lemonis: i'm marcus. stephanie: nice to meet you. stephanie. lemonis: stephanie, nice to meet you. how are you? dave: hi, marcus. i'm dave. lemonis: hey, dave. how are you? dave: great to meet you. lemonis: nice to meet you. jill: hi, i'm dave's wife -- jill. lemonis: how are you, jill? nice to meet you. so, are you both in the business? jill: no, i work awm in athletics. lemonis: oh, you do? dave: but she has worked farmers markets for us. lemonis: okay. well, i've never been in a place like this, so i wanted to kind of get a feel for it. dave: all right. so, the line where they serve people. lemonis: what's the most number of soups you have in one day, offered available? dave: we do up to nine. so, we have soup, salad, sandwich. lemonis: what's going on on that board? dave: i bought a new one, but it's too big. so that's gonna be the new look, assuming it's not all faded like that. lemonis: i want to taste what you're known for. dave: okay, well, i would start with the african-peanut and chicken. lemonis: it does have peanuts in it? dave: yes, peanut butter. lemonis: peanut butter

i could have just walked away completely at that point, marcus. lemonis you had no control, and you are leaving here today because nobody is paying your bills. thank you for coming. mike: i wish you the best. lemonis: yeah. good luck to you. ♪ mike is now gone for good, and so is paul, by the way. he hung around for awhile and tried to work on little things, but in the end, it didn't work out, and candidly, it's probably for the best. now, they're still technically investors and my partners, but that's in the name only, not the operations. ♪ travis: so this is where we're standing here. this is gone now. lemonis: in an effort to drive more traffic to farrell's, we are redoing the entire floor plan to allow customers that just want to enjoy ice cream without food to come. we're expanding the entire candy store to improve the retail area, and we're adding a candy-making space, and we're also extending the ice cream bar. ♪ if everything goes according to plan, we'll be open in the next two weeks. ♪ hey, guys. how are you? shauna: hey. shauna: good. how are y

lemonis: i'm marcus. chris: how's it going? chris. nice to meet you. lemonis: chris, how are you? t you. dino: what's up, marcus? dino. lemonis: dino, nice to meet you. i saw on the window i'm supposed to call you for franchise opportunities. dino: yes. you need one? lemonis: i was just -- i mean, i don't know yet. how's everybody else? ray: hey, marcus. i'm ray. lemonis: nice to meet you. ray: nice to meet you. debbie #1: hi, i'm debbie. i'm dino's wife. lemonis: hi, debbie. how are you? debbie #2: i'm also debbie. i'm dino and debbie's daughter. lemonis: how are you? so, three family members. debbie #2: well, ray is actually my husband. ray: i am family. lemonis: and so all four of you work here? dino: always me, ray or debbie are here all the time. lemonis: okay, that's a good thing. so, dino... dino: yes, sir? lemonis: ...was this your idea? dino: yes. i worked in a pizza place called mango's, and there was a mcdonald's, and i'm watching cars go through the drive-through. i got the idea of drive-through pizza by the slice because nobody had done it. so i was going to revolution

charlotte: thanks, marcus. lemonisulfilled, our first step is to get these cases manufactured by professionals. so the team is heading to hong kong... charlotte: yay, hong kong! lemonis: ...to one of the largest trade shows in the world. i'm expecting them to find the latest and greatest in cellphone cases, accessories, and the newest technology, but they're also there to work on their teamwork, something that definitely didn't exist at the casery. now that the team is back to los angeles, xavier and sunshine are working on all-new designs, so they can be printed by the manufacturer in hong kong, and skyler's working with the 3pl, a third-party logistics company that will receive the cases after they get air-shipped from hong kong. once received, they'll get inventoried and packaged and then shipped out to the t-mobile stores. skyler: we just got word that the iphone xr, one of the sizes is getting pushed back, the release date. karlo: ooh. skyler: so we're going to have to re-label basically all 7,000 of those units b

