The Profit
The Profit

The Profit (2013)

8.18 seasonsReality

When Marcus Lemonis isn’t running his multi-billion dollar company, Camping World, he goes on the hunt for struggling businesses that are desperate for cash and ripe for a deal. In the past 10 years, he’s successfully turned around over 100 companies. Now he’s bringing those skills to CNBC and doing something no one has ever done on TV before … he’s putting millions of dollars of his own money on the line. In each episode, Lemonis makes an offer that’s impossible to refuse; his cash for a piece of the business and a percentage of the profits. And once inside these companies, he’ll do almost anything to save the business and make himself a profit; even if it means firing the president, promoting the secretary or doing the work himself.

📺 Seasons & Episodes

Season 16 episodes
Season 218 episodes
Athans Motors

1. Athans Motors

45 min

Pete Athans sank his life savings into building a high-end used car dealership.

A. Stein Meat Products

2. A. Stein Meat Products

45 min

Marcus visits A. Stein Meat Products, a second-generation business in Brooklyn.

Michael Sena's Pro-Fit

3. Michael Sena's Pro-Fit

45 min

Michael and Tina Sena help clients shed weight but can't make a healthy profit.

WorldWide Trailer Sales, Inc.

4. WorldWide Trailer Sales, Inc.

45 min

A trailer business in Tampa, Fla. specializing in food concessions is being driven into the ground by two owners in a toxic partnership.

Skullduggery

5. Skullduggery

45 min

Two brothers can't turn a profit on their toy, craft kit and fossil replica manufacturer company.

Sweet Pete's

6. Sweet Pete's

45 min

Candy maker Sweet Pete's has excellent products, but the business is failing.

Amazing Grapes

7. Amazing Grapes

45 min

Despite the owners' passion for wine, Amazing Grapes has never been profitable.

Key Lime

8. Key Lime

45 min

Key West Key Lime Pie Company wins awards and makes millions--but no profit.

Courage.b

9. Courage.b

45 min

A family-run clothing retailer is given some help.

Artistic Stitch

10. Artistic Stitch

45 min

A company in Queens is on the verge of shutting their doors forever.

Swanson's Fish Market

11. Swanson's Fish Market

45 min

A second-generation business that had burnt to the ground a few years ago.

Unique Salon & Spa

12. Unique Salon & Spa

45 min

No description available.

West End Coffee Company

13. West End Coffee Company

45 min

Marcus tries to help resolve bitterness between the co-owners of a Greenville, S.C. coffee company.

Coopersburg Sports

14. Coopersburg Sports

45 min

No description available.

Schuler's Bar-B-Que

15. Schuler's Bar-B-Que

45 min

Business is good at a South Carolina barbecue restaurant, but there is issues keeping up with the demands of hungry customers who are lined up outside.

ASL Sign Sales & Service

16. ASL Sign Sales & Service

45 min

No description available.

My Big Fat Greek Gyro

17. My Big Fat Greek Gyro

45 min

No description available.

A Progress Report

18. A Progress Report

45 min

No description available.

Season 322 episodes
SJC Drums

1. SJC Drums

45 min

This episode doesn't have a summary yet.

After the Deal

2. After the Deal

45 min

Marcus returns to Coopersburg Sports, Key Lime Pie Co., Artistic Stitch and Unique Salon & Spa to reveal which partnerships have flourished.

Tonnie's Minis

3. Tonnie's Minis

45 min

Marcus helps the owner of a New York cupcake shop before he loses his business and his marriage.

Standard Burger

4. Standard Burger

45 min

Marcus works with four quarreling owners of a Staten Island burger joint that is bleeding money and pointing fingers.

FuelFood

5. FuelFood

45 min

Marcus tries to rein in a hot-tempered CEO of a Florida health food delivery service that has developed a sick corporate culture.

Grafton Furniture

6. Grafton Furniture

45 min

A father's resistance to change is ruining his family furniture business in Miami and wrecking his relationship with his son.

