>> tina. >> tina, i'm marcus. >> are you marcus?nice to meet you. >> oh, my god, it's great to meet you too. >> you want to know what your husband just said about you? >> what? nice things? >> he said that you're a sissy. >> [gasps] >> no, i said the type of onstage activity you do is kind of-- >> yeah, we don't want to go there. >> [laughs] >> it's--yeah. what do you think about that? >> i think-- >> would you call me a sissy? >> i wouldn't call a woman anything other than "thank you" and "yes, ma'am." >> oh-ho, you're soft. you're soft, marcus. >> whose idea was this place? >> i had vision. >> is that why you didn't put her name on the business? >> thank you. >> i have a 35-year reputation. >> what's the answer to that? why is her name not on the business? >> because nobody would recognize her name. they would on--they would recognize my name first. and we're wor--we're working with a brand, and my-- >> [laughs] did you actually just tell me that? >> yes, i did. yes, i did. she's got to earn her stripes. she's got to earn her stri

i'm marcus. >> hi. hi, marcus, gerri. >> gerri, nice to meet you.horn honks] this is the whole kitchen? >> this is the entire kitchen. >> this kitchen is tiny. i'm shocked by the size of this kitchen and the lack of equipment in there. i don't know how she even cooks anything, let alone contribute to the $500,000 coming out of her department. be nice if you had more space. >> it would be great to have more space. that's the biggest problem we have. when we're plating at night and a full bar of 75 people, it's really hard. it's tight. [car alarm chirps] >> just hearing from some of the other team members about the place, i think the biggest thing is there is no leader. >> no. >> no? when i was called to come here, i think they assumed that i would just come in and just write a check. >> yeah. [laughs] >> and the reality of it is, is that i am not convinced yet. >> are you the grim reaper, or--[laughs] >> me? >> yeah. >> sometimes. i don't really know where the leadership is. i don't know who the owners really are. >> if there's changes to be made and

-sue: marcus -- -gary: get the [bleep] out. sue: marcus.you know, i do business on handshakes, and i try to help people, and i do it to make money. there are a lot of struggling businesses out there -- not because they're taking money out of the till, not because they're spending it on lavish things that they shouldn't have, but because they genuinely are struggling. not all of them get my money, and not all of them get my time, but this one didn't deserve either. they just flat-out lied. is your mortgage paid here? gary: yes. we're in good shape. lemonis: for that reason, i'm out. greenville, south carolina, is home to west end coffee... ...a regional roaster with great product... that's pretty awesome. ...but even better margins. -we sell it for how much? -john: $48. lemonis: that margin's killer. co-owners are living proof that you should never mix business with pleasure. john: [bleep] you're horrible at doing the right things until you're forced to do it. lemonis: i not only have to put the right process in place... you made a huge inve

becky: marcus, this is my son, bryan. -bryan, marcus. -lemonis: how are you? really nice to meet you. how long have you been doing this? bryan: about two months. maybe a little bit longer. lemonis: you like it? -bryan: uh, yeah. -becky: [ laughs ] you can tell the truth, honey. bryan: it's a challenge sometimes, but it's fun. lemonis: what's the challenge? bryan: um, the dynamics between them. i mean... lemonis: the dynamics between them are interesting? -bryan: very interesting. -lemonis: the coffee's awesome. lemonis: what's a machine like this cost? john: used, about $60,000. brand-new, about double that. lemonis: let's crank this up. i want to see how it works. i'm fascinated by it. now it's time for me to try roasting coffee. i want to have knowledge and an appreciation for it. and so, will i see that turn brown over time? bryan: yep. lemonis: how quickly can you get product? john: three to four days. lemonis: because you're going through a distributor. and do you know how much margin you're losing through that distribution? between going to the actual fa

