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• The episode aired on March 4, 2014 and on the show Marcus offered about $200,000 ($190,000) for the trademarked brand Brooklyn Burger.
• On March 5, 2014, Marcus posted the following message on his Facebook page:

"Since there are great opinions being offered up that represent both sides I thought I would clear the air.

The offer that was made for one million is based on representations made by the two owners. They provided me data and told me what balances were. The whole they represented was around 500k. Additionally, the accounting system used here was antiquated.

Let's be clear about this. At no point did I accuse either of them of lying. They simply told me one number and it was off by two million. All parties involved know that the check doesn't get cashed until I sign off on the financials and sign paperwork.
Upon learning of the disastrous discrepancy I offered to still stay and help but told them it wasn't a good investment for me.
I then was asked for money after I pulled out of the deal to fund payroll and other bills. I clearly told them that I can't just give them money. We agreed that I would buy brooklyn burger which only generated 1 million of the 50 million of sales they had. I wired the money the next day on a handshake without paperwork because they told me their word was their bond. They were able to make payroll and cover bounced checks. That was a month ago. We still have yet to finish the transfer. They have been unavailable by phone and have been busy. As you can see from the article that ran Monday, there was no mention of the delay in following thru. I trust that they will comply with our agreement. A number of negative comments on here are from family of the owners. I sympathize with the situation and as I have told them would meet in person with them including the owners.

I would respectfully request that we don't attack their company or the owners. Business is business and it should never become personal. While I'm frustrated and disappointed in how things are being handled I have confidence that people ultimately do the right thing."

• In May 2014, Marcus Lemonis filed a lawsuit saying he paid them $190,000 for Brooklyn Burger and never received anything.  The A. Stein owners claim the money was a loan to help out with their working capital needs. A. Stein meats was also in negotiations to sell their business to King Solomon and were going to include Brooklyn Burger in the sale.  There were 5 counts against A. Stein Meat Products and King Solomon. (All documents relating to the case)
• According a court document (page 4), in October 2014, A. Stein defaulted on all of its debt and their assets including Brooklyn Burger were foreclosed upon by First Capital. First Capital sold the Brooklyn Burger trademarks to Hercules Food Corporation.
• In March of 2015, the court ruled that a filmed verbal agreement does not equal a written contract and counts I through III and count V of the lawsuit were dismissed. Count IV remained open. (Page 12)
• April 29th, 2015 - A settlement is reached on the remaining count (IV) of the original lawsuit, but the terms of the agreement are not known.

• The episode seemed to be filmed in January 2015 as the convention they were at was held at that time.
• Here is the SJC Custom Drums website, which has been recently updated according to the site.
• Here is the SJC Custom Drums Facebook Page, which has over 250,000 likes.  They are also pumping up their episode of The Profit, so that most likely means a deal was made.
• Here is the SJC Custom Drums Instagram, Twitter, and Youtube
• Here is an extended sneak peak of the episode from the CNBC website.  
• An article about SJC Drums in April 2014 said they had a new COO and decreased their turnaround time from six months to two months.  This article actually became the About section of the SJC website.
• Here is a video of the SJC mission statement if you are interested.  They also give monthly updates on their business on Youtube.
• Scott and Mike actually had a reality TV show on the Halogen TV called Drum Heads, which premiered in October 2012.

• The Deal - $400,000 for 33% of the business and Chris gets 33% of the business.  $300,000 goes to liabilities and $100,000 goes in the bank.
• They have kept the concept of Good, Better, and Best drum kits and offer them for sale on their website (Link).
• It doesn't appear that there are any SJC drums on the Sam Ash website.  Marcus confirmed the deal didn't work out - Link.
• Scott is not a partner in the business, but does some consulting. (Link) 
• A press release about the partnership said that their new manufacturing process has increased drum kit production from about 40 per month to over 100 per month. (Link). 
• Updated 10/2015 - In addition to the Good, Better, and Best drum kits, they also sell additional ones (Garage, Wild Card, Signature Series).  The website also sells accessories and SJC drums apparel. 
• Update 1/19/16 - It appears that Scott is no longer involved in the business. (Link)

• Info already known:
• Still open and has expanded into more product lines with Coopersburg Products LLC.  
• They appear to have licenses with the NCAA, NFL and NASCAR

• Other information revealed on update episode:
• Marcus' actual money invested in the company was $1.4 million for payables, the new lease and new inventory.
• Additional profit of $75,000 per year due to their new warehouse process
• Sales increased from about $2 million to $3 million in a calendar year and the margins are also up around 12%.

