The Profit (2013) s01e05 Episode Script
LA Dogworks
1 TONIGHT ON THE PROFIT I'M GOING INSIDE LA DOGWORKS, AND UPSCALE DOG BOARDING FACILITY THAT IS ON THE BRINK OF GOING OUT OF BUSINESS.
TAKE A GUESS ON HOW MUCH YOU MADE.
I HAVE NO IDEA.
$78.
[woof woof.]
WHILE I LIKE THE PRODUCT AND I LIKE THE PROCESS, THE BIGGES PROBLEM HERE IS HOW ITS ABUSIVE OWNER ANDREW ROSENTHAL HANDLES HIS EMPLOYEES.
EMAIL ME THE [bleep.]
SCHEDULE! JUST DO IT! I'M GONNA TRY TO IMPROVE THE OWNER AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
I DON'T HAVE TO ASK HIM AGAIN! HE DOESN'T CARE! TIME AND TIME AND TIME AND TIME MY NAME IS MARCUS LEMONIS, AND I FIX FAILING BUSINESSES.
I MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS I WILL NOT DO IT IF YOU'RE MANAGING THE PEOPLE.
AND BACK THEM UP WITH MY OWN CASH.
IT'S NOT ALWAYS PRETTY FIRST TIME YOU EVER EMPTIED OU POOP? BUT THIS IS BUSINESS.
I DO IT TO SAVE JOBS, AND I DO IT TO MAKE MONEY.
THIS IS THE PROFIT.
LA DOGWORKS IS AN UPSCALE DOG HEART OF HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA.
YOU'RE STINKY DOGS.
FOUNDED BY ANDREW ROSENTHAL IN 2004, THIS 24-HOUR FULL SERVICE CENTER WITH 36 EMPLOYEES HAS EVERYTHING FROM GROOMING TO TRAINING SIT.
IN A STATE-OF-THE-ART INDOOR DOG PARK.
THIS BUSINESS GENERATES $1.
3 MILLION A YEAR, BU BOARDING FACILITY LOCATED IN THE RECENTLY, THEIR NUMBERS HAVE STARTED TO TUMBLE.
SLOPPY BUSINESS PRACTICES I DON'T WANT TO WASTE YOUR TIME, AND PLEASE DON'T WASTE MINE.
TOGETHER WITH LAX MANAGEMENT THERE'S INVENTORY MISSING? TELL, BECAUSE STUFF SLIPS THROUGH THE CRACKS.
WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO HAS DRIVEN DOWN SALES AND PILED UP $150,000 OF DEBT.
YOU KNOW, I COULD LOSE EVERYTHING.
THIS BUSINESS WILL BE FORCED TO CLOSE ITS DOORS.
IF THEY DON'T MAKE CHANGES, NEARLY 50 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS HAVE DOGS.
EVEN IN A BAD ECONOMY, THE PE INDUSTRY IS RECESSION-PROOF.
I WANT A PIECE OF THAT.
WITH THE RIGHT CHANGES, I CAN TURN THIS INTO A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS IN NO TIME.
SO IT COMES UP TO $80.
THANK YOU.
SEE YOU LATER, GREG.
MARCUS.
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
HOW ARE YOU, ANDREW? VERY WELL.
YOU HAVE A NICE PLACE HERE.
THANKS.
SO HOW MANY SQUARE FEET IS THIS WHOLE THING, FRONT TO BACK? WE HAVE BOARDING GROOMING DAYCARE, TRAINING.
SIT.
GOOD BOY.
AND WE HAVE OUR BOUTIQUE.
CAN I GET A TOUR? ABSOLUTELY! SO THIS IS THE RETAIL AND RECEPTION AREA.
IS ANY OF THIS STUFF PRIVATE LABEL? YOU MAKE ANY OF THIS? NO.
[murmurs.]
PURCHASED IT.
PEOPLE BUY IT? YES.
THIS IS WHERE WE DO OUR GROOMING.
I GO INTO THE DOG GROOMING ROOM, AND I NOTICE THAT THERE'S NO SIGNS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING KIND OF DETAILING WHA GOES ON INSIDE THIS FACILITY, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW A INTERESTING.
CUSTOMER'S SUPPOSED TO KNOW WE DO.
HERE'S ALYSSA.
HOW ARE YOU? IS THAT A CUSTOMER'S DOG? YEAH.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
HOW DO YOU KNOW HOW TO PRICE IT? WE PRICE BASED ON BREED.
CONDITION OF THE COAT IS ALWAYS A FACTOR.
DEPENDING ON WHA THEY WANT US TO DO, IF THERE'S ANY SPECIAL, LIKE, REQUESTS SO DO YOU KINDA MAKE IT UP? PRETTY MUCH.
OKAY.
THIS IS WHAT I CALL THE CENTERPIECE OF LA DOGWORKS.
IT'S A 2,500-SQUARE FOOT INDOOR DOG PARK.
THIS IS FOR DOGS TO PLAY.
VERY COOL.
AND WHO'S THAT? JESSE, WHO IS DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL CARE.
HOW LONG HAS HE BEEN WORKING HERE? SEVEN YEARS.
HI, GUYS.
HI, GEORGE.
THIS IS MARCUS.
TO GO IN AND SEE THE THOUGH AND THE CREATIVITY THAT ANDREW PUT INTO THIS IT'S VERY WELL-THOUGHT OUT.
I'M VERY IMPRESSED.
HI, GUYS.
WE CALL IT THE DOG DECK.
IT'S A SAFE HAVEN.
IF YOU NOTICE THE BUNK BEDS I CREATED--I INVENTED THESE.
I'M THE FIRST PERSON TO EVER DO THIS.
YOU INVENTED THE BUNK BED? FOR DOGS--FOR USE WITH DOGS.
[laughs.]
OKAY.
OKAY.
WHERE ARE THE SWEETS AT? YOU DON'T HAVE LITTLE SWEETS, INDIVIDUAL SWEETS-- WE DON'T DO SWEETS.