Precise Graphix

7. Precise Graphix

45 min

No description available.

The Lano Company

8. The Lano Company

45 min

No description available.

A Progress Report

9. A Progress Report

45 min

No description available.

Bentley's Corner Barkery

10. Bentley's Corner Barkery

45 min

No description available.

Blues Jean Bar

11. Blues Jean Bar

45 min

No description available.

Kensington Garden Rooms

12. Kensington Garden Rooms

45 min

No description available.

Da Lobsta

13. Da Lobsta

45 min

No description available.

Showdown at Standard Burger

14. Showdown at Standard Burger

45 min

No description available.

Wick'ed

15. Wick'ed

45 min

No description available.

Kota Longboards

16. Kota Longboards

45 min

A skateboard company in Denver is plagued by a high employee-turnover rate and a limited product line.

Vision Quest

17. Vision Quest

45 min

No description available.

Inkkas Shoes

18. Inkkas Shoes

45 min

No description available.

240 Sweets

19. 240 Sweets

45 min

No description available.

Farmgirl Flowers

20. Farmgirl Flowers

45 min

No description available.

Mr. Green Tea 2

21. Mr. Green Tea 2

45 min

No description available.

Progress Report 4

22. Progress Report 4

45 min

No description available.

Season 420 episodes
Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour Restaurants

1. Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour Restaurants

45 min

The fourth season begins with the revival of a well-known restaurant chain that didn't turn out like two business partners planned.

Dilascia

2. Dilascia

45 min

No description available.

The Soup Market

3. The Soup Market

45 min

A Milwaukee-based chain of soup restaurants needs professional help after its co-owner's sudden passing.

Flex Watches

4. Flex Watches

45 min

A charity-centric watch business suffers from a rushed process, unfocused branding and emotional baggage.

Honest Foods

5. Honest Foods

45 min

A Chicago catering company needs help after suffering a steep drop in sales and an owner who vents his frustration on the employees.

Murchison-Hume

6. Murchison-Hume

45 min

The owner of a cleaning product line is putting her business at risk with aristocratic marketing, high prices, and an unwillingness to face reality.

Pacific Hospitality

7. Pacific Hospitality

45 min

A Los Angeles furniture company struggles with old inventory and quality control.

Tea2Go

8. Tea2Go

45 min

A father and son with a broken relationship are leading their tea shop franchise into dangerous territory. If Marcus can't get them to separate their business and personal lives, tea time will be over... for good.

Bowery Kitchen Supplies

9. Bowery Kitchen Supplies

45 min

A beloved kitchen supply store in Manhattan faces extinction after its owners' divorce. If Marcus can't figure out a way to get them working together, the deal may go up in smoke.

Los Gemelos

10. Los Gemelos

45 min

A Mexican-American's tortilla business is being decimated by big competitors. Marcus will team up with George Lopez and the owner to develop products and make this American dream a reality.

Susana Monaco

11. Susana Monaco

45 min

Marcus helps a Manhattan-based fashion designer who is failing because she lets her family and co-workers overpower her.

Swim by Chuck Handy

12. Swim by Chuck Handy

45 min

A family-run swimwear company struggles to connect with consumers due to poor leadership, outdated designs, and misguided processes.

Windward Boardshop

13. Windward Boardshop

45 min

A Chicago snowboard shop goes downhill after its owners try to expand too quickly and stop communicating with one another.

Ashtae Products

14. Ashtae Products

45 min

Marcus helps a family-owned hair care company that reached a breaking point because of the father's costly side projects.

Overtone Acoustics

15. Overtone Acoustics

45 min

Marcus helps a sound-proofing company, started by two best friends, which has so little cash they must rely on unpaid volunteers.

Bodhi Leaf Coffee Traders

16. Bodhi Leaf Coffee Traders

45 min

Marcus helps a California entrepreneur who went all-in on a coffee business with no prior experience and got in over his head.