tonnie: traditionally, you walk in -- marcus, you have my -- another guy named marcus -- marcus, you have my steribag? marcus: no, it should be in the front. tonnie: never mind. i got it. so, the beauty of tonnie's minis is you walk in, you pick your cupcake out, you pick your topping. woman: i like it. it means make your own cupcake, essentially. lemonis: you a cupcake eater? woman: yes, actually. thank you so much. -have a wonderful day. -tonnie: take care. lemonis: cupcake's good. tonnie: always happy to hear that. lemonis: the frosting's good. the process seemed a little...nonexistent. i would have thought there would have been a bit of an assembly line, like base, frosting, topping. i don't necessarily see that. tonnie's idea of a build-your-own cupcake, quite frankly, is phenomenal. but the idea i thought i was coming for i just don't see. somebody takes a cake off a rack and then the toppings are, like, hidden under the counter. i mean, it's terrible. how much business are you doing in this location? tonnie: average is $500 a day. lemonis: and what are your margins on that $50

-sue: marcus -- -gary: get the [bleep] out. sue: marcus. business on handshakes, and i try to help people, and i do it to make money. there are a lot of struggling businesses out there -- not because they're taking money out of the till, not because they're spending it on lavish things that they shouldn't have, but because they genuinely are struggling. not all of them get my money, and not all of them get my time, but this one didn't deserve either. they just flat-out lied. is your mortgage paid here? gary: yes. we're in good shape. lemonis: for that reason, i'm out. lemonis: tonight on "the profit," i head to south carolina to get a real taste of good old-fashioned barbecue. norton: if the fat ain't dripping on the coals, it's not barbecue. lemonis: a mom-and-pop operation has quickly grown into a million-dollar business. you're almost doing $1 million a year. you guys aren't mom-and-pop anymore. they are struggling to keep up. norton: we've grown faster than we ever imagined we would grow. we have not caught up with ourselves. lynn: this

-sue: marcus -- -gary: get the [bleep] out. sue: marcus.you know, i do business on handshakes, and i try to help people, and i do it to make money. there are a lot of struggling businesses out there -- not because they're taking money out of the till, not because they're spending it on lavish things that they shouldn't have, but because they genuinely are struggling. not all of them get my money, and not all of them get my time, but this one didn't deserve either. they just flat-out lied. is your mortgage paid here? gary: yes. we're in good shape. lemonis: for that reason, i'm out.

i'm marcus. >> good. how are you, marcus?> nice to meet you, sir. >> pleasure to meet you. >> this is a nice place. now are you guys brothers? >> no. partners. >> just partners. >> closer than brothers. >> and are you guys 50/50 partners? >> 50/50. our fathers were partners. >> okay. >> they left the empire to us. >> and so, walk me through the process of how it works. >> this is the receiving area. we got all our fresh meat through here. then we also get lamb and veal in this way too. and those cuts will go into the other room next door, where they'll be broken down into subprimals. they'll be packaged or shipped out as orders. >> so how much revenue will you do a year? >> uh, we should do about 50. >> 50 million? >> 50 million. >> that's a big business. how big is that electric bill? >> uh, about 30 a month. >> wow. a big business like this comes with big overhead. how much is your rent? >> about 32,000 a month. >> wow. there's rent and cooling cost averaging over 60,000 a month. there's union labor costs. there's seven del

hank, i'm marcus. >> marcus, nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. how are you?> thanks for coming by. doing well. thank you. >> you've got a beautiful shop here. >> thank you. >> lot of history. >> a lot. >> by the way, that's a killer picture of your dad. >> thank you. >> when you took over officially--your dad passed two years ago? >> yes. >> is that when you officially kind of stepped in? >> yeah. >> how much money will this business lose this year? 100,000? >> no. less. >> and last year? how much did it make or lose? >> last year was 20,000. >> 20,000. and the year before? >> a loss of 20,000. 40,000. >> and if you had a couple bad months and you ran out of cash, what do you do? >> get a loan from the officer. >> your mom? >> yes. >> okay. and how much would you say she's put in here in the last... three years? >> probably close to 200,000 as loans. >> is that the only debt on your books? >> and we've used our line of credit at the bank. >> how much is that? >> 100,000. >> that's tapped out? >> yeah. >> over the years i've met a lot of second-generation busi