YOU DON'T.
WHAT WE DO--IT'S A TWO-STORY PREFABRICATED KENNEL SYSTEM.
HEY, BUDDY.
SOME PEOPLE HAVE SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, THE CHAIN LINK, YOU KNOW, "MY DOG WAS IN A SHELTER AND IT'S GONNA BRING BACK BAD MEMORIES.
" FIRST OF ALL, DOGS DON'T THINK THAT WAY.
IT WOULD NEVER--A DOG WOULD NEVER THINK THAT WAY.
THE FIRST THING I THOUGHT OF WHEN I GOT MY TWO COCKER SPANIELS FROM A SHELTERIT HAS THE SAME FEEL AS A SHELTER.
SO MAYBE THAT'S WHY PEOPLE SAY IT.
WELL, PEOPLE.
NOT DOGS.
YOU BUILD THESE ROOMS THAT LOOK LIKE HUMAN ROOMS--YOU THINK THE DOGS CARE ABOUT THIS? BUT IT'S THE MARKETING FOR THE CUSTOMER, NOT FOR THE DOG, RIGHT? I MEAN, IT'S HOW I LEAVE THE DOG AND HOW I THINK ABOUT IT.
OKAY.
WE DO IT OUR WAY, AND IT WORKS REALLY WELL.
THIS IS WHERE WE DO TRAINING.
EMILY IS OUR DIRECTOR OF TRAINING.
ARE YOU EMILY? I AM.
HEY, I'M MARCUS, HOW ARE YOU? MARCUS, A PLEASURE.
REALLY NICE TO MEET YOU.
AND ZOE.
THIS IS ZOE.
TRAINING IS A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT PART OF LA DOGWORKS WHICH FELL OFF GREATLY.
WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IS? YOU KNOW WHAT, LA DOGWORKS ISN'T FOR EVERYBODY.
HOW DOES A CUSTOMER CONTAC YOU IF THEY HAVE A COMPLAINT? THERE'S A WEBSITE OUT THERE THAT PEOPLE POST BUSINESS REVIEWS, AND WE'VE HAD SOME NEGATIVE STUFF PUT UP THERE, AND ANDREW RESPONDS TO IT IN HIS WAY.
[laughs.]
WHAT DOES "IN HIS WAY" MEAN? SO READ IT.
YOU CAN READ 'EM.
SO HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF ONE.
"I'VE BEEN BRINGING MY DOG HERE FOR SIX MONTHS.
ONE NIGHT, I CAME TO PICK HIM UP.
WHAT I FOUND WAS MY PUP WEARING A MUZZLE, TIED TO A WALL.
MY OWN DOG--I WAS HORRIFIED.
" THEN YOUR RESPONSE WAS, "AFTER QUESTIONING THE STAFF, I BELIEVE THEM AND NOT YOU.
" YOU TOLD THE CUSTOMER THAT.
YEAH.
WHY? YEAH, WHY? I-I CALL IT LIKE IT IS.
ANDREW, STAY THE [bleep.]
OFF THE INTERNET, BECAUSE YOU'RE HURTING YOUR BUSINESS.
I DON'T THINK I'M HURTING MY BUSINESS AT ALL, PERSONALLY.
I'M A LITTLE WORRIED ABOU ANDREW SO FAR.
THE VIBE IN THE PLACE ISN' GREAT.
I'VE SEEN SOME STUFF ONLINE, AND HIS INTERACTION WITH ME, QUITE FRANKLY, ISN'T THA OPEN-MINDED.
SO BEFORE I DO A DEAL, I NEED TO GET A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF THESE FINANCIALS.
HOW ARE YOU? NICE TO MEET YOU.
HI.
WHAT DO YOU DO HERE? I TAKE CARE OF THE MONEY.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE THAT I CAN LOOK AT? HOW 'BOUT A P&L? YES.
THIS IS APRIL.
OKAY.
AND THIS IS 2012.
SO IN THIS MONTH, YOU KNOW HOW MUCH REVENUE YOU DID? HOW MUCH DID YOU MAKE ON 109? I HAVE NO IDEA.
$78.
SALES FELL OFF GREATLY, AND IT--AND IT JUST HASN'T BLOSSOMED TO WHERE IT NEEDS TO GO.
GROOMING HAS BEEN UNDERPERFORMING.
TRAINING HAS BEEN LAGGING.
OUR TOP PERFORMER IS DEFINITELY BOARDING.
THIS YEAR, BOARDING'S OFF QUITE A BIT.
WHAT IS YOUR OCCUPANCY? WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WE'RE GONNA THINK ABOUT THIS JUST LIKE A HOTEL-- NUMBER OF BEDS, NUMBER OF NIGHTS, THE RATE PER NIGHT.
THAT'S HOW A HOTEL DOES A BUDGET.
THEY MANAGE THEIR BUSINESS ON SOME LEVEL OF OCCUPANCY.
IF ALL OF THE RUNS AND ALL OF THE BEDS WERE OCCUPIED, YOU WOULD HAVE $1,830,000.
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR LEVEL OF OCCUPANCY IS AS A PERCENTAGE OF YOUR TOTAL? DO YOU KNOW THAT NUMBER? NO.
YOU KNOW THAT NUMBER? NO.
THE MAXIMUM REVENUE THAT THE KENNEL SYSTEM COULD GENERATE IS ABOUT $1.
83 IF EVERY KENNEL WAS FULL EVERY NIGHT AT A STATE OF RATE.
LAST YEAR, THE KENNELS GENERATED ABOUT $500,000.
SO VERY SIMPLY, I JUST DIVIDE $500,000, WHICH IS WHAT THEY GENERATED, INTO THE AMOUNT THA THEY SHOULD HAVE GENERATED, AND I COME UP WITH AN OCCUPANCY RATE OF 27%.
THAT'S NOT GOOD.