mike: hey, marcus. lemonis: how does this store do? not hitting the numbers that we thought we would. lemonis: what did you forecast for this store? john: a million a year. we're doing -- lemonis: half of that. john: half of that. lemonis: how much is the rent here? john: about $10,000 a month. where it's about $6,500 in seal beach. lemonis: when's your lease run out? mike: next month. john: next month. lemonis: did you bring your financials? john: we did. lemonis: let's sit down and go over 'em. john: okay. so this is tankfarm seal beach. lemonis: seal beach, $530,000, and the store made $16,000. 56% margins. 56% for a store is slightly less than average. you got huntington, $539,000 in business. this store shows that it made 13 grand. very little return. anderson brothers. $1,742,000 of revenue. 40% margins. total expenses are $544,000. business made 155,000 bucks. between all the entities, $2.7 million in total revenue, $184,000 of profit, $530,000 of real, tangible assets, $511,000 of liabilities between payables and loans. so you'r

bernadette: nice to meet you, marcus. lemonis: nice to meet you. adette: thank you for being here. lemonis: i thought it may be a good idea for the three of us to go outside and talk, just, away from everybody. bernadette: yeah. lemonis: is that okay? let's head out. you have kids? bernadette: two. they're in there. lemonis: oh, they are? bernadette: yeah, stocked up with snacks and games. lemonis: how old are they? bernadette: 5 and 7. lemonis: what's the year been like for you? bernadette: we've worked really hard, and i'd hate to see what we've worked for, um, disappear. lemonis: he smiles a lot. bernadette: he does. lemonis: is that a real smile, or is that just for show? bernadette: it's a real smile. steve: i smile when i'm stressed, i smile when i'm nervous, and i smile when i'm happy. lemonis: well, that's good. steve: it's my default position. [ laughs ] lemonis: how hard has this been on him? bernadette: incredibly difficult. a lot of questioning himself. steve: i have taken a huge risk just to get here today, and i've pushed myself to the

marcus. kate harper. very nice to meet you. sam: sam. lemonis: i'm marcus. sam: sam murray. nice to meet you. st of all, welcome to brooklyn and welcome to mouth. we're excited to go through the whole thing. lemonis: mouth.com is a huge, food-subscription business, and i think if they like the product, well, it's a pretty good indication of what the whole marketplace is gonna think. erica: i'm erica, and this is... lamarinette: i'm mama. sam: mama? lamarinette: mama. erica: mother-and-daughter team. we're business partners, and our company is southern culture. we have three lines within our brand. sam: i have to say, from our perspective, we think southern food so long has become somewhat commercialized and become somewhat of a joke in american cuisine. it's overly sweet or overly spicy. erica: you know, our ideals are similar to you all's because we believe in really reinventing southern food and really updating that and adding a new twist and making it fun again. lamarinette: and erica loves quality, and today, when you taste this food, one thing i know for sure, what's in the box we stand b

lemonis: i'm marcus. jeff: yes, i know exactly who you are. lemonis: nice to meet you. a little confused. on the front door, there's two brands there. i thought i was coming to jd custom. jeff: you are. the other company on there is my biggest customer. lemonis: what kind of business is the owner? jeff: nail polish. this is one of their lines. lemonis: and so they're a nail polish manufacturer? jeff: they have several lines, yes. lemonis: so did you guys design this display? jeff: i designed this, yes. lemonis: and what about all this stuff in the back? jeff: if i didn't design it, i had a major part in designing it. lemonis: very cool. is everything you do makeup oriented? jeff: no, but it is definitely our biggest market. lemonis: is this whole display made of acrylic? jeff: yes. lemonis: different colors? jeff: different colors, all different colors. lemonis: you came up with this, too? jeff: yeah, that i came up with. lemonis: now, would this be considered an elaborate design? jeff: yes. lemonis: what makes it elaborate? jeff: you got the half-inch thick gauge acryl