Hip Pops

17. Hip Pops

45 min

Marcus helps a gelato popsicle company whose owner jumped the gun by starting a franchise business and now suffers from a waning work ethic.

Zoe's Chocolate Co.

18. Zoe's Chocolate Co.

45 min

A family-owned chocolate shop was started by three siblings in support of their chocolatier father; despite circumstances becoming desperate, the family is resistant to change.

Top 10 Rules for Success

19. Top 10 Rules for Success

45 min

Marcus Lemonis shares his top 10 most important rules for success while sharing key moments of past episodes.

Marijuana Millions

20. Marijuana Millions

45 min

Marcus Lemonis travels throughout California, where a new law will soon allow any adult to buy cannabis legally, and profiles several pot entrepreneurs, from small-scale startups to multi-million-dollar ventures.

Season 518 episodes
Biggest Wins and Most Heartbreaking Losses

1. Biggest Wins and Most Heartbreaking Losses

45 min

Marcus Lemonis looks back at which deals paid off big time and which cost him millions.

Tumbleweed Tiny Homes

2. Tumbleweed Tiny Homes

45 min

Marcus helps a Colorado manufacturer of tiny homes that faces massive issues, including an owner's lack of leadership, over a million dollars of debt, and low morale.

Detroit Denim

3. Detroit Denim

45 min

At a Detroit-based denim business, the three owners all have their own pet interests and goals; one owner stamps out any idea that he didn't come up with; another obsesses over the smallest of details; the third cares only about his own payout.

Monica Potter Home

4. Monica Potter Home

45 min

Marcus helps Monica Potter's home goods store in rural Ohio; Monica has trouble relinquishing control to employees and her sister.

Mr. Cory's Cookies

5. Mr. Cory's Cookies

45 min

Marcus helps a cookie company owned by a 13-year-old entrepreneur and his mother that faces serious growing pains; Cory's mother struggles to trust anyone and resists change, leading to missed opportunities.

Rayjus

6. Rayjus

45 min

Tonight on The Profit, Marcus Lemonis is in Morris, Illinois hoping to make a deal with Rayjus. Rayjus is a sports apparel company that specializes in fishing apparel. The name Rayjus is a combination of the first names of owners Ray Odom and Justin Romines. Rayjus has poor employee morale and unfocused owners, including one with a troubling side gig as a radio DJ. Rayjus also owes the IRS thousands in back taxes.

JD Custom Designs

7. JD Custom Designs

45 min

Marcus Lemonis is in Orange County, California hoping to make a deal with JD Custom Designs. JD Custom Designs is a company that specializes in retail displays. The owner Jeff can't let go of control, which slows the process, limits creativity and negatively impacts the company.

Faded Royalty

8. Faded Royalty

45 min

Marcus helps a disorganized New York City fashion designer with unpaid loans and an understaffed store.

Southern Culture

9. Southern Culture

45 min

The owner of a packaged Southern food business bites off more than she can chew, bringing colossal debts that clog her cash flow.

Fighting for Farrell's

10. Fighting for Farrell's

45 min

Marcus returns to Farrell's, a business he helped revive in 2017, to find partners and management fighting each other.

Tankfarm & Co.

11. Tankfarm & Co.

45 min

A men's apparel business on the California coast is about to unravel completely for co-owners and brothers Mike and John, who found early success selling to big stores, but profitability never followed when they opened up two locations of their own.

The Casery

12. The Casery

45 min

A Los Angeles startup is creating buzz with its fashion-forward cell-phone cases; behind its breathtaking sales, the cracks are starting to show; its CEO does whatever he pleases, leaving his partners demoralized and the business unable to grow.

Ellison Eyewear

13. Ellison Eyewear

45 min

A Chicago startup impresses with their high-end sunglasses, but behind the flashy shades, the company struggles to turn a profit; its CEO has trouble moving beyond a personal tragedy, affecting every aspect of the business from marketing to hiring.

Diaper Dude

14. Diaper Dude

45 min

No description available.