-peter: marcus, i'm peter. -steve: marcus, i'm steve. -lemonis: nice to meet you.-steve: nice to meet you, too. lemonis: skullduggery, a family-run toy design and manufacturing company in anaheim, california, was exactly the sort of company that i felt had great potential. the company had generated $1.6 million in sales the previous year, but they were still losing money. steve: it's a big loss. lemonis: and while they had one or two products that had real potential, most of their products were missing the mark and collecting dust. i don't get this game. it's not fun. but if i can increase their visibility on the toys that were selling and push them to create new toys, i knew i could turn skullduggery around. so, i did a deal, and i invested $1.1 million for 30% of the company and an ongoing sales royalty. so, i want to be able to have control over the financial side. i don't want you taking on any debt or taking on any other partners without me being okay with it. -steve: i think that's fair. -peter: you want to shake on it? lemonis: and do we need to run this by

marcus, come here, please. marcus, come here, please. >> listen, nobody's changing my mind, okay?ay here, you will be running it. we've set everything up to succeed. >> i'm sure you will, pete. there's no question about it. >> listen to me. then if you decide in a year or two you don't want to be here-- >> doesn't matter. >> tony-- >> it doesn't matter. i want nothing more than this world for you to be successful. >> listen, listen-- >> no. >> so what's going on again? >> he wants to leave. he feels that--not to be here. >> why not, tony? >> i feel that, um, right now he has the right partner to help him get to the next level. >> well, he has the right financial partner, but i'm not here every day. >> i understand that. and, uh... >> have i ever asked you for anything? now i'm asking you. play this through. >> my decision is made. >> coming up... >> why'd you take my name off? >> i need to make sure that everybody that came here before knows this is a new day. because when they came here before, there was no cars. >> i'm done arguing with you! this is bull[bleep]. move. go get hel

marcus. >> marcus. nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you. what would you say would be the single biggest problem in the organization? >> it starts at the top. it's a really dynamite facility with a well-thought out system. but i don't think andrew is rational. >> yeah, erin told me he flies off the handle...[snaps]... in a nanosecond. >> he has had several explosions in the past few weeks. >> why would someone like you put up with stuff like that? >> i love the animals, but i have my limits. man-to-man...i'm planning my exit. >> are other people too? >> yes. >> and why do you wanna leave? >> one of the biggest reasons is i got bit recently. andrew literally got in my face and yelled at me and blamed me for it. >> in front of other employees? >> yes. and that's the thing. i mean, everybody else responded like normal people would. and if it weren't for that, i'm not a violent guy, but i would have probably left here in handcuffs and andrew in an ambulance. >> i thought we could maybe just go into the training room and talk. >> now? >> is that

ben: hi, marcus. lemonis: how you doing? i'm marcus. -ben: nice to meet you.: nice to meet you. and so, what's your role here? ben: i mainly help manage these guys in here, keep things moving. do a little bit of everything right now. lemonis: and where's your raw materials? ben: raw materials are in the warehouse. we run out to the warehouse, grab the raw materials, bring them in here, and we allow that to dry. and then they return to that room again. lemonis: that sounds kind of... ben: yeah, it's all over the place. that's what i want to change. lemonis: you know what i feel like when i'm in this building? like a mouse looking for his cheese. you start in one room, and you have to visit at least eight of those rooms to finish the product. this place is wildly inefficient. ben: there's not a flow. lemonis: why doesn't your dad want to get it fixed? do you ever talk to him about it? ben: he's kind of just like, you know, stuck in his old ways. it's just how we've been doing it for 20-plus years. lemonis: right. how frustrating is that? ben: it's pretty frustra