lemonis: i'm marcus. charlotte: nice to meet you. lemonis: nice to meet you.rlotte: thanks for coming. skyler: skyler. nice to meet you. lemonis: nice to meet you. and are you the only owner? no. so, i own 90%. charlotte owns 7%, and skyler owns 3%. lemonis: and what are your roles here? charlotte: i'm the creative director. lemonis: so, all of the designs? charlotte: yeah. i oversee all of it and come up with all the ideas. skyler: so, i'm the c.o.o. i also, basically, take on a lot of the c.f.o. responsibilities. so...i've been doing a lot of the... lemonis: that's an interesting crossover. skyler: it is. it is. lemonis: as the finance person, you're the steward of the assets, which includes knowing what's there, how much it is, where it's moving, how to track it. how do you actually do a physical count? matthew: we did count, and it was a little messy 'cause we don't bar code. lemonis: but you need bar coding so you know what the hell you have. skyler: that'd be great. lemonis: can you guys pull the different products you have, so i can just understand... m

kristin: thanks, marcus. lemonisople can help him in his business. that's progress. ben: thank you. lemonis: take care, buddy. ♪ back at the warehouse, kristin has been doing an amazing job managing the inventory. kristin: so i did $20,000 the first two days, and then yesterday, i probably sold another $10,000, so it's probably like 40 grand all-in. lemonis: have you been able to order raw materials that solve our cold products? kristin: yes. lemonis: great. and ben is staying focused on the development of the new products. natalie: this is all the individual ingredients. ben: wow. lemonis: so he's back at agilex, finalizing the scent and candle line. natalie: okay, i'm going to make this one 6%, okay? ben: yeah, i love it. lemonis: and completing the designs for the wallpaper and wrapping paper. ben: so this would be, "make a wish. it's your birthday." lemonis: these are excellent. ben: yeah, thanks. ♪ lemonis: although it's going to take a while for the newly created products to go into production, i wanted to star

lemonis: amanda, marcus. amanda: hey, marcus. looks like you guys got ransacked. what the...? geez, what did i...? amanda: is it important to you guys i can do more to lower my a1c. because my body can still make its own insulin. i take trulicity once a week to activate my body to release its own insulin, like it's supposed to. trulicity is not insulin. it works 24/7. it comes in an easy-to-use pen. and i may even lose a little weight. trulicity is an injection to improve blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes when used with diet and exercise. don't use it as the first medicine to treat diabetes, or if you have type 1 diabetes or diabetic ketoacidosis. don't take trulicity if you or your family have medullary thyroid cancer, you're allergic to trulicity, or have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2. stop trulicity and call your doctor right away if you have symptoms of a serious allergic reaction, a lump or swelling in your neck or severe stomach pain. serious side effects may include pancreatitis. taking trulicity wit

-cristina: hi, marcus. -lemonis: your name? cristina: cristina. lemonis: cristina, nice to meet you. -miranda: hi! -lemonis: hi, how are you? -i'm marcus. -miranda: hi, i'm miranda. lemonis: hey, miranda, how are you? -is this your place? -miranda: this is it. lemonis: how long have you been in the business? miranda: 10 years. we started in my house. i had chronically chapped lips my entire life. and so my daughter was born -- she's now 11 -- and while breastfeeding, started using lanolin -- for breastfeeding -- on my lips. lemonis: the nipple gets chapped. okay. miranda: and i'm like, "oh, i'll put it on my lips," and they were healed for the first time in 30 years. lemonis: now, what is lanolin? miranda: lanolin comes from sheep. it's like an oil, like, a protective coating on their fur. lemonis: i think it's especially cool when somebody starts a business that is meant to solve a problem. sometimes necessity is the mother of invention. miranda: this is where we started. that's the lano lip. this is my original formula, and it's got medical-grade