SO THE WAY I LOOK AT THIS, ANDREW, IS YOU'RE AT THE ABSOLUTE WORST POSSIBLE LEVEL AT 27%.
WE'RE OFF.
WHAT'S YOUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE IN YOUR JOBWHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? PUTTING UP WITH ME.
DEALING WITH YOU? THAT'S GOOD.
ARE YOU NOT EASY TO DEAL WITH? NO.
HOW COME? BECAUSE I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT I DO, I KNOW WHAT I WANNA SEE, I KNOW HOW I WAN THIS PLACE TO RUN.
AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE TEND TO NO FOLLOW THE PATH AND DOES IT MAKE YOU CRAZY? YES.
I DON'T WALK AROUND YELLING EVERY DAY.
I WALK AROUND YELLING WHEN I NEED TO.
FOR ME, IF AN EMPLOYEE DOESN'T WORK OUT, THAT'S MY FAILURE, NOT THEIRS.
IF ANDREW'S TELLING ME HIMSELF THAT HE'S NOT GOOD WITH HIS THAT IT COULD BE MUCH WORSE.
HEY, I'M MARCUS, HOW ARE YOU? HEY, NICE TO MEET YOU.
EMPLOYEES, I HAVE TO IMAGINE RENE, JESSE'S BROTHER.
OH, YOU'RE JESSE'S BROTHER.
WHAT DO YOU DO HERE? ANIMAL CARE TECH.
OKAY.
YOU LIKE IT? IT'S GOOD.
WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT THIS PLACE? UH, JUST BEING WITH DOGS, MAN.
THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S ALWAYS GONNA LOVE YOU EVERY TIME YOU COME IN WHETHER IT'S A BAD DAY OR A GOOD DAY, YOU GOT A HAPPY DOG WITH YOU.
HOW DO YOU LIKE WORKING WITH ANDREW? UH IT CAN BE A LITTLE COMPLICATED TO EXPLAIN.
SEEMS LIKE HE GETS A LITTLE UH YOU GOTTA WORK.
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, MAN, WELL, GOOD MEETING YOU.
I'LL BE SEEING YOU AROUND.
SOUNDS GOOD.
ALL RIGHT, BUDDY.
HEY, JESSE, CAN I GRAB YOU FOR A MINUTE, BUD? YEAH.
JESSE'S THE PARK MANAGER, AND HE'S A CRITICAL STAFF MEMBER.
I MEAN, HE'S RUNNING WHAT I CONSIDER 50% OF THIS BUSINESS, SO YOU AND I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TALK OR ANYTHING.
DO YOU WANNA BE HERE LONG-TERM? THE CENTER OF THE BUSINESS.
ACTUALLY, YEAH, I LOVE I HERE.
I MEAN, I BEEN HERE SEVEN YEARS NOW.
I MEAN, I BEEN PROBABLY THE LONGEST ONE HERE AND WORKED EVERY SHIFT IMAGINABLE HERE.
I MEAN, I KNOW THE PLACE INSIDE AND OUT.
HOW DO YOU LIKE WORKING WITH ANDREW? I HAVE TO TELL YOU, IT SEEMS LIKE YOU WORK HARD, YOU'RE POSITIVE.
OH, I MEAN, I HAVE TO BE.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, BUDDY.
COME ON, SOOKS.
NEIL? MARCUS.
YOU HAVE TO BE.
MARCUS.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY WOULD BE THE SINGLE BIGGEST PROBLEM IN THE ORGANIZATION? IT STARTS AT THE TOP.
IT'S A REALLY DYNAMITE FACILITY WITH A WELL-THOUGHT OUT SYSTEM.
BUT I DON'T THINK ANDREW IS RATIONAL.
YEAH, ERIN TOLD ME HE FLIES OFF THE HANDLE[snaps.]
IN A NANOSECOND.
HE HAS HAD SEVERAL EXPLOSIONS IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS.
WHY WOULD SOMEONE LIKE YOU PUT UP WITH STUFF LIKE THAT? I LOVE THE ANIMALS, BUT I HAVE MY LIMITS.
MAN-TO-MANI'M PLANNING MY EXIT.
ARE OTHER PEOPLE TOO? YES.
AND WHY DO YOU WANNA LEAVE? ONE OF THE BIGGEST REASONS IS I GOT BIT RECENTLY.
ANDREW LITERALLY GOT IN MY FACE AND YELLED AT ME AND BLAMED ME FOR IT.
IN FRONT OF OTHER EMPLOYEES? YES.
AND THAT'S THE THING.
I MEAN, EVERYBODY ELSE RESPONDED LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE WOULD.
AND IF IT WEREN'T FOR THAT, I'M NOT A VIOLENT GUY, BUT I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY LEFT HERE IN HANDCUFFS AND ANDREW IN AN AMBULANCE.
I THOUGHT WE COULD MAYBE JUS GO INTO THE TRAINING ROOM AND TALK.
NOW? IS THAT ALL RIGHT? YEAH, SURE.
I CAME HERE TO DO BUSINESS, AND INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON BUSINESS, WE'RE FOCUSING ON HIM YELLING.
YELLING AT EMPLOYEES COULD BE THE MOST INEXCUSABLE BEHAVIOR OF ANY KIND, AND IF I'M GONNA MAKE A DEAL WITH THIS GUY, THERE'S NO WAY THAT I'M GONNA LET ANDREW INTERACT WITH HIS EMPLOYEES ONCE I'M HERE.
I LOOKED AT 600 BUSINESSES, AND I LIKE THIS CONCEPT.
I'M WILLING TO WRITE A CHECK MM-HMM.
AND FUND WHAT I THINK NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
MM-HMM.
I'M NOT WILLING TO DO IT-- I WILL NOT DO IT--IF YOU'RE MANAGING THE PEOPLE.
YOU DON'T REALLY NECESSARILY LIKE PEOPLE.
