonis: what is your role here, like, in the business? lamarinette: i do mail orders. lemonis: mail order. lamarinette: i'm a receptionist. i drop off delivery. erica: complain. lamarinette: what else -- she says i complain. lemonis: okay. we got to find a table to sit them down at. why don't all three of us do it? and i want to line up all the flavors in each row, okay? all right, so... wait a minute. wait a minute. this is too much. erica: oh, we're missing one more skew. sorry. lemonis: okay. i mean, there's so many, you can't even keep track of them. so, 3 sets of grits, 17 types of waffle and pancake mix... erica: yep. lemonis: ...3 types of bacon rub, 2 types of chicken mix, and one type of syrup. erica: yep. lemonis: there doesn't seem to

lemonis: boom. john: thank you. lemonis: okay, guys. john: thank you, partner. lemonis: you got it.guys. what's happening, everybody? john: yeah, what's up, marcus? lemonis: yes! john: so excited. good to see you. lemonis: how you doing, buddy? can we just get everybody together so they know what the heck's happening? john: yeah, absolutely. lemonis: so let's talk about what's -- what's actually gonna happen. we made a deal for me to invest a million dollars. there isn't really anybody out there creating men's fun, cool, trendy things. and when there are, they do really well. we shouldn't be doing things that don't make us money and that are distractions. are the two retail stores profitable? andy: no, sir. lemonis: what does that lack of profitability, what pressure does that put on the other business? amy: a lot. i mean, because if they need financial help, then anderson is the one that has to help them out. john: i don't feel it's that -- that much of a, you know, of a burden. amy: i have to, you know, scurry and figure out who am i maybe not gonna pay to support the retail store

lemonis: yep.sted a great deal of money already in amazing grapes, but expanding the kitchen is the right move. with just $75,000, we can buy new equipment and add new stations, allowing geri to create more ambitious dishes and get them out faster. that'll help us increase our check average, feed more customers, and, in the end, nearly double our sales. make the kitchen a little bigger, put the pantry in there, and then you could also have some extra space for you to store wine. dan: this, i believe, needs to become a cold box. lemonis: how do you feel about that? -mike: i agree. -lemonis: okay, so... mike: yeah, it drives margin, and... lemonis: so change number one is... -geri: that's 100%. -lemonis: ...these bathrooms -need to turn into a cold box. -mike: right. lemonis: turning around a business takes time and patience, and i feel like everybody at amazing grapes is really pitching in, and they're coming up with ideas, and they're working together really well. well, almost everyone. where's mat

lemonis: ever? tony: nope. lemonis: okay.siness that i invest in, for the owner to be there, so that he could protect my investment and his investment. i don't invest in businesses, i invest in people who operate businesses. and if he wants to be an absentee owner, then he's got the wrong guy. tony: hey, folks, how are you? woman: hi. tony: what can i get for you guys tonight? woman: can i get a milkshake, please? tony: milkshake. sure. woman: a mango milkshake. tony: mango? sure. absolutely. lemonis: how long does it take to make a milkshake? tony: five minutes. lemonis: five minutes?! lemonis: anything for you, sir? man: mango popsicle. lemonis: okay, do you want it dipped in chocolate? man: sure, yeah. woman: thank you. woman: hazelnut ice cream in milk chocolate. lemonis: you said "milk"? so it's gelato on monday, karate on fridays. what can i get ya? woman: i want the chocolate with the white chocolate. lemonis: thank you for your business. man: may i have a vanilla bean, shredded coconut? lemonis: thank you. good seeing

lemonis: okay, '15? ian: one thirty-seven. lemonis: '16. jeremy: one forty-nine. lemonis: 2017's? aristotle: sixty-eight thousand. lemonis: okay. so overall, you lost more than your revenue. aristotle: correct. lemonis: i just want to make sure that you guys understand. you start a company. five hundred thousand dollars over time comes in. there's no money left of any consequence. people say, "well, where did the money go?" in each one of the years, the company lost money through payroll, through rent, through marketing, and now what's left is some glasses in an office and $30,000 in the bank. i think everybody has got to figure out what the business is really worth. it's down 500,000 in sales. it's lost more than it's actually generated in revenue. there's not much assets left. it's sunglasses in a relatively commoditized market, and so you got to really figure it out. aristotle: well, it's never been about the money. it's about creating something important. then, money will follow, and i finally found a team that believes in that value. lemonis: mm-hmm. aristotle: and i don't wa

