In this paper, I will be discussing the businessman and investor, Marcus Lemonis. I will start at his humble beginnings and work up to his successful career today. I will also briefly cover his introduction to the world of entrepreneurship, awards he’s received and appearances he’s made in television series. Marcus Lemonis was born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1973 (Strohm, 2016). Nine months after his birth Lemonis was adopted by a Miami couple. (marcuslemonis.com, 2017). At the age of 12 Lemonis started a lawn mowing business thus beginning his journey as an entrepreneur. (marcuslemonis.com, 2017). Upon graduation of high school Lemonis relocated to Wisconsin to pursue a further education in Political Science, Criminology and Economics at Marquette
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The three keys are Creative Task, Creative Strategies and Creative breakthrough. (Greene, p. 179-199) Lemonis can relate to all three in different ways. Greene Defines the Creative Task as “To make a discovery, to invent something that connects with the public, to fashion a work of art that is meaningful, inevitably requires time and effort. This often entails years of experimentation, various setbacks and failures, and the need to maintain a high level of focus” (Greene, p. 179). For Lemonis his task was to build his entrepreneurial empire so that he could eventually help owners of struggling businesses to get back on track. Without his experimenting and failures, he would not be where he is today. Lemonis is pretty well known for being a philanthropist. He has put millions of his own money on the line to help others achieve their dreams. (Nededog, 2015). During his journey helping people he has lost close to 4 million in his own money. (Nededog, …show more content…
We all face them at some point it’s a matter of how we handle them. Greene defines an Emotional Pitfall as “When we arrive at the Creative-Active phase in our career, we are confronted by new challenges that are not simply mental or intellectual. The work is more demanding; we are on our own and the stakes are higher. Our work is now more public and highly scrutinized. We might have the most brilliant ideas and a mind capable of handling the greatest intellectual challenges, but if we are not careful, we will tumble into emotional pitfalls (Greene p. 202). The pitfalls are Complacency, Conservatism, Dependency, Impatience, Grandiosity and Inflexibility. Lemonis can relate to both conservatism and inflexibility. Greene defines inflexibility as “You must know your field inside and out, and yet be able to question its most entrenched assumptions. You must be somewhat naïve to entertain certain questions, and optimistic that you will solve the problem at hand; at the same time, you must regularly doubt that you have achieved your goal and subject your work to intensive self-criticism” (Greene p. 204). While investing his own money and risking people’s livelihood and their businesses Lemonis has to know his field quite well. He has to be able to come up with strategies and solutions on the go with often very little time to think things through. If he fails to do this not only will he lose money he’s invested but people
The three keys are Creative Task, Creative Strategies and Creative breakthrough. (Greene, p. 179-199) Lemonis can relate to all three in different ways. Greene Defines the Creative Task as “To make a discovery, to invent something that connects with the public, to fashion a work of art that is meaningful, inevitably requires time and effort. This often entails years of experimentation, various setbacks and failures, and the need to maintain a high level of focus” (Greene, p. 179). For Lemonis his task was to build his entrepreneurial empire so that he could eventually help owners of struggling businesses to get back on track. Without his experimenting and failures, he would not be where he is today. Lemonis is pretty well known for being a philanthropist. He has put millions of his own money on the line to help others achieve their dreams. (Nededog, 2015). During his journey helping people he has lost close to 4 million in his own money. (Nededog, …show more content…
We all face them at some point it’s a matter of how we handle them. Greene defines an Emotional Pitfall as “When we arrive at the Creative-Active phase in our career, we are confronted by new challenges that are not simply mental or intellectual. The work is more demanding; we are on our own and the stakes are higher. Our work is now more public and highly scrutinized. We might have the most brilliant ideas and a mind capable of handling the greatest intellectual challenges, but if we are not careful, we will tumble into emotional pitfalls (Greene p. 202). The pitfalls are Complacency, Conservatism, Dependency, Impatience, Grandiosity and Inflexibility. Lemonis can relate to both conservatism and inflexibility. Greene defines inflexibility as “You must know your field inside and out, and yet be able to question its most entrenched assumptions. You must be somewhat naïve to entertain certain questions, and optimistic that you will solve the problem at hand; at the same time, you must regularly doubt that you have achieved your goal and subject your work to intensive self-criticism” (Greene p. 204). While investing his own money and risking people’s livelihood and their businesses Lemonis has to know his field quite well. He has to be able to come up with strategies and solutions on the go with often very little time to think things through. If he fails to do this not only will he lose money he’s invested but people