American - Businessman | November 16, 1973 -
I became an entrepreneur as a child. I liked the art of the deal whether I was mowing lawns or selling candy or promoting clubs at the age of 16. I understood early on the importance of knowing my numbers and surrounding myself with the best people.
Marcus Lemonis
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When selecting businesses, I first have to be enticed by the product or the industry they are in. Then I look for passion. If a company has these two qualifiers, I go for it.
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It's okay to work for someone else; not everyone is cut out to own a business, and even so, working for someone else is a chance to learn how to both be an employee and an employer.
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I have trouble falling asleep. I have trouble shutting my mind off.
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The only thing I did well was learn how to make money.
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I want to prove to people that every single business can be reinvented and fixed. And I want to prove to myself that I'm good at it.
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If I ever took a business public, I wouldn't want to take the shares off the table. I don't want people thinking I'm doing it just to make money and then going to run for the hills. I think that's a very important distinction.
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You can't run a business just by selling one thing.
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You have to assign specific tasks to everybody so you don't bump into each other and start arguing about silliness.
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I'm a big believer that if you're happy and your employees are happy, your customers are going to be happy. If you're unhappy and your employees are unhappy, there's no way your customers are going to be happy.
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