Simply Slices

15. Simply Slices

45 min

At a small family-run pizza chain, the proud patriarch is squeezing the life out of the business; he has long dreamed of taking his drive-through pizza concept nationwide, but he's so resistant to change that he alienates potential franchisees.

Hangout Lighting

16. Hangout Lighting

45 min

A Chicago-based lighting company sparks innovation with unique designs and customizable options, but the owner's lack of leadership causes sales to fizzle; if Marcus can't convince her to value her team, it may be lights out for this startup.

Montiel

17. Montiel

45 min

A women’s athleisure company found initial success building a following online, but the owner’s conservative aesthetic is starting to lose popularity, and she refuses to take any risks, despite suffering sales.

Baby Bump

18. Baby Bump

45 min

A husband-and-wife team work tirelessly to keep their maternity and children’s retail stores open, but after 10 years in business, they aren’t certain of their roles or their numbers, and their merchandise lacks universal appeal. Moreover, a recent health crisis put even more stress on the business and their marriage.

Season 611 episodes
NYC Bagel Deli

1. NYC Bagel Deli

45 min

A master bagel maker builds a big following in Chicago, but even as he dreams of expanding beyond the Windy City his business is growing stale; if Marcus can't push him to rise to the occasion, this would-be mogul won't be going anywhere.

Queork

2. Queork

45 min

The owner of a chain of cork-based retail stores is in deep debt to her romantic partner because of haphazard business practices. She resists advice from her employees, and Marcus struggles to help her develop new products and upgrade the brand.

Santa's Toys

3. Santa's Toys

45 min

Marcus travels to Santa Claus, Ind., to save Santa's Toys; hardworking owners Mark and Heidi's business practices have landed their business on the naughty list, and they must follow Marcus' protocol to save their business.

Ben’s Garden

4. Ben’s Garden

45 min

Marcus Lemonis invests in struggling businesses in efforts to save them.

After the Casery

5. After the Casery

45 min

Two former employees from The Casery want to start their own cell phone case brand; Marcus tries to help Charlotte overcome her confidence issues to become a CEO, so she and Skyler can build a new company from the ground up.

Jackie's Cookie Connection

6. Jackie's Cookie Connection

45 min

A cookie business grows too quickly from a tiny shop to a full-production wholesale company, and it is now at the mercy of angry lenders; Marcus tries to teach owner Rachel how to stay in business despite heavy financial consequences.

Lyle's BBQ

7. Lyle's BBQ

45 min

Greg and Jennifer Lyles want to keep their Kentucky BBQ restaurant small and local, but their son, Chandler, has dreams of going national; as the threat of bankruptcy looms, Marcus strives to put this family on the same road to success.

Snowdays

8. Snowdays

45 min

The owner of an Asian-inspired shaved-cream shop expands his business before perfecting his concept; now, his company is on the verge of bankruptcy; Marcus tries to push him to change his concept and let go of the manufacturing process.

Feat Socks NYC

9. Feat Socks NYC

45 min

Two brash social media influencers build a million dollar sock company but suffer major losses bringing the company to a standstill; Marcus may get cold feet if arrogance prevents the business owners from meeting their goals.

Smithfly Designs

10. Smithfly Designs

45 min

The owner of a fly-fishing boat and apparel company designs a unique floating tent, but his defensive nature prevents him from taking feedback to improve his brand; Marcus encourages the owner to open up to new ideas.

Handi Products

11. Handi Products

45 min

No description available.

Season 712 episodes
Dante's

1. Dante's

45 min

At a struggling Italian restaurant in New Jersey, Marcus Lemonis tries to teach owner Dante management skills.

CocoTaps

2. CocoTaps

45 min

"Coco Vinny” wants to spread the “coco love" to the rest of the country by selling coconut beverages.

Skinny Latina

3. Skinny Latina

45 min

Local Miami celebrity Ana Quincoces has personality to spare, but her burgeoning sauce and marinade business has failed to take off.