I MEAN, THAT'S A VERY BROAD STATEMENT, BECAUSE I REALLY AM GOOD WITH PEOPLE, IT'S-- YOU'RE NOT AS GOOD AS YOU SHOULD BE AS A BUSINESS OWNER WITH PEOPLE.
MAYBE I DON'T HANDLE MY STAFF WELL, IF--IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
I'M SAYING THAT YOU DON' HANDLE YOUR STAFF WELL OR YOUR CUSTOMERS AS WELL AS YOU SHOULD.
HE'S GOT A GREAT CONCEPT HERE, AND I THINK I CAN TAKE THIS CONCEPT AND REALLY SCALE I ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
BUT I'M GONNA PUT A VERY TIGH LEASH ON HIM, AND I'M GONNA KEEP HIM AWAY FROM THE CUSTOMERS AND THE EMPLOYEES.
WHY DO YOU WANT LA DOGWORKS? 'CAUSE I LIKE THE BRAND, AND FOR ME, IT'S CREATING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES UNDER THE LA DOGWORKS BRAND THAT ARE SCALABLE AND THAT ARE SOLD IN MASS RETAIL, ONLINE, AND OPENING UP MULTIPLE LOCATIONS.
WE'RE ONLY GONNA OPEN UP NEW LOCATIONS WHEN I'M CONFIDEN THAT THIS LOCATION IS FUNCTIONING THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BEINCLUDING THE MORALE.
OKAY.
ANDREW, I'M GONNA OFFER YOU $1 MILLION.
FOR I WANT 50% OF THE BUSINESS, YOU AND I ARE GONNA BE EQUAL PARTNERS.
I'M GONNA CONTROL THE OPERATIONS OF THE BUSINESS, AND YOU WILL HAVE NO AUTHORITY OVER THE EMPLOYEES, AND YOU WILL CONTROL THE BRAND.
BUT THIS IS A BUSINESS THAT I BUILT, THAT I CAME UP WITH, AND NOW I'M GONNA SHARE THAT WITH SOMEBODY WHO I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW THAT I WANNA SELL $1 MILLION.
WELL, THAT'S MY BEST OFFER.
YOU MADE $78.
17 LAST MONTH.
MM-HMM.
BUSINESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL? ABSOLUTELY.
DO YOU WANNA BE RELIEVED OF THE BURDEN OF DEALING WITH YOUR DO YOU WANNA TAKE THIS PEOPLE? DO YOU WANNA OPEN MORE STORES? MM-HMM.
I'M OFFERING YOU $1 MILLION TO DO THAT.
WHAT I CARE ABOUT IN THIS MOMEN IS YOU AND A BUSINESS THAT I POTENTIAL.
MM-HMM.
COMING UP IF YOU'RE HAPPY, THE CUSTOMER WILL BE HAPPY.
IF YOU'RE UNHAPPY, THIS PLACE IS OUT OF BUSINESS.
I TRUSTED PEOPLE TO MANAGE.
THAT'S NOT FAIR.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? THINK HAS A [bleep.]
LOAD OF DON'T EVEN GO THERE.
JUST DO IT! JUST DO IT! WHAT I CARE ABOUT IN THIS MOMENT IS YOU AND A BUSINESS THAT I THINK HAS A [bleep.]
LOAD OF POTENTIAL.
MM-HMM.
THE $1 MILLION OFFER THAT I MAKE ANDREW ISN'T JUST TO HAVE JUST DO IT! ANDREW PUT A MILLION DOLLARS IN HIS POCKET.
THE $1 MILLION OFFER IS VERY SIMPLE.
ANOTHER $150,000 TO PUT WORKING CAPITAL IN THE BUSINESS.
AND THEN $700,000 FOR ANY EXPANSION OPPORTUNITIES.
THOSE EXPANSION OPPORTUNITIES ARE NOT GONNA HAPPEN UNTIL THIS PLACE IS RIGHT.
I'M GONNA WANT TO HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL FOR THE NEXT WEEK SO THAT I CAN GET THE EMPLOYEES IN LINE, GET THEIR PROCESS IN LINE, AND TELL THEM THAT YOU DON'T MAKE ANY DECISIONS.
I MAKE THE DECISIONS.
IF, AT THE END OF THIS WEEK, YOU CAN'T DO WHAT I THINK YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO AND THIS PLACE DOESN'T FUNCTION WELL, THE DEAL'S OFF THE TABLE.
I DON'T WANT EVER TO HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS BUSINESS SUFFERING OR NOT HAVING ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY MY STAFF OR NOT HAVING ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY RENT.
I WANNA FIX THE BUSINESS.
I WANNA TRANSFORM PARTS OF I THAT I THINK WE CAN TRANSFORM TOGETHER.
BUT I NEED TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN TRANSFORM YOURSELF.
YOU GOTTA LET ME HELP YOU.
[ahem.]
.
OKAY.
LET'S GO TO WORK.
WE'RE SHAKING ON MAKING THIS WORK FOR BOTH OF US.
BUT I WANNA BE CLEAR.
YES.
IF YOU MESS WITH ANY OF THESE EMPLOYEES, I WILL FIRE YOU.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE NO MET ME, I'M MARCUS.
I WANTED EVERYBODY TO KNOW THA ANDREW AND I HAVE COME TO A DEAL.
OVER THE NEXT WEEK, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE'RE GONNA WORK ON IS MANAGEMENT.
THERE'S OVER 30 PEOPLE WORKING HERE, AND THEY RELY ON THIS BUSINESS TO SURVIVE.
SO IN THAT INSTANCE, THEY'LL TAKE ABUSEUNTIL SOMEBODY STEPS IN AND STOPS IT.
AND I'M GONNA BE THAT PERSON.
THE DAYS OF PEOPLE BEING YELLED AT AND DEMORALIZED AND MORALE BEING THIS LOW ARE OVER.
IF YOU'RE HAPPY, THE CUSTOMER WILL BE HAPPY.