lemonis: right.mber: you'll google them, 'cause you want to see their company, you want to see something about them. lemonis: yeah, i'll google them. amber: well, you can -- lemonis: you want me to make a deal on google? i try not to rely too much on it. i don't do that. i want the questions that i ask to be very authentic. i have a tendency, if i know too much, to not ask questions. amber: that's what happens sometimes. it's all in your brain, in your head, and you don't ask questions. you know the answer. lemonis: i think i've gotten better at that. amber: right. lemonis: worldwide trailers brings in $4 million in revenue, but their profits have flatlined around $400,000. my experience in this industry, worldwide trailers should be making way more than 10% profit. i know there's a huge market for what tom and nancy make, and if i can grow this company as big as i know it can be, i stand to make millions. ♪ hi. i'm marcus. eva: i'm eva. lemonis: nice to meet you. what do you do here? eva: what every

-lemonis: yep.phanie: [ sighs ] lemonis: well, you know, i've spent the last couple days asking you guys a lot of questions. while i struggle a lotwit, you guys have spent a lot of time working really hard, but the business is really in trouble. i mean, you do $5 million of sales. but at the end of the day, last year, you lost money. stephanie: how do you envision the growth of this business? lemonis: it's about changing every single product that you have. you have $900,000 tied up in inventory. half of it should go into the garbage. how long can you survive? nicolas: we're trying to be as lean as possible. i have about three months where i won't be able to pay my rent at home. lemonis: how much money do you think this business needs? nicolas: i believe it needs around $1 million. it's 20% of what we do on an annual basis. lemonis: well, it's 20% of what you sell. my offer is $800,000. i have full control. there's 100% of the stock today. -i'll have 50% of it. -noemi: [ gasps ] stephanie: whoa, whoa

save up to 15% when you book early at hollidayinn.com >>> many of you know my next gue marcus lemonise ceo of camping world. we got a call from mark in florida about camping world stock. find out about the 53% decline year-to-date now there were concerns expressed by analyst in the conference call. questions regarding a recent acquisition about the sports company. has the stock of camping world be punished enough let's check in with chairman and ceo of camping world, m mrmr. mr. lemonis welcome to "mad money. >> we are trying >> you had a conference today and the stock was up big that is more current than the analyst call fill us in on how you are feeling and what you told people. >> in being a public company, there is a big transition from being private. and i learned and made rookie mistakes on how to communicate to the market about strategies and that is the biggest learning curves we are the category killer in the space and built a mote around it. the good sam club and that is how we make our money. we acquire new customers and find new people through the sale of rvs and other pro

[laughing] "i'm marcus lemonis."ughter] >> that's gonna cost you. >> [laughs] >> so here's the deal. my offer is, uh... i'll pay off the 1.1 million of debt and i'll provide another million dollars in a working capital line, and i want 50% of the business. >> no. >> that's not gonna happen. >> why not? >> 'cause we're not gonna give you controlling interest of our company. >> why is that? >> because-- >> it's part of who we are. >> skullduggery is me. i am skullduggery. it's my company. it's our company, you know? it's not your company. you didn't spend 25 years building this company. >> so 1.6 million in revenue, you've got no cash in the bank, and you lose money. and you think giving up half of the business is a bad deal? >> you're asking for our whole life. you're asking for everything that i've ever worked for. >> yeah, i mean, it feels like a punch in the gut. >> i just offered to wipe out a million dollars' worth of debt and then give you another million dollars in working capital, and you're acting insulted ab

[laughter] >> by the time he's done. >> yeah. >> have you guys met marcus lemonis?hter] >> private label products like this will dramatically improve your margins, but in order to make room for these kind of products, we need to clear out the stuff that's been sitting there for years. so when we get back to the store, i'm gonna have dan lower the prices and liquidate some of the slow moving merchandise. thanks, guys, appreciate it. >> thanks again, marcus, appreciate it. >> thank you. >> thanks, marcus. >> thanks, guys. all right, let's head home. >> this end's coming all the way out, correct? we're gonna move this all the way down? >> well, you want to move it out enough to accommodate for that. don't go any further than that. so i would be very technical in my measurement to not go past that. >> understand. >> yep. >> put a pedestal here-- >> hey. >> hi. >> how are you? >> i'm good, how are you? >> good. >> i'm a little shocked. we're out of business. >> we were out of business before, we just didn't know it. >> i believe we're still partners, correct? >> mm-hmm.

