The Profit - Season 3, Episode 22: Progress Report #4

Amazing Grapes (Season 2) has increased its revenue, but is not running at capacity and could pull in more profit. Marcus identifies the small kitchen to be an issue, and plans a $75,000 expansion to improve speed and quality. He is disappointed to find that beer and online sales have been poor, and both are the responsibility of beer seller Matt. The staff confide with Marcus that Matt has proven to be lazy, having only put 20% of the inventory online and having no knowledge of the margins and inventory of beer in store. Marcus tasks Matt to give him the numbers, but Matt's apathetic attitude prompts the staff to fire Matt. Returning to Shuler's BBQ (Season 2), Marcus is impressed with the banquet hall expansion and general store. However, he is also surprised and disappointed that Norton and Lynn have not sought advice from Marcus in setting up the general store, resulting in a disastrously large and eclectic assortment of products, including flamingo decorations and assorted clothing. While Marcus berates the owners for their lack of experience in managing a general store, he sees the banquet hall as a good investment. Before the general store opens, Marcus helps in rearranging the layout to promote more of Shuler's products. Marcus finds Grafton Furniture (Season 3) to be doing well despite the passing of the family patriarch, Esteban. Steve has opened a café for the workers in memory of Esteban. The factory is working efficiently and the design room is generating a high level of revenue. At SJC Drums (Season 3), owner Mike has been successfully selling drum kits on tour and secured contracts. The workshop has expanded, including a CNC machine that can produce a drum shell in 9 minutes. However, the relationship between brothers Mike and Scott has not healed. Marcus counsels Mike and praises his efforts, assuring him that he has done all that he can. Marcus then meets the SJC team at the NAMM Show, exactly a year since they first met. He is happy to see the business finding new lucrative contracts, and ends on a positive note about owners Chris and Mike.