IF YOU'RE UNHAPPY, THIS PLACE IS OUT OF BUSINESS.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE OUT OF BUSINESS ON MY WATCH.
WE NEED TO RAISE REVENUE IN WE'RE GONNA GET VERY, VERY CLEAR ABOUT THE PROCESS.
WE HAVE TO INCREASE OCCUPANCY IN THE KENNELS.
WE HAVE TO CREATE A LOYALTY PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS CUSTOMERS ORDER TO MAKE MONEY AROUND HERE.
TO BE REWARDED FOR USING OUR DIFFERENT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.
MY OTHER GOAL IS I WANNA OPEN UP THATWE CANNOT DO THAT UNLESS THIS ONE IS RIGHT.
WE HAVE TO EXPAND THE RETAIL MORE LOCATIONS, BUT WE CANNOT DO PRODUCT SELECTION BY DEVELOPING PRIVATE LABEL PRODUCTS.
ALL OF THE STAFFING, MORALE, ALL OF THAT-- IS MY JOB.
OH, SORRY.
YOU GUYS ARE GONNA BE REPORTING IN TO ME.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET BACK TO [energetic music.]
HEY, I'M MARCUS.
STEFANO.
STEFANO, NICE TO MEET YOU.
YOU'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE WORKOKAY? PAINTING? YEAH.
I'M LOOKING JUST TO ACCEN STUFF.
RIGHT.
THAT WALL RIGHT THERE AND THIS WALL RIGHT HERE COULD BE YOUR ACCENT WALL, AS WELL AS THAT ONE RIGHT THERE.
IN ORDER FOR ME TO MOVE FORWARD WITH MY MARKETING PLAN, I WANNA SEE ANY AND EVERYTHING THAT ANDREW HAS.
SO ANDREW WANTED TO TAKE ME BACK INTO THE GARAGE TO SHOW ME HIS DELIVERY VEHICLE.
OH, THIS IS COOL.
THIS IS THE FETCHMOBILE.
THEY WRAPPED AND THE WHOLE DEAL? UH-HUH.
AND LOOK.
AND LOOK, AND LOOK.
WELL, I MEAN-- NO.
WAIT A MINUTE.
THERE IS NO "WELL.
" IT'S A SCRATCH.
SO A TEAM MEMBER DID THAT? YEAH.
CARELESSNESS.
IT'S CALLED AN ACCIDENT.
I MEAN, ANDREW, YOU DO UNDERSTAND THAT THINGS HAPPEN, RIGHT? OH, I UNDERSTAND, BUT NO CONSTANTLY.
THE QUESTION IS DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH PATIENCE AND TOLERANCE TO EDUCATE THEM, TO TRAIN THEM, TO FORGIVE THEM? [scoffs.]
I HAVE SEEN MY EMPLOYEES WHITTLE AWAY AT THE INTEGRITY OF LA DOGWORKSBY STUPIDITY, BY LAZINESS.
BY NOT--NOT COMING TO WORK.
YOU HIRE PEOPLEAND THAT'S WHERE YOUR PROBLEM STARTS.
THE PERSONALITIES, THE LAZINESS, THE BAD WORK ETHIC-- ALL THESE VARIABLES DRIVE ME CRAZY.
HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO ASK YOU TO DO SOMETHING? HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO ASK YOU? IT'S LIKE THE WATER TORTURE-- BOOM, BOOM, BOOM.
WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER HERE, WE'RE A TEAM, WE'RE A HIERARCHY.
WE'RE JUST LIKE THE DOGS.
WHO'S THE TOP DOG, WHO'S THE ALPHA MALE? ME.
YOU GOTTA DO WHAT I SAY WHEN I SAY IT.
I MEAN, IF I COULD FIRE THE ENTIRE STAFF AND START FROM SCRATCH, I WOULD DO THAT TOO.
SO WHO WRECKED THE VAN? WELL, NEIL.
WHAT DO YOU DO, JUST YELL A HIM? I DON'T TALK TO NEIL, AS A MATTER OF FACT.
WHY? YOU DON'T LIKE HIM? I HATE HIM.
HE'S A [bleep.]
.
HE'S A--I'LL GIVE YOU $8.
50 OR $9 WORTH OF WORK AND NOT A [bleep.]
PENNY MORE AND NOT ANY MORE EFFORT.
OKAY? THAT'S NEIL.
WHEN HE GOT BIT BY THE DOG AND WAS BLEEDING, WERE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT HIM OR THE DOG? HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! OKAY-- ANDREW, I GOTTA TELL YOU-- YOUR LAUGH SCARES THE [bleep.]
OUT OF ME.
BECAUSE IT'S A FARCE.
WHAT NEIL DID WAS REACH DOWN AND PUSH THE DOG BACK, AT WHICH POINT, THE DOG BIT HIM.
IT SOUNDS LIKE HE WAS JUS TRYING TO STOP THE DOG FROM I WAS HORRIFIED.
WHY--WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT? RUNNING IN THE STREET.
AS ANDREW'S RANTING AND RAVING, NEIL WALKS IN.
INSTEAD OF ANDREW USING SOME SORT OF DECORUM OR DISCRETION OR SHUTTING HIS MOUTH, HE CONTINUES.
HE ACTUALLY GETS EVEN MORE AMPED UP.
AND THEN HE COMES UP TO MY OFFICE YELLING AND SCREAMING A ME THAT I SHOULD HAVE SHOWN MORE COMPASSION.
BUT I THINK WHEN THA HAPPENS, I THINK WHAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR IS SOME LEVEL OF SYMPATHY.
THAT'S NOT--AGAIN, MY STAFF HAS TO FUNCTION A RIGHT WAY.
I KNOW.
WHEN NEIL STARTED WORKING HERE, AND I TOLD HIM TO THIS-- TO HIS FACE--I HAD BIG HOPES FOR HIM.
