lemonis: hi. lilia: hi. lemonis: how are you? lilia: good, how are you? lemonis: good. i'm marcus.nice to meet you, too. lilia: and this is thomas schiffer. lemonis: how are you? thomas: nice to meet you. lemonis: nice to meet you. it smells good in here. is there, like, a special sauce or what am i smelling? thomas: we got a lot of special. lemonis: and you guys are partners in the business. lilia: we are partners. lemonis: are you a couple as well? lilia: no. lemonis: okay, were you guys ever a couple? thomas: we met on a dating app, but quickly realized that was not...our fate. lilia: he stood me up the first date. he ghosted me. he didn't text me. he didn't call me. thomas: i was, you know, i was toe-dipping. lemonis: you were toe-dipping. which toe was it? -thomas: the big toe. -lilia: his big toe. lemonis: i would say just own it at this point. lilia: so anyway, long story short, we were both going through a divorce. he told me about his pizza shop. he told me that he has kids up in oregon that he hasn't seen and he wants to get there. thomas: i moved up to oregon because my

lemonis: come here. barb: how are you? lemonis: oh!i'm just gonna pick this up. james: what did you think of the sweet potato pie? barb: what makes it rise? james: all-purpose flour. barb: no. james: that's not the answer. lemonis: tell me what the gourmet pie batter recipe is. james: we got one cup of... ♪♪ um... lemonis: he's not paying attention to the details, and the fact that he did not know specifically his primary products, ingredients, and ratios is a problem for me. barb: this is what you should taste in every single thing that you make. james: mmm. barb: throw in a little bit of cinnamon in there, a little bit of nutmeg so those flavors that are in your pie really come out. you got to take those extra steps. it comes from within, really. it really does. i think that's what has made me so successful. it all really starts from here for me. lemonis: i don't think you're passionate about baking. i think you're passionate about being a businessperson. so let's cut through the [bleep] for just a minute. james: so, i want to own th

lemonis: okay. wendy: yeah? lemonis: it looks better.into wendy's sales process. the next step is for ryan to design the product for the customer to review and approve. once approved, it will go into a cad drawing. that cad drawing will then get send to a manufacturer in that local area, who will make it, finish it, and deliver it to the client. this process will all be supervised by imani. ryan: this is a great plan, yes. alphus: yes, thank you. how much additional cash do we need specifically for this project? alphus: we haven't finalized a budget. it's a hard -- that's why i need clari-- 'cause i don't want a miscommunication with you, marcus. lemonis: is there more customer issues that were not resolved in the $34,000? ryan: i think we were about $10,000 off on that. lemonis: so i'm going to give you 41 grand. so how much money will i have given you when i give you this check? alphus: $75,000. lemonis: i would say we want to get this space built out as fast as we can. ryan: alright. lemonis: and and you'll have the cash to do it. rya

lemonis: yeah.she was the best. she was great. we had the greatest life you could imagine. lemonis: how long were you married? jimmy: 19 years. we had everything. we had two beautiful kids. [voice breaking] you know, we had a good marriage. and...it was very hard. her father got ill, and she was gonna visit him at the hospital. so she didn't go to work, and she had important meetings that she was gonna be missing. she said, "i'm gonna run across to the world trade center and check on the people that were supposed to be at the meeting, and then i'll come back to the hospital." so she went there for a few minutes, and that's what happened. ♪♪ so, what little compensation i got for them, i gave it to them because they lost their mother. ♪♪ i'm sorry. lemonis: don't be sorry. jimmy: and that's why i felt he could do business 'cause he had some money from that, and i said, "go ahead." lemonis: and so the money that you bought the business with was part of the money that came from your mom's passing? jimm

lemonis: hi, guys. man: hi. come in. lemonis: this is small.an do $2.2 million out of a 210-square-foot kitchen. i couldn't even imagine what it would do if it had an extra couple hundred square feet. ¿todo bien? man: everything is fine. lemonis: ¿no necesitas nada? man: nothing. lemonis: your food was excellent. man: thank you, brother. lemonis: thank you, both of you. gwen: aw, my son is checking on me. lemonis: how old is your son? gwen: he is 13. lemonis: is it just the two of you in the house? gwen: yes. my husband passed away. ed. up there, see his name? lemonis: i'm sorry. i'm really sorry. gwen: thank you. thank you very much. lemonis: it's a lot of pressure. fifi: it is. gwen: it is. i'm the sole breadwinner, so everything is riding on the crabby shack. lemonis: you have kids? fifi: i do -- just one. lemonis: how old? fifi: 8. lemonis: the two of you have your hands full. gwen: we do. we do. fifi: yeah. lemonis: i'm blown away by the fact that these two women who not only are business partners but you can tell are friends are also mult