• Info already known:
• Has great online reviews and sells a lot of pies through their website
• Has partnered with Crumbs Bakery (who Marcus is also invested in) to offer frozen Key Lime pie bars. 
• Marcus has given Tami 25% stake in the company.

• Other information revealed on update episode:
• Went from losing $100,000 a year to making money.
• Marcus' investment almost doubled due to issues he did not know about when the original deal was made.
• Went from $1 million in sales to about $1.2 million in sales and margins increased from 15% to 35%.  Went from 100k loss to a 100k profit.
• Jim and Alison were bought out and are not involved into the day-to-day operations.

• Info already known:
• The business is still open but is not listed on Marcus Lemonis' website.  So this is expected to be a deal that went south.

• Other information revealed on update episode:
• Sal and Nick started taking a salary which wasn't negotiated.
• They didn't use any of the money Marcus provided to pay the landlord past due rent, so Marcus cut ties.
• The basketball court was back in operation and the printer was sold to someone.
• Marcus gave Sal a 1099 tax form from his investment.

• Info already known:
• Still open and both the salon and the hair care line "Erika Cole by Raquel" seem to be doing well.

• Other information revealed on update episode:
• Unique Salon & Spa was named one of the top 20 salons in America.
• Carolyn is still acting as General Manager but is not always taking her paycheck.
• Sales in 2014 were $1 million and the projected sales for 2015 are about $1.4 million and margins have increased.

• Here is the Tonnie's Minis website.
• Here is the Tonnie's Minis Facebook Page and Twitter Page.
• Here is an extended sneak peak of the episode and a business profile video of Tonnie's Minis from the CNBC website.
• According to a DNAInfo article, The Inwood shop featured on the show closed multiple times due to bad business decisions and issues with the Health Department.  The shop reopened in October 2014.  The Inwood location was originally for custom cake orders with cupcakes being  sold on the side, but Tonnie decided to add the build-your-own cupcake concept made popular at his Harlem location.
• Also revealed in that article is that Tonnie had a deal with Dallas BBQ to bake 60,000 cupcakes a week for their 11 NYC restaurant locations.  This overwhelmed his staff and his stores took a backseat, which forced the closures of the cupcake shops.
• Tonnie rented out kitchen space in the Bronx to help deal with the demand of wholesale business.
• Here are the latest reviews for Tonnie's which are mixed.
• Tonnie's is currently offering Groupon deals for their cupcakes. (Link)
• According to the Tonnie's Minis Facebook Page, they are looking for a location in Harlem. (Link)
• Tonnie and Marcus Lemonis were in talks with Macy's about possibly opening up a store in their Herald Square location. (Link)

• Marcus' initial offer - $100,000 for 20% of the business. Money would be used to satisfy debt and to update the Inwood location.  Tonnie envisioned $600,000 for 33% of the business.  
• The Deal - Marcus' offer was then upped to $125,000 for 25% of the business, which was accepted.
• The baking was outsourced to Melita bakery in the Bronx.  This bakery had to lay off 75 employees when Crumbs bakery filed for bankruptcy (Link).  There is a tie there with Crumbs/Marcus, so perhaps he did this as a favor.
• Tonnie is working to get out of the lease in Newark. (Link) 
• Tonnie's Minis is working on launching other minis such as danishes, cookies, muffins, brownies, etc. (Link)