Polar Bear Coolers

4. Polar Bear Coolers

45 min

At Polar Bear Coolers sales have been plummeting the last few years due to a broken inventory process and an owner more concerned with "rocking out" than appreciating his employees. If Marcus can't help this uninhibited owner improve his communication and streamline his process this company will meltdown.

Macaron Queen

5. Macaron Queen

45 min

A mother and daughter team dealing with health problems and family resentments needs Marcus to help them face their issues and raise their macaron business to the next level.

Hatbox & Ramp

6. Hatbox & Ramp

45 min

No description available.

Las Vegas Mini Gran Prix

7. Las Vegas Mini Gran Prix

45 min

Marcus Lemonis will try to help the owner of a mini race car track get out of the past and teach his over-reactive ex-racer son to lead his employees rather than just yelling at them.

Rise of an American Floodtown

8. Rise of an American Floodtown

45 min

Marcus Lemonis goes to a Mississippi town, where he learns about the economic effects of a natural disaster.

B Sweet

9. B Sweet

45 min

Marcus must help an unbelievably sweet and successful entrepreneur of a local dessert shop in Los Angeles rein in her ideas before her many ventures cause chaos to her delectable empire

Cover Your Hide

10. Cover Your Hide

45 min

One woman is on a mission to create her own line of handbags that has resulted in quality, but a bland and overpriced product. Marcus must help her become a more creative and better businessperson.

Ideal Cheese Shop - Shredded Perspective

11. Ideal Cheese Shop - Shredded Perspective

45 min

No description available.

Campervans - A Crash Course In Van Life

12. Campervans - A Crash Course In Van Life

45 min

A Los Angeles-based van conversion company is excited to bring even more people to their outdoor lifestyle.

Season 88 episodes
Mo Honey, Mo Problems

1. Mo Honey, Mo Problems

45 min

Marcus faces his biggest challenge to date when he visits a family business in Utah with a buzzworthy product that is drowning in debt; with his help, the family needs to become a hive of activity, or risk losing its lifetime investments.

Any Way You Slice It

2. Any Way You Slice It

45 min

A Santa Monica staple serving up creative slices has Marcus' head spinning; Marcus must get the owner to fall back in love with his business and resolve his relationship with a not-so-silent partner or he risks losing his 20-year pizza legacy.

Checks and Balances

3. Checks and Balances

45 min

A brother and sister are desperate to keep their furniture business open and their father's legacy alive; struggling to balance their lives and roles in the company, confusion, and money problems mean Marcus has his work cut out for him.

Sweet Dreams Are Made of This

4. Sweet Dreams Are Made of This

45 min

A Salt Lake City sweet potato pie business with humble beginnings has gained a strong following in the local community. But Marcus will have to bring the owner’s pie-in-the-sky goals back down to earth before the business can go nationwide.

Who's the Boss

5. Who's the Boss

45 min

A small-town spirits company needs Marcus' help to expand beyond their local community. Family-owned and operated, this business must come to terms with their past and agree on their future if they truly want a shot at the big time.

A New Leash on Life

6. A New Leash on Life

45 min

A business owner with a love of animals gives Marcus a new challenge. While her product is great, she lacks some of the business skills to bring it to the masses. Marcus will need to help her find the same passion for profits she has for her pets, if this business' true potential is to be unleashed.

Claws and Effect

7. Claws and Effect

45 min

A Brooklyn crab restaurant started by two best friends has Marcus excited about the possibilities. At first glance, it has all the makings of the next great chain, but when Marcus digs deeper, he discovers the owners' inner soft spots and insecurities.

Raise the Roof

8. Raise the Roof

45 min

A home construction business that's trying to revolutionize the way houses are built is struggling to keep up with demand for their innovative homes. With options to grow in both the residential and commercial market, the owners are also facing a bit of an identity crisis. Marcus must show them the importance of laying a firm foundation first, if they're going to cash in on their potential.

Cast

Marcus Lemonis

Marcus Lemonis

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