lemonis: do you make boxes for this? mindy: no. lemonis: could you? mindy: yeah. lemonis: okay.same materials, there's an opportunity to actually grow the business with the same retailer. to me, i'm thinking, "how do we make more money?" the fact that you brought me here gets me more excited about the opportunity to grow the business. having the distribution already set up with a retailer like this means the relationship is there. what's dawning on me right now is i don't feel like they're utilizing any form of commerce other than just selling and relying on retailers to sell it. we need to sell more goods online direct to consumer to be able to realize higher margins. what i'd like to do is turn this room into your online fulfillment center, 'cause we're gonna crank this website up. pull off the things that you want to sell online. mindy: yeah, that's fine. lemonis: in today's day and age, it's okay even if you are a wholesaler to other companies to have a direct-to-consumer distribution channel. you have to say to yourself, "now, wait a second. how am i only doing $45,000 a ye

lemonis: okay.ther: leashes used to be here, but we just recently in january moved out to another location. we just were growing too fast during covid. everyone was home with their dogs, and they all needed to know how to walk them. lemonis: so this is the business. -yeah. i mean, i designed it. i invented it. i have a patent on it. lemonis: so the leashes aren't here? heather: no. lemonis: and i know we're not gonna do much here, but can i see it? heather: come on down. i would love to. lemonis: so you have two buildings here. heather: yes. total acreage, maybe 1.4 acres. lemonis: okay, so you have a lot of money invested here. heather: yes, it's about $2.5 to $3 million. lemonis: wow. heather: we have about 35 staff members total. lemonis: wow. heather: these are all of our adult dogs. lemonis: oh, my gosh. unh-unh-unh. just ignore them, if i can ask you to say that. lemonis: you mean, don't engage with them? heather: don't say anything to them, yeah. so basically, our whole facility is training-b

lemonis: okay.rter's case, he's in charge of production. and so, this is a real test for him to be able to stand his ground, prove his point, make his case, and bring it home. the question is, is jill going to buy what he's selling? jill: tell me about it. i mean, i've seen it, it's nice, i like it. so this would accommodate everything that we need to go to the next level. okay. all right so. lemonis: you said yes pretty quick without really any information. what was it that he said to you that got you so comfortable? jill: what got me so comfortable is the fact that we seriously have run out of space. we cannot do our orders right now with the space we have. lemonis: okay. it's a little odd to me that carter says one line, which is we just need this new space because it's going to make it better. and she just agrees. it's been very clear to me that jill tends to just agree to move on to another topic or at least to move on from having to deal with, i guess, answering any questions to me. i feel lik

-lemonis: 10 days? -joe t.: more than that. -lemonis: 100? -joe t.: no. -lemonis: 30?s: 60 days? -joe t.: yeah. lemonis: there was 60-days time between you terminating the person and you stopping your communication with her? which means, joe, that it still happened inside of the window that you and i were partners. this discussion is about you making a decision that put the business in jeopardy. joe t.: i know, that's what you're saying. lemonis: you put your partners in jeopardy, you put me in jeopardy. why did you fire her? joe t.: she was being evaluated over time, and so was everyone else. lemonis: when i first got there, you never said to me, "there's a list of employees. they're problem children. i'm having to coach them." joe t.: i am not the person who's gonna say, "hey, i'm done with that person." i'm going to try to put them through my training program and see what i can do to make them better employees. lemonis: did you do that with the young lady? joe t.: as a group? absolutely. lemonis: i'm not saying as a group. we're not having this conversation with the