• Here is the Standard Burger website and their menu.  For some reason the domain name has an 'S' on the end of burger and the address is www.standardburgers.com.
• The cupcakes on the menu are now from Crumbs Bake Shop and the ice cream is from Mr. Green Tea, which are also owned by Marcus Lemonis. (Link)
• Here is the Standard Burger Facebook page and Twitter page.
• Here is the extended sneak peak and the business profile video of Standard Burger from the CNBC website.
• An article about the episode said that Marcus Lemonis invested $500,000 in the business and that Sammy Lazoja emailed him every day for over two years with about 1,000 total emails.
• Standard Burger is having a grand re-opening party on June 6th.
• Here are some pictures of Standard Burger after The Profit visit.
• Here are the most recent Yelp reviews, which are not that great.  There are a lot of complaints about high prices and some complaints about the limited menu.
• In a recent interview with owner Joe after the makeover, he said they were trying to get on the show since they opened in 2012.  Also since The Profit was filmed, the relationship between all of the owners has been much better.  His goal is to have Standard Burgers in every major city.
• Pretty random, but Joe was a contestant on The Newlywed Game.

• The Deal - $15,000 for each of the owners and $130,000 to pay past due bills and put money in the bank for 30% of the business.  Fuji needed to be apart of the deal and was given 10% of the business. 
• The website is new and Standard Burger has a new logo.
• Fifty-two seats were added outside to increase business during the warmer months.
• Standard Burger no longer carries any frozen food. (Link) 
• The address of Standard Burger came up in a real estate listing and it appears the property is listed for sale at $2,100,000. (Link) 
• Marcus owns the rights to the restaurant concept across the country. (Link) 
• Update - He will own 85% of any new Standard Burger locations. (Link) 
• June 15th update from CNBC site - Business is increasing steadily and they are doing $4,500 to $5,000 a day.  They are also looking to open another location. 
• In August 2015, Standard Burger won best burger in a "Battle of the Burger" challenge in NYC.  Marcus Lemonis was there and there is a vote by the attendees to determine the winner, so his presence and the Standard Burger crew going around for votes probably helped. (Link) 
• Updates from 12/1/2015 Standard Burger Update Episode:
• Marcus has now invested over $400,000 in Standard Burger to make it a model for a national franchise. 
• Marcus made Joe step down from his managerial job, but he is still a partner in the business. 
• Marcus claims the $15 hot dogs are selling like hot cakes. (Link)

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• Here is the Fuel Food website
• Here is the Fuel Food Facebook page and Twitter page
• Here is an extended sneak peak of the episode and a business profile video of Fuel Food from the CNBC website.
• Here is an interview with Erik on the local news in 2014.  He says 90% of customers stay for life and they had about 90 employees working at the time of the interview.
• According to the Fuel Food website, they are partners with the Miami Heat and sponsor athletes such as UFC fighter Thiago "Pitbull" Alves.  There are over 30 athletes listed on their sponsored athletes page.
• Erik Leander was a professional boxer and has a record of 11-2 and has a nickname of "The Viking".  Here is Erik's Facebook page.
• Fuel Food held a contest (Link to contest) called National Miss Fuel Food Model Search with the winner getting over $25,000 worth of prizes.  The prize consisted of "$12,000 promotional modeling contract with FuelFood, $12,000 worth of FuelFood delivered weekly to your door, and a 1 year gym membership with a gym near you."  The winner was crowned on April 15th.
• Supposedly someone named Paul Schumak was an investor in Fuel Foods, and he got in trouble for a Ponzi scheme in Florida.  There is also a Facebook Page set up for investors in the scheme to complain/get updates on the situation.  A complaintsboard website and that Facebook page claim money from the Ponzi scheme was used to invest in Fuel Foods.  A document (page 14) says $779, 216 was given to Fuel Foods Inc.
• An article in the Palm Beach Post states, "Schumack, charged along with Joseph Signore and Signore’s wife Laura, agreed last year to voluntarily transfer to a court-appointed receiver all his assets, including shares of Fuel Foods....When asked about Schumack’s investment in his company, Leander at first reveals only that there is a “receiver issue” with a major shareholder who owns 46 percent of Fuel Foods"
• Here are the most recent Yelp reviews for Fuel Food.  Pretty much every review is 1-star and there are complaints about people having trouble canceling their plans and getting overcharged on their credit cards.  People also complain about the food quality and customer service.

• Marcus' initial offer - $300,000 for 51% of the business - To pay off the debt of about $200,000 and provide $100,000 of working capital.  He will also need the other shareholders to sign off on the deal.