. >> tennessee titans select marcus mariota. quarterback oregon. >> who? marcus mariota he is the commissioner of the nfl and he blows that name? all right. despite rumors about trade offers marcus mariota is heading to the tennessee titans not the eagles but is this a blessing in the disguise for the birds. we will take a a look. >>> get ready for a cool start to may. it won't stay like this very long. when can we expect the taste of summer. >> wickly talented, g guy sell kaseem. >> he got the it wrong. >> i guess he was getting booed every time they came up, because they wait ten minutes in between picks. friday mayday, may 1st, 2015. >> spring fling. >> crazy cartoon characters on line. >> we're doing it all. >> really fun, we will get in the hash tag in a bit but we want to see who you think of who we have represented in a animated sense. >> yes good lets go to sue. we keep looking at the slide show. >> a little rain in the forecast. >> mostly south of us, but we will see cloud and cooler temperatures. best i can manage is a six. things will improve fo

tennessee tight apps select marcus mar yat owe.great moment for mariota and great moment for tight apps franchise and not so much for eagles. as a six year old taught my 2-year-old you get what you get and don't get upset. we must accept it. mariota chose to watch the draft from hawaii where he's from. titans have another young quarterback. you to have to take a backseat to the best player he ever coached. mariota said chip wished him the best and ready to become a titan. >> what would be the biggest challenge for you with this offense? >> first and foremost learning it. it will take time. you know he has a lot of complexities within the play book and i'll do my best to learn as much as i can. from there playing my game and being myself. >> what do you know about nashville. >> country music. i'm looking forward to. it my parents love country they might move out there with me we'll see. >> despite reports from nfl network chip kelly says talks with top two teams in draft never reached a point of naming eagles players to be traded an

i'm marcus. >> marcus, i'm peter. >> peter? how are you?ice to meet you. >> nice to meet you also. >> warehouse is big. >> yeah. 10,000 square feet, if you include the offices. >> and so what is your role here? >> i'm the vice president. i am in charge of operations, logistics. >> marcus, i'm steve. >> nice to meet you. >> nice to meet you too. >> steven, my brother, the president. >> i'm the boss. >> okay. >> i'm in charge of the company. i run the everyday business. i've designed pretty much everything--science kits, skulls, race cars, race sets. i wear many hats. >> and so when did the company start? >> 1987. my dad, he's the majority owner, was looking for a business to purchase. that was when it was all fossil replicas, so we hadn't gotten into the toy part of it yet. >> all of this stuff. >> both: yes. >> that's where skullduggery comes from. we make saber-toothed tiger skulls, humans, hominids, primates--museum-quality replicas. >> i was wondering where the name came from... >> both: yes. >> 'cause it's not so toy-friendly. >> no. >>

that's awesome, marcus.e tagline. >> i love it. >> so, mike, who's the owner of the building, is here. would you like to meet him? >> i would. >> okay, great. mike, good to see you, by the way. >> hey, marcus. how are you? >> this is allison, and this is pete. >> nice to meet you. >> nice to see you guys. >> pete, what do you think, buddy? >> love it. it's got a kitchen that's built out, plenty of space for classrooms. we could do a lot of cool things down here. >> do you believe it? >> i can't. it's unbelievable. >> when you and allison think back to the last four, five years, how's this feel standing here right now, knowing what's behind you and what's ahead? >> well, just muscling through things you didn't think you'd have to face, right? when you have a child and you think, "oh, my son's gonna go to private school, and we're gonna give him the best education." and then you find yourself in a position... [voice breaking] not to be able to do that stuff. >> yeah. >> it's damaging on the ego and the pride.

my name is marcus lemonis, and i fix failing businesses. if you don't like money, don't follow my program. 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." surfside beach is a picturesque resort town. a great place to vacation and a great place to call home. anthony leggio... [ camera shutter clicks ] ...and his girlfriend, kristen christian... kristen: good morning, asl signs. lemonis: ...moved here from long island two years ago to start a family... anthony: i know, you want daddy time. lemonis: ...and a business -- asl signs. anthony: do you want to finish doing this estimate? kristen: oh, yes, please. anthony: oh, boy. here we go. lemonis: with a $200,000 loan from his dad, louis, anthony was able to get the sign shop up and running quickly. he'