lemonis: we can fix it. chris: okay. lemonis: okay? chris: easy to do. lemonis: okay.hris: doing great. lemonis: who's enthusiastic? chris: we're excited. jason: we all are. lemonis: the reason that i brought you to prime machine -- they've been in business since 1979 and they build everything from small parts to rockets. chris: cool. lemonis: and the reason i wanted you to come is i wanted you to see inside, how important the process is to them. and i think it's important to understand that machinery is key, but process is key. if you make one more home a week, how much revenue is it? chris: $1.2 million. lemonis: pretty meaningful chris: it's a pretty big number. lemonis: amount. what do we need to do to make, at a minimum, one more home a week? chris: we need a better process. lemonis: alright. let's go inside and take a look at it. i want to take them to a place to understand how efficiency in machinery and production can actually help their business grow. as you look at the layout of their 16,000-square-foot building, there's a lot of empty floor space, so one of

lemonis: yeah? everything, and, so, i started making one, and then friends started asking me for it. and i was like, "maybe i should bottle this." lemonis: are you a chef? ana: well, i'm not a chef because i went to the culinary institute of my mom, like, you know? but i'm as much of a chef as most of the people on food network. i've written three cookbooks, and i've competed on food network. and if you ask bobby flay, the greatest cook ever. lemonis: okay. ♪♪ ana: when the second book came out, they had done this big thing in the miami herald about my new book, so i started getting, like, calls for endorsement deals and things like that. and i got called to do "real housewives of miami." don't hold that against me. lemonis: so, you were on "real housewives of miami"? how many seasons? ana: yeah, for two seasons. i'm a terrible housewife because, to me, everything is attorney-client privilege, so i don't perpetuate rumors. so, no, it didn't work for me. lemonis: so, the million dollar marinade? how'

lemonis: how you doing, buddy? taylor: mr. lemonis! lemonis: nice to meet you. taylor: oh!, marcus. taylor: mr. lemonis, oh, my god! lemonis: so what are you? you work in... what is your name? taylor: taylor barton. lemonis: nice to meet you, my man. this place is busy. taylor: well, it's saturday. that's what we do. lemonis: yeah. taylor: we're the birthday party capital of the world. lemonis: this feels like it. how long has this business been here? taylor: it'll be 27 years in september. my dad took over about a year and a half ago. he bought the business from his ex-partner. i think he paid, like, $2 million for the business, and to me, that is not good business. i would have never made that deal. lemonis: do you report to him, or does he report to you? taylor: i like to think he reports to me, but i've never had any formal training. lemonis: is your dad here? taylor: he is. lemonis: let's meet him. jerry: hey! lemonis: how are you? i'm marcus. jerry: who is this guy? lemonis: nice to meet you, sir. jerry: boy, i thought you were a hugger, man. lemonis: okay. i am a hug

lemonis. lemonis: benjamin, how are you? ben: i'm very well. lemonis: ben or benjamin?: well, benjamin when i'm in trouble. lemonis: you're not in trouble. ben: so, ben's the way to go. lemonis: ben, this store is gorgeous. it's really well-merchandised. i'm really impressed by it. ben: thanks. lemonis: is everything in the store stuff you guys make? ben: about 90%. we don't make the books or the plants. lemonis: you don't make the books? is he normally this funny? kristin: he's pretty funny. ben: no, i'm pretty dry. lemonis: so, you make all of this stuff? ben: yep. lemonis: really nice quality. ben: yeah. lemonis: and all of this? ben: yeah, cocktail napkins. i design all the product that we sell, also, that we make. lemonis: wow. ben: and these are coaster sets. we sell a monstrous amount of them. they're a very easy gift to give, and they're all unique. this is, "the trouble with trouble is it starts out as fun." lemonis: "alcohol you later." [ chuckles ] these are excellent. did you come up with all these quotes? ben: for the most part. lemonis: everything here you

lemonis: i'll see you soon. ♪♪ ♪♪ lemonis: tonight on "the profit"...this is where the magic is. lemonis: ...a burger business in new york city... tranchina: don't be shy with the sauce. lemonis: ...built by four best friends... sammy: we had a dream. we had a [bleep] passion. i don't know where the [bleep] it went. lemonis: ...who now can't get along. sammy: so, why the [bleep] wouldn't you open up the restaurant on time? -that's [bleep] -tranchina: hey! that's enough! lemonis: it's a dire situation... sammy: i build it for my brother, for my family. [ voice breaking ] i feel i failed them. i really do. [ sniffles ] lemonis: ...compounded by lagging sales and mounting debt. how much are you losing? covello: $5,000, $6,000 a month. lemonis: if these guys can't get on the same page, it's just a matter of weeks before this business goes belly up. todd: if we don't fix the problem, we're gonna have to close the doors. lemonis: new york city has a ton of energy, and it's always been a place for dreamers. but when you get on the ferry, and you land on staten