WHEN YOU SAY THAT TO SOMEBODY, "I HAD HIGH HOPES FOR YOU" NEIL DID NOT HEAR THAT FROM ME UNTIL WE HAD A HUGE ARGUMEN IN THE KITCHEN WHEN HE GOT IN MY FACE WITH HIS WIDE EYES-- I-I GOT IN YOUR FACE? YOU DON'T REMEMBER THAT? I DON'T REMEMBER IT THAT WAY.
WELL, MY BACK WAS TO THE DOOR AND YOU WERE STANDING HERE STARING ME DOWN AND I SAID, "WHO THE [bleep.]
DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STARING ME DOWN?" [inhales.]
DON'T REMEMBER THAT? I REMEMBER IT DIFFERENTLY.
OKAY, WELL IN THAT INSTANCE WHERE HE PULLED THE DOG--DID YOU THINK NEIL WAS OUT OF LINE? NO, NOT OUT OF LINE, JUS DOING A STUPID THING.
HE JUST DID THE WRONG THING.
A THING THAT NOBODY ELSE WOULD DO.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
OKAY--NO, NO--IS THERE A PROBLEM? [dogs barking.]
HE'S GONNA GET FIRED ANYWAY.
WHY'S THAT? BECAUSE I [bleep.]
CAN'T STAND HIM.
HE'S INSUBORDINATE, HE'S OBNOXIOUS.
DON'T LET HIM MANIPULATE YOU, JUST WORTHLESS.
ABSOLUTELY WORTHLESS.
COMING UP YOU DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY OF WHAT'S GONE ON HERE.
THE HISTORY IS THAT THE PEOPLE THAT WORK HERE DON' [bleep.]
WANT TO DO IT ANYMORE! ANDREW, THIS IS DR.
RIVERA.
SHE'S WORKED WITH ME IN OTHER COMPANIES IN TRYING TO HELP BECAUSE I'M TELLING YOU, HE IS BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.
HA HA HA HA HA! HA HA HA HA HA! HA HA HA HA HA! TOGETHER.
WE NEED TO TALK AS A GROUP NOW.
AS SOON AS I SAW THE EXTENT OF ANDREW'S RAGE FOR HIS EMPLOYEES, I REALIZED I NEEDED TO GET ALL WE NEED TO GATHER EVERYBODY THE EMPLOYEES TOGETHER IMMEDIATELY.
THIS IS THE TIME--THIS IS LIKE A GROUP THERAPY SESSION.
I MEAN, LISTEN, A LOT OF TIMES THINGS CAN BE SOLVED IF PEOPLE CAN JUST TALK THEM OUT.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE, ANDREW, FOR YOU FEEL ANYMORE.
YOU CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE.
I DON'T DISMISS.
YOU DO.
NO, I DON'T DISMISS.
I'M SORRY, BUT YOU DO.
NO, I DON'T.
TO DISMISS HOW THESE PEOPLE I'M SORRY, BUT YOU DO.
NO, I DON'T DISMISS.
YOU DON'T TRY TO EMPATHIZE OR FEEL WHAT THEY'RE FEELING.
EVERYTHING IS JUST--HANDLE IT.
DO IT, FIX IT.
FOR ME TO GET YOU GUYS TO DO THINGS WASN'T ALWAYS SO EASY.
'CAUSE WE HAD OTHER THINGS TO THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING TO DO.
YOU'RE SAYING THE WHOLE PROBLEM WAS WE HAD NO ORGANIZATION, THINGS WEREN' DO.
GETTING DONE THAT YOU WANTED US TO GET DONE.
BUT YOU EXPECT THREE PEOPLE TO TAKE CARE OF 50 DOGS A DAY PLUS DO DROP-OFFS AND PICKUPS, MAKING SURE THEY GET MEDICATION, THEY GET THEIR FOOD, AND WE CLEAN THE WHOLE BUILDING.
ALL THAT STUFF WITH THREE PEOPLE IS NOT POSSIBLE.
WE ALL HAVE TO MAKE THINGS WORK.
NO, I KNOW, BUT-- UTILIZING OUR TIME PROPERLY.
YOU FOCUS SO MUCH ON WHA DOESN'T GET DONE THAT IT MAKES PEOPLE FEEL THAT THEY'RE WORTHLESS.
YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT HAVING TO PAY ANYBODY ANYTHING, AND PEOPLE WORK REALLY HARD.
I FEEL YOU DISMISS IT.
IT'S JUST--IT'S NOT-- OKAY, YOU'RE INCORRECT IN YOUR FEELINGS.
I HAVE TRIED, AND I'VE TRIED TO COMMUNICATE, AND I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING--IT DOESN'T WORK ALL THE TIME.
THEY'RE SCARED OF HOW YOU'RE GONNA REACT.
AND THAT'S A BIG ONE TOO, 'CAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE SEE YOU RANTING AND YELLING AT ME WHEN I'M INSIDE DOG AREA, SO THEN YOU'RE JUST LIKE, "OH, [bleep.]
, I'M NOT GONNA GO TALK TO HIM.
" PEOPLE AVOID YOU.
EVERYBODY HERE KNOWS MY PERSONALITY, KNOWS THE WAY I AM.
I'M A REACTIONARY, OKAY? I'LL YELL AND SCREAM, AND THEN IT'S FINE.
YEAH, BUT I MEAN, FOR YOU.
AND THAT'S WHAT I NEED TO DO FOR MY HEALTH.
AND FOR MY HEALTH, I'M SORRY, IT'S NOT WORKING, 'CAUSE I'M STRESSED OUT--I GO HOME STRESSED AS HELL, DUDE, I DON' SEE MY WIFE AS MUCH, 'CAUSE I HAVE TO DO THESE EXTRA HOURS.
YOU DON'T THINK I WORK ENOUGH.
THIS JOB HAS REALLY STRESSED ME OUT.
THAT'S NOT TRUE.