• Here is the Grafton Furniture Facebook Page. 
• Here is the Grafton Furniture website, which was redesigned and now features The American Dream Collection.
  
• Here is an extended sneak peak of the episode and a business profile video of Grafton Furniture from the CNBC website. 
• Here are some reviews for Grafton Furniture on Houzz.com and they are all positive.
• Marcus has said that this episode may be his favorite episode ever of The Profit. 
• Here is an article in the Miami Herald that has an interview with Marcus Lemonis about this episode.  Some things revealed:
• Grafton, which specializes in high-end custom pieces, was doing pretty good financially, but Marcus decided the clientele needed to expand.  He did this by changing the product and creating a new line of furniture that is non-custom called The American Dream.
• Marcus found a warehouse and turned it into a state of the art factory and invested about $1.5 million in the business.
  

• The Deal - $1.5 million for 45% of the business, full financial control, and 100% say on Steven's role in the business.
• The state of the art factory referenced above is probably be the showroom that was renovated, so I will find out if that is the case or if there is a new location. 
• On June 15, 2015 Steve Grafton was pictured with Direct Buy's Vice President of Merchandising, so the deal to sell The American Dream Collection probably went through. (Link) 
• Sadly founder Esteban Grafton passed away on July 1st, 2015.

• Here is the Precise Graphix website. 
• Here is a 30-second preview of the episode and a business profile video of Precise Graphix from the CNBC website.
• According to this article, the episode was filmed in March 2015.  The owners said since Marcus came, the business has "expanded its reach across the country, added clients and hired eight workers. It's also buying new equipment and looking for a larger facility."   The owners also stated they couldn't be happier and now have a backlog of work.
• There is a company in West Chester, PA called Precision Graphix, but it does not seem to be affiliated with Precise Graphix.  They also do custom signs, storefront displays, etc.
• A partnership between Epson and The Profit was announced today (June 30th) and Precise Graphix uses an Epson printer to ensure accuracy and avoid installation mistakes on the episode.  (Link)

• The Deal - Marcus valued the company at $270,000 and offered $270,000 for 33% of the company and 100% in charge of all of the future decision making.  They also had to prove they could do one job with precision.  That job was redo the signage and design of a local Camping World (Marcus is CEO of the company) store in three weeks.
• As stated above the business has expanded their reach across the country and has hired additional workers.
• They have picked up Standard Burger (from the same season of The Profit) as a client.

• Here is The Lano Company business profile video and an extended sneak peak of the episode from the CNBC website.
• Here is The Lano Company website (which now redirects to the Pure Cosmetics website), a Pure Cosmetics website and Glam Cosmetics website which are product lines of the company.  Also, here is a Lano Lip website.
• Here is their Facebook Page which is promoting the upcoming The Profit episode, and here is their Twitter page.
• Here is an article from 2011 that has a lot of background on the company, how it was created,  and how it has grown.  It also talks about the troubles along the years such as large amounts of unsold inventory.
• The company's products are available on Amazon - Here are the Pure Illumination Products and The Lano Company Products.  Most of the reviews are in the 4 to 5 star (out of 5) range.

• Initial Offer - $500,000 to be used as working capital for 30% of the business.  This was countered with $500,000 for 20% of the business.
• The Deal - $500,000 for 20% of the business, where Marcus gets 10% of his money back for ten years until the $500,000 is reached ($50,000 per year).  They will also share the profits 80% to 20% with Marcus getting 20%.
• Here is a link to the new website - Pure Lano.  Also, here is a link to their new Facebook Page.

"Over the past 12 months we have experienced tremendous growth based on having the proper people, process and product at our Jacksonville, Florida facility and we will be reviewing additional markets across the country and opportunities in which to expand our Sweet Pete's brand." 