lemonis: huh? amari: are they gonna air that? lemonis: you throwing up? amari: yeah. lemonis: oh, 100%. gwen: they have to. amari: they have to. gwen: that is, guaranteed, on the show. ♪♪ >>> welcome to friday and "options action. i'm melissa lee. coming up tonight, it's been the best-performing financial stock during the the last 15 years and you probably have never heard of it oh, and it's in trouble. >>> and big blues. don't let the recent rallies in ibm fool you the stock could soon be singing a different tune. >>> and it's important even though we covered it in "fast money," we're going to cover it again. how to trade the rates let's get right to it. carter werth, what is the mystery financial name on a 15-year streak, and why could that suddenly be coming to an end? >> just as you cited, this is the single best performing stock in the past 15 years, market access, it's a multidealer electronic bond platform, so not a traditional lender, if you will but it is also in trouble. let's look at a few charts first the table just to show the facts. there it is. top five

lemonis: you guys knew i was coming, right? heather: yeah. lemonis: you got to know this.ot knowing stuff. heather: yeah. yep, i agree 100%. lemonis: but do you agree, though? 'cause you agreed last time. heather: yes. yes. yeah. lemonis: and now we're standing here again today,

lemonis: wow. boy, this one's good. carter: that one's good. lemonis: really good.monis: what is the tension between the two of you? jill: i'm the only one that's really kept this business going.

lemonis: this father-and-son team's complete lack of experience...bers. ...and motivation... does this sign look nice to you? dante: no. lemonis: all these weeds, all this trash, it feels like you really genuinely don't give a [bleep]. ...has them bleeding money year after year. jimmy: i don't think you know totally what to do. you don't know the laws. you don't know if you can handle this. lemonis: they'll need to learn the basics from the ground up. dante: we buy the pasta by the pound.

lemonis: you did good, lady. ♪♪ we fast money we appreciate it see you tomorrow the news with shepardth starts right now >>> the president addresses the nation, and people on opposite ends of the country battle mother nature's fury. i'm shepard smith. this is the news on cnbc >>> will in crisis. >> currently the parish is without power and we're without area some areas facing a month or more without power. >>> i was not going to extend this forever war. >> president biden defends the withdrawal as the taliban celebrates america's exit. thousands of afghan partners left behind, including a man who once was president >>> taking aim at lake tahoe the criminal trial of elizabeth holmes, the woman once thought to be the next steve jobs, now facing decades in prison >>> the "jeopardy!" executive producer and would have been host fired >>> new dna technology to i.d. 9/11 victims >>> and investigating a 76-year-old mystery, inside the bermuda triangle >> announcer: live from cnbc, the facts, the truth, the news with shepard smith. >> good evening. two extreme weather disasters unfolding acros

lemonis: but one of the owners can't make up his mind on what he wants to be.. it was, "we want to be owner-builders. oh, we only want to work with contractors. now, we're doing development. oh, now look, there's these pods." lemonis: i think the company has an identity crisis. which frustrates the employees

lemonis: tell me what the gourmet pie batter recipe is. the main product for the company.

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lemonis: be in touch. congrats. wendy: thank you. ♪♪ righ >>> somebody killed gabby petito now to find out who and how. i'm shepard smith. this is "the news" on cnbc it was homicide. the coroner confirms gabby petito was killed. the new turn in the now criminal investigation and the added pressure to find her missing boyfriend. we're live where the search is happening now. president biden addresses the u.n. general assembly for the first time. >> for the first time in 20 years that the united states is not at war we've turned the page. >> his call for global unity i believe we must work together as never before and his veiled message for america's biggest competitor a covid treatment shortage nationwide monoclonal antibody infusions in high demand and one state moving to make it off limits for the vaccinated. >>> cutting edge tech that could soon help your phone track your mental health, detecting depression, anxiety and even cognitive decline. investigating the botched kabul drone strike the fire fight to save the