willowwear00 I've watched some of the older episodes as well as a recent one, and IT'S ALL THE SAME THING: Owner meets Marcus, owner cries, owner gives away half his business, owner fights with Marcus, and then either they hug at end or Marcus walks away. I'm not sure if they hand everyone a script but clearly the plot of each segment of each episode is discussed with the owners and all involved. I would not be at all surprised if they take 2 or 3. Case in point: Marcus is driving along somewhere else but with a camera on as he drives. Hmm, why would he do that? Well, the phone rings and its an owner telling Marcus something that gets him upset. Gee, aren't we lucky that camera just happened to be on to capture it all. Another time the cameras just happen to be rolling as an ex-girlfriend of an owner shows up "unannounced". This is real like I'm the Pope.Look, I get it: It's entertainment. Who cares if it's real or not. Well I do. If you tell me what I'm watching is real, I expect to see real things, not scripted or staged things.

anuraj-jain I've been working for startups for the last 6 years and I was blown away by this show. Despite some of the criticism you might have read online, what Marcus says is simple and extremely effective. If people stick to the principles he says out i.e. People, Process and Product it's hard to see why a business would still fail. Marcus deals with many different problems on the show and tackles them with the same formula which is amazing in itself. The more you watch it, the more you understand the nuances of how his fundamentals work and the clarity this guy has.I recommend this show to not just budding entrepreneurs but also anyone who is interested in just a great show.

JPL Marcus is the real deal. You can't fake his business acumen, or humanity. He's a "bailout" for the small business person, and yet the amount of resistance he gets is incredible! I've also learned a ton. I wish I had the opportunity to partner with him during the Great Recession. For me, this is the best of what realty television has to offer.

stevestacel I have watched this show 2 times in the last 2 weeks. One of the episodes involved a company called Skullduggery (Toy Company). I do not remember the other episode name. I cannot see how anyone can claim he is successful when the both times I saw this show he lost money. In the SkullDuggery episode he invested 370,000 and could not overcome the family resistance to him being in charge. They could not make changes in their approach and they did not like Marcus telling them what to do. A similar thing occurred in the other episode. Being a successful business man involves much more than just looking at the numbers, and this is where he is seriously lacking.