• Here are some preview videos of the episode from the CNBC website - Video 1, Video 2, Video 3, and Video 4
• Here is the Bentley's Corner Barkery website, and they currently have 7 locations with another opening soon in Westchester, IL.  They promise their pet foods are always all-natural, quality, with no chemical preservatives, no by-products, and no corn, wheat, or soy.
• They offer their products for sale on their website, and they have competitive prices with places such as Amazon, however shipping large bags will cost you a good amount of money vs. Amazon.
• Here is the Bentley's Corner Barkery Facebook Page and Twitter Page.
• Bentley's announced that they are moving their Arlington location (the original location) next year due to not being able to come to an agreement with the landlord.  They are moving about a block away after being in their original location for over 7 years. (Link)
• Pretty much all of their locations of Bentley's Corner Barkery have about a 5-star (out of 5) rating on Yelp (Link).  They also have a ton of 5-star reviews on their Facebook page, so people really love the stores.

• The Deal - $1.7 million in 2 checks. $400,000 equity check for working capital and IT infrastructure and $1.3 million to fund acquisition and the conversion of locations for 40% ownership.  If they pay off the $1.3 million for the acquisition, the ownership stake drops back down to 25%.
• As stated above, their flagship Arlington store will be moving to a location a block away early next year due to not being able come to an agreement with their landlord.
• Fresh Pet food, which is the factory they visited on the show, is not available for sale on the Bentley's website, so it appears they decided not to sell it. 
• The show stated that the Arlington store has increased daily revenue to about $5,000 per day.
• The acquisition talked about on the show is on track to close in January 2016 according to Marcus. (Link) 
• UPDATE 11/5/2015 - The acquisition of the Pet Stuff retail chain by Bentley's Corner Barkery was announced today.  Pet Stuff is in the Chicago area and has 7 locations and with Bentley's 8 locations, it makes for 15 locations combined. (Link) 
• UPDATE 2/11/2016 - Bentley's Corner Barkery changed its name to Bentley's Pet Stuff after the acquisition.  Bentley's Pet Stuff now has 15 locations and 7 more planned.  They also plan to expand to even more locations.
• On the same date, Marcus announced they acquired Paw Pack, which sends healthy pet products monthly, and here is a video of them making a deal.  Also in the video is the plans for Bentley's expansion into other areas such as Milwaukee and Las Vegas. 

• Blues Jean Bar was re-branded as Denim & Soul during the episode.  Here is the new Denim & Soul website.  The About Us section of the website says the Courage b (previously on The Profit) owners helped with the transition to the new brand as well.
• Here is the Blues Jean Bar Facebook Page, which hasn't posted since August.  There is no Denim & Soul one as of writing this.
• Their old website www.bluesjeanbar.com redirects to a not found website at the moment.
• Here are the Yelp reviews for each of the locations, which are mostly positive: Chicago Reviews, Dallas Reviews, San Francisco Reviews. 
• The Chicago Blues Jean Bar was robbed at knife point in June 2015. (Link)
• Marcus Lemonis has been promoting a charity blue jeans drive where people donate jeans they no longer wear.  A lot of the businesses Marcus has invested in are participating in the jean drive and if you donate, you receive a 10% discount at that store. (Link with more information)

• The Deal - Initial offer - $800,000 for 50% of the business to go towards paying vendors and working capital.  Lady countered by asking for $1 million for 40% ownership.  Finally, they were able to settle on $900,000 for 50% of the business with Marcus controlling how the money gets spent.
• The Denim & Soul website lists 3 current locations (1 in Chicago, 1 in Lake Forest and 1 in San Francisco) and says 3 more are coming soon - (1 in Jacksonville, 1 in Dallas, and 1 in Atlanta). 
• The Chicago store was closed for about 3 months to remodel and rebrand and reopened in the fall.  Since reopening as Denim & Soul, sales are up 20% to about $120,000 per month.  This store is now a model for the chain Denim & Soul. (Link)
• UPDATE 11/15/2015 - Expect some announcement soon about a partnership or something between Courage b (season 2) and Denim & Soul.  The Denim & Soul Atlanta site points to the Courage b website (Link) and the Courage b store in Lake Forest is now a Denim & Soul (Link).  Marcus responded "stay tuned" to both of those tweets, so we will probably hear something soon.

