Marcus Lemonis from The Profit
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Marcus Lemonis Bio
Lemonis was not born in the US, but actually in Lebanon. Beirut was, at the time, in serious danger from ongoing civil wars. Luckily, a Greek family living in Miami, Florida adopted Lemonis (giving him his name) while he was still a baby. Cars were a passion for those in his family. Due to that, Lemonis also became interested in cars. Early in his life, Marcus learned to roll with the punches. After graduating with a degree in Political Science, he ran for office in Florida but lost. Instead of letting that loss bring him down, he simply changed his career.
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But how did Lemonis make his $100 million? Believe it or not, it has not been from his TV show on CNBC The Profit.