lemonis: amanda, marcus. amanda: hey, marcus. oks like you guys got ransacked. what the...? geez, what did i...? always a catch. like somehow you wind up getting less. but now that i book at hilton.com, and i get all these great perks. i got to select my room from the floor plan... very nice... i know, i'm good at picking stuff. free wi-fi... laptop by the pool is a bold choice... and the price match guarantee. how do you know all of this? are you like some magical hilton fairy? it's just here on the hilton app. just available to the public, so... book at hilton.com and get the hilton price match guarantee. if you find a lower rate, we match it and give you 25% off that stay. if you find a lower rate, we match it and give you at first slice pizza lovers everywhere meet o, that's good! frozen pizza one third of our classic crust is made with cauliflower but that's not stopping anyone o, that's good! to have things personalized with your winery name or...? lemonis: honest to god, i can't even stay [bleep] awake. look, my problem wit

lemonis: how you doing guys? marcus. jack: jack hays. nice to meet you. , how are you? -jeremy: jeremy felt. jed: jed hays. nice to meet you. lemonis: how are you? father-son? -together: yes. -lemonis: very good. and so, what's the plan here? maybe you guys could give us a summary and we could walk it? jed: yes. those buildings there, that's t.j. maxx. they're gonna open in the next few months. lemonis: let's walk the space. it's a construction site. what are they asking a foot? -jed: $777. lemonis: that's pretty strong. how many square feet? jed: 3,000. lemonis: so, over $230,000 a year? divide that by 12, you're talking about 18 grand a month? a good rule of thumb is that a restaurant's rent shouldn't exceed more than 8% of its total revenue. with an $18,000 rent factor, the restaurant would have to do at least $225,000 a month in sales. standard's current restaurant does about $100,000 a month in sales. if we were to open up a new location like this one, we would have to more than double our business. how many people live within 1 mile, 5 mile, 10 mile?

lemonis: amanda, marcus. amanda: hey, marcus. oks like you guys got ransacked. what the...? geez, what did i...? so we improved everything. we used 50% fewer ingredients added one handed pumps and beat the top safety standards the new johnson's® choose gentle go inside... cozy up to the fire... (♪ ♪) stay warm. some call that a nice winter day. we'll have to agree to disagree. (♪ ♪) thisyeah.ice. yeah, this is nice. mmmm how did you make the dip so rich and creamy? oh, it's a philadelphia- -family recipe. can i see it? no. new philadelphia dips. so good, you'll take all the credit. to have things personalized with your winery name or...? lemonis: honest to god, i can't even stay [bleep] awake. look, my problem with amanda -- it's a confidence issue, and i'm really struggling in my confidence with her as our company's leader. what is amanda going to do when i'm not here? candis, let me make it a little easier. look at their shoes. candis: cute. lemonis: look at their bags. candis: cute. lemonis: look at their belts. candis: i love

lemonis: how you doing, my man? i'm marcus. -j.d.: j.d. -lemonis: nice to meet you.nd so, what do you do? you come in, and you take product, and you shoot it on the street? j.d.: uh-huh. i do that part and also, like, the web site. lemonis: so let's go -- i want to see how this process works. giordano: yeah, let's do it. let's do it. aeneas also does some modeling for us. ♪ lemonis: the shirt that he has on, what's the name of that shirt? -giordano: i don't have a name. lemonis: what's the name of that shirt? giordano: chic gas station. it's like mechanic chic. lemonis: what was the name of this shirt? short-sleeve polo zip-on. giordano: i don't have all the names of everything. lemonis: you don't have any names. i don't think that rocco knows who his customer is. it's probably anybody that walks in that he can sell something to. lemonis: so why -- in a nutshell, why did you call me? giordano: the company has a lot of potential, but it's not doing well. it's not all about money. it's about contacts. it's about that i'm entering my 40s without a paycheck, even though