• Here are some videos from the episode on the CNBC website - Video 1, Video 2, Video 3, Video 4.
• Here is the Kensington Garden Rooms website, and the About Us section of the website says they are "the number one manufacturer of luxury hand crafted, cedar garden rooms/gazebos based in Northern California."
• Here is the Kensington Garden Rooms Facebook Page, and they are advertising their appearance on The Profit guaranteeing lots of drama and emotion.
  
• Kensington Garden Rooms has ten total reviews on Yelp (3 filtered), and all of them are 5-star reviews (out of 5) with people raving about their gazebos. (Link)

• Marcus gave Kensington Garden Rooms three weeks to find a new facility and come up with a plan that uses some of their money in the bank.  Marcus would come back after the three weeks and decide whether or not to make a deal.
• Marcus' initial offer - He gave them 2 choices -$150,000 for 12% of the company but dillution comes from Kab's ownership and $150,000 to put into the company, and Marcus and Kab split his share. 12% each.  Jack owns 10% of the company as part of this deal.
• The Deal - $150,000 and Marcus and Kab will own 12% of the company each.  Jack increases his ownership to 10% of the company as part of this deal.
• Later Kab was offered to be bought out of his share percentage by Marcus for $250,000, but Marcus took that off the table after Kab wanted money for his son.
• The highest priced Gazebo currently on the True Value website is $395.  It doesn't appear there are any Kensington Garden Room gazebos on the True Value website.  
• The specific local True Value Store (B & C True Value) has posts on their page about The Profit, so that is probably the only store they were sold at. (Link)
• Marcus did a Periscope after the episode (Link), and revealed some things.  He said Kab is still invested in the business and Marcus has no plans of buying him out.  He also said he doesn't think this business is scalable to expand all over the place. 
• 12/7/2015 - It appears Kensington Garden Rooms is installing gazebos at Marcus' Camping World locations (Las Vegas, Valencia)

• Here are some videos of the episode from the CNBC website - Video 1, Video 2, Video 3, Video 4
• Here is the Da Lobsta website and their menu.
• Here is the Da Lobsta Facebook Page and here is their Twitter account for the food truck.
• There are currently 2 locations of Da Lobsta as well as a food truck that roams Chicago.
• Here are the Yelp reviews for Da Lobsta River North location which are mostly positive and have a 4-star average. (Link) 
• Here are the reviews for the French Market location that are also mostly positive with a 3.5 star average. (Link)
• In a 2014 article, J said in the first year of Da Lobsta, both locations grossed $1.2 million combined and turned a profit. 
• J Wolf raised $70,000 in April 2014 through the site Bolstr to help fund a Da Lobsta food truck.  He was able to repay the loan within seven months and said the food truck would help him test his concept in different parts of the city to scout locations for another brick and mortar Da Lobsta. (Link)
• In November 2014, Da Lobsta raised an additional $150,000 on Bolstr from the same investors to help open its River North location.  You do not give up any equity on Bolstr, so it is pretty much a business loan from investors. (Link)
• According to this article, J Wolf said the investors were looking for 25% return on their loan.  He said, "It's high, but it's better than going to a bank. It would take forever, if they'd even lend."

• Initial Offer - Marcus offered $210,000 for 51% of the business that requires the sale of one of the brick and mortar locations, and to help pay J's father back.  J would have no access to the cash and Marcus would be in charge.  J would be also be put on a salary of $60,000.
• J rejected this offer and Marcus walked out on the deal. 
• J did not reach out again to Marcus after he left. (Link)

• Here is the Betty's Pie Whole website.
• Here is the Betty's Pie Whole Facebook page.
• Here are the Yelp reviews of Betty's Pie Whole, which are pretty positive and have a 4.5 star average (out of 5).
• Here is the Elizabethan Desserts website, which has a message that they have stopped making custom cakes or cupcakes.  The store is listed as closed on Yelp.  Here is the Facebook Page for Elizabethan Desserts where people are wondering what is going on with the business.

• The Deal -  $75,000 for 25% of the business that will go towards working capital and to fix the process in the kitchen.
• As stated above, the 2nd location of Betty's business called Elizabethan Desserts seems to still be closed.