. >> my name is marcus lemonis, and i fix failing businesses. >> we made $10,000 together. >> i make tough decisions... we'll change the recipes. >> i mean, that would be the last thing i'd want to do. >> and i back them up with my own cash. it's not always pretty. >> do you want me to get in your face? 'cause that's your face. >> but this is business. >> i've lost faith. we need to change dramatically. >> i do it to save jobs. awesome. and i do it to make money. this the profit. sweet pete's is a candy store located in jacksonville, florida, specializing in chocolates and candy handmade by master chocolatier peter behringer. >> so you guys like candy? >> mm-hmm. >> pete's love of sweets began at the age of 12, when he started making candy for his mom's shop-- peterbrooke chocolatier. >> i wouldn't do anything else. >> family business was thriving, and life was good for pete and his wife, allison. but after a dispute, pete left the business and was forced to start over from scratch. >> the last $10,000 we had, we put into this business. >> starting over required the help of a financi

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marcus lemonis on tuesday night as well as the ceo of camping world said things that are similar. winnebago took all of that off the table. if that excess inventory has taken off, it can soar again the flip side is of course without growth, your stock is going to get punished and maybe punished beyond all recognition. oracle just reported a surprise. the story here is about on premise information technology migrating to the cloud oracle changed the way it reports. the co-ceo mark hurd on the quarter, on the conference call, a nothing burger he called it a nothing burger. but the analyst acted like it was a double cheese baconater from wendy's and the stock swiftly plunged 70%. if you want real ugly, just start at starbucks because they are having an in your face slow down while insisting that nothing is wrong. a nothing latte. starbuck starbucks' growth, from 8% to 0 because of two unflagged problems cannibalization. and some issues with third party delivery service sure did shock us today. meanwhile, the u.s. numbers meager which is why starbucks is closing locations. the coffee

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camping world, by the way, marcus lemonis came non and tol a good story maybe the glut is being workedff. >> you mean on finished product? we've talked to these guys about steel. >> it definitely hurt thor winnebago's good number would indicate the big glut may be winding down camping world aling that same thing there were weather issues but marcus lemonis refused to go there. honest man good show. >> yes, very good. we like that a lot >> a tough guy love it. >> you have your choice of stuff tonight. what could you do? >> i've got the amazing laura alber who has been such a great job at williams-sonoma stephen dilly, peanut allergies. everyone cares about that. but i got to tell you, i've got to go and figure out which of the big stories because i think the way oracle disclosed starbucks refusal to be, right now, with him, with kevin being able to control the narrative right now, now that howard is out. fox, comcast i work for comcast by the way. >> we both do. jim, we'll see you at 6:00 "mad money," 6:00 p.m. eastern time >>> when we come back, a lot more reaction to disney raising it

. >> my name is marcus lemonis, and i fix failing businesses. 2.5 million people visit key west a year, and you only sell 40,000 pies. i make tough decisions. we're closing the store. we're done. i'm not talking about it anymore. and i back them up with my own cash. heck that out. >> it's not always pretty... >> tired of this bull[bleep]. >> but this is business. >> we're gonna have a battle on this one. >> i do it to save jobs... i got to get some stuff done and you're gonna be our leader here. and i do it to make money. this the profit. [theme music] ♪ u.s. key lime pie company is a pie maker located in beautiful and sunny key west, florida. jim brush... >> jeff! >> and his girlfriend, alison sloat, bought the company, recipes and all, over ten years ago for just $1,200, and have grown the business from selling pies on the side of the road to having their key lime pie named the nation's best pie by the american pie counsel. even though they generate $1.4 million in sales, they have yet to turn a profit. >> we really are a victim of our own success right now. damn it, i'm tired of thi

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. >> we have marcus lemonis. he's going to talk about camping world.is response to a viewer who questioned it on lightning round and the man of the hour steve mollenkopf >> unbelievable. just unbelievable. >> what. >> what you do you know what you do you know >> i justify what i do >> you know. >> steve is -- >> those are both great guests >> whether it be -- >> apple >> yes, exactly. and pulitzer prize winning writer jim stewart said it in an interview with jim i'm going to bring up some of those questions about what's right? what's right and he supports all those things in san diego is that right? >> viewers are sending us a lot of shakespeare i'll tell you that >> are they? >> brush up on your shakespeare. >> the tempest is underrated >> brush up on shakespeare and the women. >> kiss me kate. that's a reference to the fifth, not the fourth >> jim, see you tonight. dow up 100 when we come back, a rare and exclusive interview with jay clayton. directv now gives you more for your thing. get all the good stuff about tv without all the bad stuff. yes! yo