Season 1

1. Ten Candidates, One Partner

2017-03-07

Ten candidates arrive in Chicago to compete for a position working alongside Marcus Lemonis and a stake in his multimillion-dollar company.

2. What's Your Story?

2017-03-14

Marcus challenges candidates to create a marketing campaign to show who they are as a brand and to make a complex investment assessment.

3. Tripwires & Trapdoors

2017-03-21

Marcus gives the candidates their most difficult task yet: teamwork! Their leadership, salesmanship, and communication skills are put to the test during two group challenges. But as pressure rises, the candidates begin to turn on each other.

4. A Day in the Life of Marcus Lemonis

2017-03-28

Marcus puts the candidates to work in his current Chicago stores, where they face real-life business challenges.

5. People, Process, Product, Partner

2017-04-04

Marcus chooses the final two candidates and gives them their most important challenge yet: walking a day in his shoes. The finalists are tasked with assessing a struggling local business and putting together an investment plan. Based on this information, Marcus will finally determine who The Partner will be.