• Here are some preview videos of the episode from the CNBC website - Video 1, Video 2 - Extended Sneak Peak.
• Here is the Wick'ed website, which is currently down, but has a message stating it will be back up when the episode airs.
• Here is the Wick'ed Facebook page and Twitter page.
• The company was started by Samantha Schacher, who you may recognize from television.  She is a co-host on Dr. Drew on Call, and here is her IMDB profile for her work as a producer/actress.
• On Samantha's website, she said she founded the company because her and her husband were searching for a distinct candle for their wedding which they couldn't find on the market, so they decided to create it themselves and formed a business.
• Wick'ed does have candles for sale on Amazon, and here is a link to what is available. 

• The Deal - $200,000 for 33% of the business.  The money will be for inventory, new designs and packaging and to pay Mark's dad back.  Marcus is also 100% in charge.
• The company was renamed to Biren & Company and the Wick'ed website has been updated with the new name. 
• On the website, there is a Sweet Pete's Line of Candy Candles.  Sweet Pete's is a business that was also on The Profit.

• Here are some preview videos of the episode from the CNBC website - Video 1, Video 2, Video 3, Video 4, Video 5, Extended Sneak Peak.
• Here is the KOTA Longboards website and here is their Facebook Page.
• KOTA stands for Knights of the Air .
• The company was started in 2012 when Mike lost his job and decided to start the company.  He thought longboards should appeal to a larger demographic.
• In January 2015, KOTA Longboards won a $150,000 grant from Chase.  The grant was one of 20 (out of 25,000 applicants) awarded by Chase and the grant aims to help entrepreneurs take their business to the next level (Link).
• In that article, Mike said business increased 240 percent in 2014, and he has a broad target demographic of 10- to 60-year-olds, 40 percent of them female.
• The company had a Kickstarter campaign in June 2015 to try to raise $56,000 for a custom CNC machine that screws trucks on the bottom of the longboards. They fell short by only raising $12,300. (Link)
• The company does a lot of work with military charities and hires a lot of veterans.
• KOTA longboards are available for sale on Amazon.com.

• The Deal - $300,000 for 40% of the business to be used to pay Josh his $50,000 back and the rest would to go towards working capital.  The 40% of the business would be divided up where Marcus gets 25%, Chris gets 5%, Sandy gets 5%, and Josh gets 5%.  Marcus is 100% in charge.
• When Marcus came back, Mike wanted to renegotiate a deal and Chris had quit.  Mike wanted to only give up 10% to the employees.  Marcus countered with 35% for himself if the employees were only getting 10%.  They finally settled on the original deal again. 
• Marcus ended up walking out on the deal due to Mike and the high employee turnover rate.
• The price point for the boards is still $329 for a finished board on the KOTA website and there is no smaller version of the longboard available.

• Here are some preview videos of the episode from the CNBC website - Video 1, Video 2, Video 3, Video 4, Video 5, Extended Sneak Peak.
• Here is the Vision Quest Lighting website, which states the company "was founded over ten years ago by Larry Lieberman and has grown to become one of the largest custom lighting manufacturers in the United States."
• Here is the Vision Quest Lighting Facebook Page, which doesn't post too often.
• Here is a 39 page product catalog from their website, but the URL says 2012-2013, so I am not sure how up-to-date it is.
• In 2013 Vision Quest acquired the rights to manufacture Lighting & Electronic's product line. (Link, Facebook Link)
• A review on Glassdoor.com from a part-time worker had pros of working for Vision Quest as "easy get a job there...Fun at first, but then get bored. - Easy going people - Easy work."  The cons were "No direct management. People just come and go. I wouldn't recommend a friend to work there. Working there is like a roller coaster - busy one week, slow for 3 weeks. Need to schedule and distribute work appropriately. - Poor management - No order - things get chaotic all the time."

• The Deal: $375,000 for 50% of the business to hire new people, pay down debt, and put money towards working capital.
• Vision Quest Lighting provided lighting for the Sweet Pete's location in Chicago, which opened in November 2015. 
• Marcus also hinted that Vision Quest Lighting and Precise Graphix (season 3) will work together in the future. (Link) 
• Some of the new equipment on the show was financed and some was leased. (Link)