lemonis: let her know marcus is here. woman: okay. lemonis: thank you. didn't really understand when i walked into pacific, why i was seeing residential furniture. i thought this was a hospitality business. if this is a showroom, i don't think they're showing the right stuff. ana: hi, marcus! lemonis: are you ana? ana: yes. lemonis: how are you? ana: nice to meet you. lemonis: it's really nice to meet you. ana: yes. very nice to meet you. lemonis: how long have you guys been here? ana: we've been in this location about 13 years. lemonis: wow. ana: yes. lemonis: how are you, sir? i'm marcus. how are you, sir? nice to meet you. gilbert: me too. lemonis: how long have you guys been in business? gilbert: 40 years. lemonis: 40 years? and what is your business primarily? is it hospitality? ana: mostly hospitality. we do guest room furniture, public space furniture, as well as restaurant furniture. lemonis: and how much of your business is hospitality? ana: probably like 90%. lemonis: 90%. what's the other 10%? ana: a mix of like retail, as well as residential.

-lemonis: hey. i'm marcus. corey: i know who you are. i'm corey. it's nice to meet you. emonis: nice to meet you. corey: yeah, yeah, yeah. this is my wife. lemonis: how are you? nice to meet you. you're the boss? corey: that's laurie, she's a hugger. lemonis: who's the boss? laurie: he is the boss. he's the main -- he's the main... -corey: i don't know. -laurie: yes. -lemonis: hi. how are you? -carlos: hey. how are you? lemonis: good. what are the types of bagels that you have? carlos: 13 kind of bagels, you can show them behind me. lemonis: i'm gonna have everything bagel. what do you sell one bagel for? -corey: $1.29. lemonis: what does it cost to make one bagel? corey: about 10 cents. -lemonis: in materials? -corey: in materials. lemonis: and another 10 in labor? corey: exactly. lemonis: so that's part of the beauty of being in this business. -corey: of course. lemonis: it's high margin. take your half. corey: okay, thanks. laurie: [ laughs ] man: what can i get for you today? laurie: now, i have a bagel every single day. corey: it's a good bagel. if it doesn't hurt he

-katie: bye, marcus. -lemonis: bye. ♪ is it warmer in here than it was in there even? the thing is the press runs at 390 degrees, so it's always hot. lemonis: yeah, but, i mean, they could pump some cool air in here. marci: it would be a little more enjoyable. lemonis: it's odd to me that marci is out in the warehouse standing and working with this very hot machine -- i mean, really hot. and right on the other side of the wall are a bunch of guys sitting in cubicles with plenty of light and plenty of air conditioning. so what is -- is this printed on paper? marci: yeah. so, this is printed on special paper. lemonis: okay. the girls inside were telling me that the business is somewhat disorganized. marci: it is a little frustrating, though, to know that they're out fishing and then we might not be able to make payroll. lemonis: as opposed to getting on the phone, -selling, making money. -marci: mm-hmm. fishing is more important. i actually have a video on my phone of a friday afternoon i think you would probably find pretty interesting. so this is just me. it's a quarte

lemonis: how are you? i'm marcus. megan: hi, marcus. it's a pleasure to meet you. you. matt: here you go. megan: thank you so much. lemonis: why do you choose delivery as opposed to going to a dispensary? megan: i choose it for convenience. i'm a parent. i can't always go to a dispensary. if a kid's with me, that's impossible. lemonis: right. megan: i also like the fact that it's discreet if it needs to be. lemonis: megan dooley fisher told me she uses cannabis to treat the pain she suffers from her auto-immune disease. and she uses a lot. how long will this last you? megan: okay. well, i'm probably a far heavier user than almost anybody out there. lemonis: okay. megan: this is 250 milligrams. i could eat this right now and go on with my day. you would never know anything. lemonis: 250 milligrams? megan: i'll eat that whole bag. lemonis: okay. so, i've never used. how much could i have? megan: i would say that you wouldn't even have one of these. you would have to start with a 2.5 milligram. lemonis: and you could eat this whole bag? megan: yeah, i could eat that wh