lynn: thank you, marcus.was always very focused at not messing with the charm of the shuler's location. but i do like the fact that i could take a piece of shuler's and spread it across the country. when i first went to shuler's, i saw lines out the door. a great product with great demand but small profits. the good news about this business is that the story's been great. but it's not over. we're breaking ground on a brand-new building that'll have a general store and an expanded bake shop for lynn. that should get done in the next six to eight months. while i fixed the flow up front and i added another register, customers are moving through the line much faster. and more customers through the line means more money. i know the additional seating on the deck will provide a significant increase to our revenue. and doing this to leave something sustainable for little shuler to take over one day has a special meaning to me. you were very comfortable with a stranger coming into your business and suggesting and for

he did not get the guy he wanted in the end in marcus mariota. he got a receiver who was born in nigeria and came over when he was five. >> with the 20th pick in the 2015 nfl draft, the philadelphia eagles select nelson agholor. wide receiver usc. >> reporter: nelson agholor very comparable to jeremy lackmacklin. testifies the team captain at usc. he had 12 touchdowns. as you saw earlier, eagle fans showed up at the link and when chip kelly spoke to them they let him know who they wanted. he was not able to do the deal for mariota. he went really hard after him. he tried to get from 20 up to 2. he offered sam bradford, michael kendricks, two first rounders a third rounder. the titans said no. chip said that report is false. he did not offer any players. >> we had a conversation with both teams but it was way too steep for us to do anything. that didn't get very serious. we didn't get in any discussions. like driveing into a nice neighborhood and they tell you the price and you turn around and drive away. >> reporter: sam bradford is your eagles q

sal, i'm marcus. sal: hello, marcus. pleased to meet you.we're gonna meet at belvedere, a manufacturer and designer of state-of-the-art salon equipment. sal: this is equipment from germany. lemonis: given that the look of the salon is beaten-down and uninviting, i'm gonna totally renovate this place and take the look up about five notches. i want to make this place elegant and inviting. what happens here? sal: that is the color bar. you're applying color here and here. a big chunk of the money we're gonna spend is to build a new color bar right in the middle of the salon. i want the customers to see their color being made and be part of the process. carolyn, lay down. carolyn: [ laughing ] i don't trust this guy! there's no water coming out. lemonis: no, there's no water. and i've decided to take a little detour. i'm meeting carolyn's ex-partner, joe. joe: marcus? joe secreeti. pleasure to meet you. lemonis: really pretty place. joe: thank you so much. i said i'm going to brand myself to be different than everyone else. lemonis: i'd like to

i'm marcus. fabio: how are you doing, marcus? fabio. lemonis: hey, nice to meet you. -you guys doing a big job? -fabio: we got jobs. lemonis: that's really good. fabio: it's amazing. like, these machines are really amazing. lemonis: how long have you been doing this? fabio: 18 years. from day 1, we worked out of the garage. lemonis: are you a one-man band in here? fabio: i am. i am. if i'm not here, this doesn't run. sometimes it does get a little -- it's overwhelming. sal: hi, marcus. sal loretta. how are you? -lemonis: nice to meet you. -sal: nice to meet you. i'm one of the owners here. how are you doing? lemonis: good. i was just getting to meet fabio. sal: fabio's been with me a long time, so he's a -- my brother-in-law. i started the business when i was 17 years old in my garage, and it just exploded. and look at this. i mean... lemonis: so it's been a very profitable year so far? sal: yeah. i mean, when i mean "profitable," the businesses do well. the only problem is the debt. this place took a lot of money to build. lemonis: how much debt's on the books? sal:

my name is marcus lemonis. in the past ten years, i've bought hundreds of failing businesses, turned them around, and i've made millions doing it. i'll write whatever check i need to, even if you won't. if you want people to listen, you put money on the table. i'm gonna give you a check for $500,000. i found six struggling businesses, some weeks away from closure. my plan is to turn them around. for the next week, i'm 100% in charge. >> all right. >> let's go get to work. can't run a business if it's not clean. but i'm not just giving them advice. i'm putting up millions of dollars of my own money. if you don't know your numbers, you just don't know your business. i'll work by their side... i'll put in the hours... 'cause i have the same risk that they do. where's accounting? >> she's counting. >> no, where's accounting? >> um... >> oh, my god. this business is a total mess. i judge businesses based on three things: it's pretty damn good. most often, businesses fail because of people. >> i trusted people to man

