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The Profit Season 2 Episodes
Season 2 Episode Guide
18 Episodes 2013 - 2014
Episode 1
Athans Motors
Tue, Feb 25, 201442 mins
A former real estate investor and car enthusiast, Pete Athans, sunk his entire life savings into building a high-end used car dealership in Morton Grove, IL. Unfortunately, financing a fantasy dealership left him short on cash; now he struggles to fill his lot with cars. To make matters worse, his micromanaging style prevents his employees from doing their jobs. Marcus Lemonis will either be the driving force this owner needs to change his ways or this business will crash and burn.
Episode 2
A. Stein Butchers
Tue, Mar 4, 201443 mins
This week, serial entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis travels to Brooklyn, New York and visits A. Stein Meat Products, a second-generation business run by two lifelong friends. Last year, this $50 million-dollar-a-year meat wholesaler somehow managed to lose $400,000. At A. Stein, Marcus discovers a company that offers a great product but has grown so fast, they're unable to track the tens of thousands of dollars that go in and out every day. Can Marcus Lemonis save this business or will these two butcher boys be forced to close their doors after 40 years?
Episode 3
Michael Sena's Pro-Fit
Tue, Mar 11, 201443 mins
Michael and Tina Sena are a fitness-obsessed couple with a great little gym right outside of Chicago. And while they help clients shed weight, they can't seem to figure out how to build a healthy profit. Maybe one of their problems is that this husband and wife still can't figure out how to work as a team. Marcus Lemonis arrives with a plan, but getting them to accept change may turn out to be harder than their workouts.
Episode 4
Worldwide Trailer Sales, Inc
Tue, Mar 25, 201443 mins
A trailer business in Tampa, FL specializing in food concessions is being driven into the ground by two owners in a toxic partnership who compete for control. The business itself is also divided with the owners located 260 miles from where the product is manufactured, creating inefficiency across the board. Can Marcus Lemonis bring these owners and the two sides of the business together?
Episode 5
Skullduggery
Tue, Mar 25, 201443 mins
Brothers Steve and Peter Koehl run Skullduggery, an Anaheim, CA based toy, craft kit and fossil replica manufacturer, owned by their father since 1987. Despite selling $1.6 million in toys last year, the brothers can't manage to turn a profit, and lack of imagination and poor decision making are holding the company back from getting into a big box retailer. Can Marcus Lemonis help these brothers put the puzzle pieces back together and save this business or will the building blocks collapse under the weight of continued failure?
Episode 6
Sweet Pete's
Wed, May 1, 201343 mins
Peter and Allison Behringer are candy makers who run a small business, Sweet Pete's, in Jacksonville, Florida. Their product is excellent but their business is failing and has yet to turn a profit. The Behringers brought in a partner to help sweeten the pot but that relationship turned toxic. Sweet Pete's is a business with great promise but one that probably won't survive another year. To save it, serial entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis must fix the partnership, create new business and revamp the store or Sweet Pete's will be forced to close their doors.
Episode 7
Amazing Grapes
Tue, Apr 8, 201443 mins
A couple of wine connoisseurs in Orange Country turn their passion of collecting fine wines into a business that unfortunately has never been profitable. With absentee owners and mismanaged inventory, this business is months away from shutting its doors. If Marcus Lemonis can convince staff and owners to take ownership and stop running Amazing Grapes like a hobby, he might be able to save the business from being financially crushed.
Episode 8
Key West Key Lime Pie Shoppe
Tue, Apr 15, 201443 mins
Owners Jim Brush and Alison Sloat run Key West Key Lime Pie Company, a pie company that is a true rags-to-riches culinary story. Buying the business, recipes and all, for merely $1200, they have grown it from selling pies on the side of the road to being named the "Nation's Best Pie" by the American Pie Council. Even though the business grosses an impressive $1.4 million a year, they are not turning a profit. With multiple storefronts and a shipping facility that's not bringing in any money, can serial entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis help this couple get back on track and get their piece of the pie?
Episode 9
COURAGE. b
Tue, Oct 14, 201443 mins
Tempers boil over at a family-run clothing retail company when entrepreneur Marcus Lemonis pushes for his biggest transformation yet. Courage b specializes in upscale women's fashion, and sassy Noemi Goureau is the brand's designer. Her explosive son Nicolas blames his mother for dragging the company into the red and burying the company in mountains of inventory they can't move.
Episode 10
Artistic Stitch
Tue, Oct 21, 201443 mins
Hanging by a thread, an embroidery and silk screening company in Queens, NY, is about to close its doors forever after the owner has bitten off more than he can chew. Three years ago, Sal Loretta moved his small business, Artistic Stitch, into a massive 28,000-square-foot warehouse. To make use of the space, Sal started several new businesses and borrowed beyond his means to build out the entire building. Now Sal is $1.5 million in debt and in way over his head. Can Marcus throw him a line before the company completely unravels?
Episode 11
Swanson's Fish Market
Tue, Oct 28, 201443 mins
The owners of a Connecticut fish market are sailing in treacherous waters, and even Marcus Lemonis might not be able to bail them out. Swanson's Fish Market is a successful second-generation business that burnt to the ground a few years ago, leaving the company drowning in debt. As more details begin to surface, Marcus realizes he may be in over his head.
Episode 12
Unique Salon and Spa
Tue, Nov 4, 201443 mins
A Long-Island salon owner burned by her ex-partner can't get to the root of her business problems. Carolyn DeVito owns Unique Salon & Spa, but only after fighting tooth and nail. She hasn't had a paycheck in six months, and other aspects of her business are coming unglued. If Marcus Lemonis can't help Carolyn move on from her past, Unique Salon & Spa may be going down the drain.
Episode 13
West End Coffee Company
Tue, Nov 11, 201443 mins
Marcus visits a coffee roasting business whose once-romantic co-owners are causing the business to struggle under demand.
Episode 14
Coopersburg Sports
Tue, Nov 18, 201443 mins
It's the ninth inning for a father stuck in the past and striking out with his MLB relationship. Coopersburg Sports is a sports and novelty business in desperate need of help. Will Marcus Lemonis be able to help them stay in the game?
Episode 15
Shuler's BBQ
Tue, Nov 25, 201443 mins
A family-run BBQ restaurant in the tranquil town of Latta, South Carolina, is about to go up in smoke if Marcus Lemonis can't help them in time. Legendary Shuler's BBQ is a so popular that lines run out the door, but keeping up with the times is proving a bigger challenge than anyone expected.
Episode 16
ASL Signs & Service
Tue, Dec 2, 201443 mins
A know-it-all sign shop owner goes head-to-head with Marcus Lemonis in Surfside Beach, South Carolina. ASL Sign Sales & Service is one of the biggest in town, but the owner's ego is even bigger. With zero process in place, Marcus has his work cut out for him. Later, Marcus makes a surprise visit to a business from Season 1
Episode 17
My Big Fat Greek Gyro
Tue, Dec 9, 201443 mins
Marcus Lemonis tries to keep the owners of a Pittsburgh, PA area Greek restaurant chain from failing. Run down restaurants, a confusing menu, and angry franchisees are just some of the challenges he faces.
Episode 18
A Progress Report
Tue, Dec 16, 201443 mins
Where are they now? Marcus checks in with businesses from Season 1 and 2, such as Athans Motors, WorldWide Trailer Sales, Inc., Mr. Green Tea, Michael Sena's Pro-Fit, and Sweet Pete's.