petros: nice to meet you, marcus. lemonisw, you've been in the chocolate business for how many years? -george: almost 40 years. lemonis: and how long ago did you meet? eleni: 39 years ago. he was in greece. lemonis: oh, you were in greece. who are these pictures of? -zoe: that's my mom's parents. petros: yeah, and a little push cart in baltimore. zoe: in baltimore, where they were hand-rolling chocolates, and my dad came over. he learned the trade. george: i love to work for my kids. lemonis: it's nice to have your children support you. george: oh, yes. i think that's the most important, to love each other. lemonis: this place is -- it got a lot bigger. -petros: yeah, right. -lemonis: it goes back even -- petros: it goes back farther, yeah. lemonis: holy... petros: this is the kitchen, where we manufacture everything. lemonis: oh, my gosh. i just want to see the process. petros: so we're boiling the cream, and we have our raw chocolate, a little butter. lemonis: can i stir it? oh, yeah. petros: so this is gonna cool. after it

good morning, marcus. lemonis: what's happening? made a new version of the duster with the different type of trim. lemonis: okay. nicolas: you talked about the trim was fraying. -lemonis: can i see it? -nicolas: yeah. let me get it. lemonis: noemi, can you come on down? nicolas: the weaving is a little tighter, so it feels slightly different. lemonis: who's the one that actually changed this? nicolas: i did. lemonis: nicolas, why are you working on the duster? nicolas: because i had the resources to do it. lemonis: but you didn't include your mom? noemi: no, because we went through that. lemonis: it sounds like you have a problem with that. nicolas: i don't have a problem with that. noemi: it's the control. i told you. this is another problem we have. nicolas: so, are we talking about the past or the future or -- i don't understand. noemi: future. -nicolas: okay, so -- -noemi: we already decide. why are we going back and talking about it? nicolas: so, if we're talking about the future, what happened in the past is irrelevant. lemoni

lemonis: i'm marcus. caity: thanks for coming. lemonis: so you're really the person that runs this business? caity: yes. lemonis: okay. caity: but with the help of an amazing team. lemonis: do you guys sell online? jessica: we do. lemonis: how much does the web do? caity: it varies. we're really trying to increase web sales, but right now, year to date, our average is about $2,700 a week, and our goal is more like $5,000 a week. lemonis: oh! jessica: speak of the devil. monica: you guys, i am so sorry. hi. lemonis: how are you? monica: you're really cute. lemonis: nice -- thank you. but you're really late. monica: i said i was sorry. lemonis: i'm kidding. jessica: [ laughs ] lemonis: talk to me about the store. what are you thinking about? monica: this store and the website are both extensions of my home. lemonis: everybody said you don't spend much time here. monica: i don't. lemonis: why? monica: because my job and my kids are in los angeles. lemonis: makes sense. hello, ladies. welcome to monica potter. monica: hi. lemonis: come

i'm marcus lemonis. i had to see it myself. i have friends here, and i wanted to help them get out.hank you for your service. it was chaos, crowds of people just waiting for help. governor, how are you? how are you? i met the governor. we surveyed the damage. it was staggering. the width of the hurricane was 35 miles. puerto rico is 30 miles. a third of the island still without power. you guys know you're american citizens, right? yes. do you feel like it? yes, but we've been abandoned by our government of the united states, as well as the government of puerto rico. a bridge washed out, a community cut off. it's horrible because this is our only entrance and exit. there's nowhere in and nowhere out. for you, this is the end of the world right here. doctors saving the injured and the sick. also, the ptsd, post-traumatic stress disorder. from the hurricane. yes. they don't have food. they don't have water. they don't have jobs. this would never happen on the mainland. you'd see trucks everywhere. you'd see military deployment. thousands making the wrenching decision. i feel like a cow