>> marcus. >> how you doing?> good, nice to meet you. >> good to meet you. >> pleasure. >> well, there's no shortage of everything key lime here. >> no. >> and so is all this stuff-- as an example, is this yours, or-- >> no, that's not our product. there's a lot of companies that do carry that. >> how about this one, floribbean? is this yours? >> no, that's not mine. >> it seems like a bit of a key lime grocery store. >> it is. one thing people come to the florida keys for are key lime products. >> what kind of margin do you make on all this stuff? >> these cost me about--i think they're $2.30 and i sell 'em for $3.25. these are $4.50 and i sell 'em for $5.50. >> the retail margins on these products are not great. they're between 20% and 25%, but they take up the vast majority of the floor space in the store, which is supposed to be a specialty pie shop. can i try the pie? >> sure. >> this is just a--this is the basic deal? >> just basic slice of key lime pie. >> what are the ingredients? >> we have the sweetened

we're talking about marcus mariota. titans brought him in today for interests duck torrey news conference he may have not been reunited with chip kelly he has a lot of chip still in him. they're willing to trade to get him. chip continues to dispute that and understands how reports like these spread like wildfire. >>> it's what makes sports great you have nothing to talk about sports radio let's talk trades and everybody comes one trades that's great that's what sports are about i think it's fun but ft. guy talked about in trade gets a little nervous my point i have to tell him not to listen to that stuff. but i mean everybody can trade. trade me. i don't care. >> obviously goal of off season and draft is to improve the roster that's easier said than done sometimes. so eagles really improved? jamie apody and espn insider sal palantonio discuss. >> eagle $not get guy. they didn't get marcus mariott a how do you see the quarterback situation shipping up next year. >> it's a question mark and i think sam bradford has to ge

. >> tennessee titans select marcus mariota. >> who? >> marcus mariota good however you say his name, may him is over, despite rumors about trade offers, he is heading to the tene titans and not the eagles. this is a blessing in advertise skies forbidder. >> if you are the nfl commissioner how do you botch the name. >>> get ready for a cool start to may. the it won't stay like this very long. what to peck when it comes to your weather. we could have a taste of sum iser next week. >> wow. >> i like that. good day it is friday may 1st. >> everyone pronounced the name differently though, mariota. >> it is mariota or mariota correct but not mariota a what did he called him? how do you botch that. >> what makes you think i was awaken hear that? this is why i watch the fox 29 morning news because i can go to sleep and know when i wake up you will tell me how to pronounce that name or at least -- >> we don't care anymore, he is not an eagle. >> had hawaii party was for nothing but it was fun. >> ultimate doppler, yeah, there was some rain and

we will not see marcus mariota in an eagles uniform.py about it but i know the fans are distressed about it. all right. all those reports for weeks probably months about the eagles going after marcus marriott tam the reality a lot of what was reported was nonsense. and tonight just minutes ago chip kelly addressed what the eagles actually did try to do with the first pick which was tampa bay and the second pick which was tennessee. >> chip kelly. >> we had a conversation with both teams but it was way too steep for us to do anything. it didn't really get very serious. >> at no point did you get close to getting up there? >> no, not at all. >> no we didn't off any players to anybody. we didn't get in any discussions so it wasn't really -- it was just really steep price. like driving into a nice neighborhood and looking at a house and saying that's really nice and tow they will you the price and you drive away. >> we didn't walk in the front door. we didn't look around. part of our plan as we said all along, you know, we'll build this tea