ANDREW, YOU GOTTA LISTEN-- YOU'RE NOT LISTENING! I LISTEN TO EVERYTHING.
NO, YOU'RE NOT! DOES HE LISTEN--YES OR NO? NO.
IT'S OKAY.
YOU'RE FRUSTRATED, RIGHT? YES.
OKAY, JUST TELL HIM HOW YOU FEEL.
I'M LISTENING.
OKAY.
GO AHEAD.
HE'S NOT GONNA GET MAD.
IT'S OUR LIVELIHOOD HERE.
[crying.]
AND IT'S JUST NEVER BEEN CONSIDERED.
EMILY, WHAT DOES THAT HAVE-- WE'RE WORKING SO HARD.
BUT EXPLAIN WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON SO MARCUS UNDERSTANDS.
NO, NO, I UNDERSTAND.
I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND.
NO, NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
NO, BECAUSE-- YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, I DON' UNDERSTAND? 'CAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY OF WHAT'S GONE ON HERE.
THE HISTORY IS THE PEOPLE THAT WORK HERE DON'T [bleep.]
WANNA DO IT ANYMORE! THAT'S WHAT MATTERS.
THAT'S THE EASY WAY OUT.
THAT'S THE EASY WAY OUT, MARCUS.
YOU KNOW WHAT THE EASY WAY OUT FOR ALL THEM IS? WHAT'S THE EASY WAY OUT? LEAVE.
WHAT'S THE EASY WAY OUT? TO LEAVE.
WHAT'S THE-- I QUIT.
TO LEAVE.
TO LEAVE--THAT'S THEIR EASY WAY OUT.
AND THEN YOU'LL BE TOTALLY UP [bleep.]
CREEK.
NOW, THAT--THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
I'M NOT GONNA LET THESE PEOPLE SUFFER BECAUSE YOU'RE A [bleep.]
COMMUNICATOR.
WE'RE GONNA FIX IT.
THEY ARE LOYAL TO YOU FOR SOME CRAZY REASON.
I HAVE NO IDEA.
BUT I'M SURPRISED THEY ALL HAVEN'T LEFT.
ANDREW CONTINUES TO BE IGNORAN TO THE FACT THAT THESE EMPLOYEES HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY.
HE DOESN'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT THESE ARE REAL PEOPLE WITH REAL FEELINGS WHO HAVE A PASSION FOR HIS BUSINESSAND THA THESE PEOPLE, IF TREATED PROPERLY, WILL MAKE HIM A LOT OF MONEY.
WE ARE GONNA LEAVE THE PAST.
WE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
TOGETHER.
GUYS, THANK YOU, OKAY? NO, NO, NO, NO.
NO.
I DIDN'T LIKE BEING AMBUSHED TODAY.
YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF LIKE WHEN SOMEBODY FALLS OR SOMEBODY GETS KNOCKED DOWN AND THEN YOU KICK THEM AND THEN, OH, LOOK, AND THEN THE NEXT ONE KICKS THEM AND THEY'RE KICKING AND THEN I'M LIKE, "WHOA!" YOU KNOW? ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
I CREATED THIS BUSINESS AND I SHOWED EVERYBODY HOW TO DO IT.
THIS IS MY HAPPINESS.
I'M GONNA MAKE YOU THE BES BUSINESS OWNER THAT'S EVER LIVED THANK YOU! BUT YOU HAVE TO SHUT UP ONCE IN A WHILE.
AND LET 'EM JUST TALK.
IT'S SO DIFFICULT FOR ME.
I'M SORRY.
IT IS, BUT WHAT'S THE DISADVANTAGE OF LETTING THEM GE IT OUT? ANDREW HAS WHAT I CALL DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR.
HE THINKS HE'S BIGGER AND BETTER THAN HE ACTUALLY IS.
HE HAS NO RESPECT FOR HIS EMPLOYEES, AND THE SMALLEST OF THINGS SET HIM OFF.
INSTEAD OF COUNSELING HIS EMPLOYEES AND TEACHING THEM AND TRAINING THEM AND BEING A GOOD LEADER, HE'S JUST AN ANGRY MAN.
CAN I HAVE A FEW MINUTES BY MYSELF, PLEASE? SURE.
THIS GUY'S A [bleep.]
LUNATIC.
[laughs.]
WHERE'S JESSE? HE'S NOT HERE.
HE'S OFF TODAY? I CAME INTO THE BUSINESS THIS MORNING HOPING TO HAVE A FRESH START, HOPING TO REALLY DEVELOP ALL THESE GREAT PLANS.
INSTEAD, I WALKED IN TO SOME REALLY BIG PROBLEMS.
JESSE QUIT.
YEAH.
HE WAS HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH ERIN, AND HE GOT UP AND QUIT.
I MADE A DECISION-- WHAT HAPPENS IF ALL THESE PEOPLE QUIT? THEN WE HIRE NEW PEOPLE.
ANDREW, YOU'RE STILL STRUGGLING TO SEE THAT THESE ARE PEOPLE.
YOU'RE MANAGING THEMLIKE SERVANTS.
AND WITHOUT THEM, WE'RE CLOSED.
THIS IS A MOMENT THAT I'VE WORRIED ABOUT, AND I'VE WARNED ANDREW ABOUT THIS.
IF PEOPLE AREN'T TREATED PROPERLY, THEY'RE GONNA REBEL A SOME POINT.
AND WHAT I'M STARTING TO SENSE IS THERE'S MUTINY ABOUT TO HAPPEN AT THIS PLACE.
[dramatic music.]
TALK ABOUT JESSE FOR A MINUTE? OKAY.
CAN WE HAVE JESSE COME IN? WHAT? SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT ALL THIS? WHY? BECAUSE I THINK IT'S UNFAIR THAT HE LEFTWITHOUT HAVING A CHANCE TO SAY ANYTHING.
JESSE HAS EMAILED ME THE SCHEDULE THREE OR FOUR TIMES IN THE ENTIRE TIME HE'S WORKED HERE, OKAY? HE REFUSES TO DO IT.