lemonis: i'm marcus. lisa: how are you doing? lemonis: nice to meet you. tell me what's going on here. cory: okay, so today we actually have a pop-up shop and customers come, they get a cookie. they sit down and wait for their car. lemonis: are we generating revenue? or are you giving them away? cory: the company buys them and then we give them. lemonis: very smart. whose idea was that? cory: both of our ideas. lemonis: okay. now more importantly, i love cookies. cory: so you got to try them. lemonis: so i'm a really tough judge, though. cory: okay. okay. i got you. lemonis: okay. cory: okay, this is the chocolate chip. they're all natural, and they have no preservatives added. lemonis: the chocolate chip was amazing. cory: thank you. second, this is a double dark. this is like the brownie. nice and soft in the middle. lemonis: it's delicious. cory: and sugar cookies. lemonis: is there orange in this cookie? orange peel? cory: it's a secret recipe. lemonis: okay. let me just tell you right now. lisa: oh, no. lemonis: if we do a deal, i'm gonna need to know

lemonis: nice to meet you. i'm marcus. ben: i'm benjamin, mr. lemonis.emonis: benjamin, how are you? ben: i'm very well. lemonis: ben or benjamin?

tracy: bye, marcus. lemonis: thank you for everything. i'm very proud of you. tracy: thank you. lemonis: i'm very proud of you. ♪ -lemonis: tonight on -what's the "f" stand for? -farmington? -fun. -lemonis: at a denim apparel business based in detroit, the jeans are stiff... -yeah. you've got to do the walk. -...and so are the owners. -no. no. no. -one of them stamps out any idea that isn't his own... -i'm fearful of just letting anyone do anything. -...while another obsesses about the smallest of details. -i've spent hours researching about exactly how to account for every half second. -...and the third cares only about his own payout. -doing the books is not of interest to me. -even though your a cpa? -even though i'm a cpa. yeah. -if i can't get them to embrace new ideas... this company will not survive as a men's jean company. ...this detroit rebuilding story will come to an end. my name is marcus lemonis, and i risk my own money to save struggling businesses. we are not going to wake up every morning wondering if we have a job. we are going to wake up every morning wondering

i'm marcus lemonis. [ music continues ] lemonis: amber... amber: what?got you flowers since we were... amber: did you get it, or did you have a p.a. get it? lemonis: i mean, i asked for them. this episode actually is the first episode you and i ever shot. amber: it's 5 years ago. lemonis: it's 5 years ago? amber: we've done over 70 episodes since then. lemonis: we're still together. amber: we are. we don't like each other that much, but... lemonis: i actually like you a lot. amber: oh, my bad. lemonis: can we start, please? amber: just play it. lemonis: in the last 5 years, i've visited over 70 businesses. it was delicious. 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.

i'm marcus lemonis. this summer, i traveled to l.a...re ending prohibition and we're mainstreaming pot. ...and the desert. did the vote passing increase the odds of you becoming a billionaire some day? absolutely. now i've come to where it all began and where the money is pouring in. so all the real estate you work on is for the marijuana industry? yeah. it's going to be a huge market. california's now the largest legal marijuana market in the world. will the feds step in and try to stop it, or is it time for me to invest? ♪ my journey began on the avenue of the giants, a magical drive through the largest stand of untouched redwood trees in the world. welcome to marijuana country -- humboldt county, california. people have been growing pot up in the hills here since the '60s. it turns out some of them are still at it. but if you want to meet these pioneers of pot, and trust me, you do, you have to work for it. think over the river and through the woods, and then some. it took me half an hour to drive just six miles of unmarked dirt roads

