Marcus Lemonis
Birth Name:
Marcus Lemonis
Birth Place:
Beirut, Lebanon
Profession
Producer, Actor
Fast Facts
- Implemented a program in the Camping World and Good Sam companies that requires employees to volunteer for causes they find meaningful for 32 hours per year
- Started his first business, a lawn mowing service, when he was 12 years old and used the profits to start a candy business
- Quote: "Business success is about the three P's: People, Process and Product․"
- After appearing on several television shows as himself, he became the star of his own reality show in which he invests in failing business and works to save them
- Became chairman and CEO of Camping World and Good Sam Enterprises, combining the two companies in 2010
- RV Business Magazine named him Newsmaker of the Year in 2007
- Though he had no political experience, when he was 22 he ran for a seat in the Florida House of Representatives