the eagles made their pick didn't not give up the form to get marcus. took a nice looking wide receiver out of usc by the name of nelson agholor. 104 catches over 1300 yards receiving 12 touchdowns four career punt returns for td's. but let's talk to the man who will call his name over and over the voice of eagles my good friend merrill reece from the novacare complex. hello, merrill. >> reporter: hi, beasley. i am so relieved when i hear them call a name and i don't have to scurry for a draft guide and say they drafted who? what does he play? agholor is one of four players one of four players who i felt was a real possibility. he's a solid player. i've watched a lot of tape of agholor. he actually even though he's a bit smaller he reminds me style weiss of my good buddy mike quick. very graceful. he can cut on dime and almost prances into the end zone. >> now merrill when you see this guy catch, do you think he replaces a desean jackson or does he -- did he sore like -- i know you said mike quick. but is he more like a um, you know like a jeremy maclin

i'm marcus. nice to meet you. the company out of our grandmother's basement in dudley, massachusetts. sjc is actually my brother's initials. right now what we're doing is, instead of just being a full-fledged custom shop like we've done in the past, we are developing a product mix -- a good, better, best model -- where we'd love to have this, which is the "better" kit, available in your store. richard: oh, boy. price-wise, where are you? mike: this kit, to sam ash, would be about $1,100, where you guys could retail it at about $1,700. richard: that's -- no, i'm sorry. you've picked a very difficult category. you're competing with some of the biggest companies in the industry that have huge, huge artist rosters, that have been around for many, many years. it's just not what we see. (engine revving...) (tires squealing...) (background radio noise...) (chains clanking...) pennzoil is taking synthetic motor oil performance to a whole new level. (tires squealing...) (engine revving...) make the switch at pennzoilsynthe

my name is marcus lemonis.st ten years, i've bought hundreds of failing businesses, turned them around, and i've made millions doing it. i'll write whatever check i need to, even if you won't. if you want people to listen, you put money on the table. i'm gonna give you a check for $500,000. i found six struggling businesses, some weeks away from closure. my plan is to turn them around. for the next week, i'm 100% in charge. >> all right. >> let's go get to work. can't run a business if it's not clean. but i'm not just giving them advice. i'm putting up millions of dollars y

dry them tears up. >> did you cry last night. >> a little bit. >> okay. >> marcus, marcus. >> i had the lays around the neck. take that off, put it in the closet and don't go back there. >> unless we get him in the trade. >> still hoping, really, thanks, gary. >>> maria bello is stopping by today and she's talking about the modern family how her son's reaction to her coming out inspired her new book whatever, love is love. >>> we are spring flinging thon friday in south philadelphia, with jen fred, hi jen. >> it would not be a visit to south philadelphia without mo what is this. >> homemade wine. >> it is for. >> it is for you. >> come on. >> we don't want to backup traffic here we will be hanging out. we are at ninth and christian. mo, love you. another justly, this is for me. >>> hi, jen fred. >> good morning or should i say good morning. >> yes. >> where we're at dibruno brothers. >> it is going to get crazy. tell me what this is right here. >> so, on this side we have smokey from northern italy with your favorite, white truffle honey. >> it has truffle in it you are my money. >> ove

i'm marcus. carolyn: hi. i'm carolyn. nice to meet you. lemonis: and i decided to stick around and see if i could help her. carolyn: this is tuesday. it's usually a lot busier. lemonis: unique offers everything from haircuts to massages. she even had her own personal hair care line. but i have to tell you, i saw problems the minute i walked through that door. the place looked very rundown... that's disgusting. ...with very few customers. at first glance, it's not the most inviting space. and she had major inventory problems. you see those hair dyes? at about $20 per bottle, those represented the biggest liability in carolyn's business, and no one was tracking it. you don't know what you have in here, do you? carolyn: we reorder based on what comes out of that garbage pail. lemonis: carolyn's general manager, well, she wasn't general-managing. woman: i'm here to help you manage, not manage your salon, so don't start with me. woman #2: she's off saturday, sunday, and monday. woman #3: our biggest day, she's not even a part of. lemonis: well,