mark: marcus... lemonis: thank you. mark: thank you so much. s done, i'm super excited to get started working for santa, and i'm going to put some christmas in the air. these are good. i love these. heidi: good morning. mark: hey! lemonis: what's happening? hi. hunter: hello. emily: hi. lemonis: how are you? i'm marcus. emily: i'm good. i'm emily. lemonis: nice to meet you, emily. emily: nice to meet you. hunter: hunter. lemonis: hunter, nice to meet you. do you love all these toys? emily: yeah. lemonis: what do you think about making it better? hunter: yes. lemonis: what do you think we should do to it? hunter: just decorate it better so that way it doesn't look kind of cheap, almost. lemonis: oh, it looks cheap? okay. at least we have an honest family member. and what do you think they sacrifice for you? hunter: a lot. dad worked a lot. he still does. mom still does. we never get to have family outings, not very often, anyway. ♪ lemonis: i'm marcus. laura: hi, laura. nice to meet you. lemonis: laura? laura: yes. lemonis: nice to meet you. jess

lemonis. -how you doing? marcus. offer a little less glitz and apparently a lot more for your buck. this place is way different than i thought it was gonna be. -really? -it's got good energy. -it's packed. -yeah. -is it always this packed? -yeah, pretty much. i mean, here's a great stat for you. 43 million people visit las vegas. 24 million people visit the fremont street experience. this is definitely a destination spot. ♪ one reason why downtown is so popular? its mix of the old and the new. at the d, there are go-go dancers who also are licensed to deal cards... bartenders who also entertain... i think it's the longest bar west of the mississippi. -if you add 10 more feet -- -believe me. every linear foot means something. ...and a casino that spans two floors. downstairs is fast-paced, filled with energy... while upstairs is a little more chill, a throwback to the casinos that once made downtown famous. it feels different here. it feels old-school. it feels authentic. and i think a lot of people are looking for th

i'm marcus lemonis. ♪ ♪ lemonis: tonight, we're going to california.an: we're ending prohibition and we're mainstreaming pot. damian: there's blue dream, gorilla glue, sour banana, green crack. lemonis: why do i think green crack is more potent than sour banana? medical marijuana has been legal here for years. but now, the game changer -- proposition 64. woman: marijuana is now legal in california. lemonis: soon, any adult will be able to buy weed. did the vote passing increase the odds of you becoming a billionaire some day?

my name is marcus lemonis and i risk my own money to save struggling businesses. monis: 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's going to change. everything. ...but i do it to save jobs and i do it to make money. this... -let's go to work. ...is "the profit." ♪ you know, i've been traveling this country and investing in small business for -- for more than four years now. and i've met hundreds of entrepreneurs, their employees, their families. and what i'm reminded of time and time again, is that everyone has a story. they're complex, they have their own passion, their own motivation, and their own reasons for doing what they do. it's something i always try to appreciate. but all that being said, i've met some real jerks, a lot of them. and so, my first rule when it comes to success in business, don't be an ass. that's really the number 1 take-away, how to treat people. and i've met some people that just don't know how to tre

lemonis: mike, i'm marcus. nice to meet you. thank you for coming.h the landlord to get a different perspective on what sal's really like to deal with. doesn't it seem odd to you that there's always a disconnect in his story? mike: i find you're never gonna get the truth. lemonis: have you caught him lying a bunch of times, as well? mike: i catch him all the time. lemonis: why does he do that? mike: he doesn't do it maliciously, but there's a little lying in there, there's a little... -lemonis: exaggeration? -mike: exaggeration. why can't he get his c. of o.? lemonis: he doesn't have his certificate of occupancy here? -mike: no, not to my knowledge. -lemonis: how is he operating? mike: he's operating. so, now i got a criminal-court violation for the fire department because he never fixed what he was supposed to fix. lemonis: has he not passed the fire inspection? mike: they always fail him. my name is on there. his fine is a criminal matter. lemonis: is he in jeopardy of having the right to buy this building from you right now? mike: what do you thin

would rather stake my money on a small business or entrepreneur entrepreneur those are my kin i'm marcus lemonisn that i look like this. >> tonight we're -- you know what i would like to show the before and after, how you dress. before you had a fashion business, before courage b, you were not this cool and you were not this hip you had like khaki pleats and cable knit sweaters and you dressed like my dad. >> i don't know about that. >> i do. >>> the last five years i visited over 70 businesses. >> it'