HE'S BEEN A DEDICATED EMPLOYEE WHO HAS-- HE HASN'T BEEN.
YES, HE HAS! HE HAS NOT BEEN.
DEDICATED TO WHO? WHO IS HE DEDICATED--NOT ME! WE'RE NOT ALL HERE FOR YOU! WE ARE HERE FOR THIS PLACE! THEN WE'LL NEVER--THEN-- THEN--NO, NO, NO, NO.
I'M NOT GONNA PUT UP WITH THAT.
JESSE FAILED MISERABLY.
HE WOULDN'T LISTEN TO A [bleep.]
THING I SAID.
[shouting.]
I DON'T HAVE TO ASK HIM TIME AND TIME AND TIME AND TIME AGAIN! EMAIL ME THE [bleep.]
SCHEDULE! JUST DO IT! THAT'S THE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING--JUST DO IT.
WELL, JUST DO IT! WHEN YOU DO IT, DO IT.
AND AGAIN, WE'VE HAD THIS TALK--THE FALSE THREATS, AND THIS AND THAT AND YELLING AND SCREAMING GETS NOWHERE BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T TAKE IT SERIOUSLY-- I TRUSTED PEOPLE TO MANAGE.
THAT'S NOT FAIR.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? DON'T EVEN GO THERE.
THAT'S A WASTE OF-- [bleep.]
YOU.
COMING UP HE TOLD ME HE WAS QUITTING.
YOU SAY THE WRONG THING TO HIM, AND IT'S, "HOLY [bleep.]
!" I DON'T CARE.
WHO ARE THE EMPLOYEES, IF YOU HAD TO GUESS, WHO ARE THE I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
EMPLOYEES YOU THINK YOU'VE HURT THE MOST? I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT ALL THESE IDEAS THAT WE HAVE FOR LA DOGWORKS.
BUT I CONTINUE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT ANDREW'S BEHAVIOR.
WHEN I GET VOICEMAIL MESSAGES THAT SOUND LIKE THIS: HEY, MARCUS, THIS IS NEIL.
I'M CALLING TO ASK IF YOU CAN HIRE ME INTO ONE OF YOUR OTHER BUSINESSES--I DON'T EVEN CARE.
WHATEVER YOU GOT.
I'M DISTRESSED AT THE HARASSMEN LEVEL.
IT'S JUST GETTING TO BE OVERWHELMING AT DOGWORKS.
SO I DECIDED TO BRING IN DR.
RIVERA, A WORKPLACE PSYCHIATRIST.
I'VE WORKED WITH HER IN THE PAST, AND SHE'S BEEN VERY COMMON GROUND BETWEEN EMPLOYEES AND OWNERS.
HEY, MARCUS.
HEY, HOW ARE YOU, DR.
RIVERA? HOW ARE YOU? GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU? HOW'S EVERYTHING? BIG SIGH.
YEAH.
THIS IS A BIG CHALLENGE.
LET ME GIVE YOU A LITTLE TOUR, INTRODUCE YOU TO A FEW PEOPLE.
OKAY.
[dog yipping.]
ISN'T THIS BEAUTIFUL? WONDERFUL! YEAH.
HI.
HOW ARE YOU? I'M ANDREW.
I'M ERICA.
HI, ERICA.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
PLEASURE.
ANDREW, THIS IS DR.
RIVERA.
COMPANIES IN TRYING TO HELP BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.
SO-- SHE'S WORKED WITH ME IN OTHER HA HA HA HA HA HA I'M KIDDING.
I THOUGHT MAYBE THE THREE OF US CAN GO BACK AND CHAT.
SURE.
I THINK MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS TO HELP HIM MANAGE PEOPLE.
IT'S NOT A THING THAT HE LOVES TO DO.
EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN THE BAIN OF MY EXISTENCE.
OKAY.
I HEAR YOU SAY BAIN OF YOUR EXISTENCE, AND IN OUR DISCUSSIONS, WE THINK ABOU EMPLOYEES ACTUALLY BEING THE KEY TO A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS.
YOUR EMPLOYEES NEED TO KNOW THA YOU TRUST IN THEM, VALUE THEM, AND BELIEVE IN THEMOR IT'S GONNA COST YOU.
IN THE BANK, IT'S GONNA COS YOU.
THERE'S ONE PERSON HERE THA I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR HIM TO BE BROUGHT INTO THE EQUATION FOR YOU TO INTERAC WITH HIM IN HIS PRESENCE OKAY.
AND TO WATCH THE VISCERAL REACTIONS THAT BUBBLE FROM BOTH.
RIGHT.
BECAUSE IF ANDREW CAN LEARN TO WORK THROUGH THIS PARTICULAR ONE, I THINK HE'S GOT THE POTENTIAL FOR BEING AN AMAZINGAMAZING BUSINESS OWNER.
LET'S GO SEE NEIL.
IF DR.
RIVERA CAN FIND SOME COMMON GROUND BETWEEN THE EMPLOYEES AND ANDREW, WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY TO MAKING A LO OF MONEY.
THIS IS NEIL, BUDDY OF MINE.
HI.
NI, NEIL.
IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.
SO ANDREW, CAN YOU TELL ME WHA QUALITIES YOU SEE IN NEIL.
I DON'T SEE ANYTHING IN NEIL NOW BECAUSE HE DOESN'T EXIST.
WE HAD A FALLING OUT, AND I WOULDN'T SAY I'M A GRUDGE HOLDER, BUT I'M A GRUDGE HOLDER.
YOU AND ANDREW? THERE WAS AN INCIDENT.
I GOT BIT BY A DOG.
SO WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON WITH THIS DOG STARTED CHARGING OUT OF THE RUN.
MY FIRST INSTINCT WAS, "PROTEC THIS DOG FROM RUNNING DOWN THE STREET," AND THE DOG LATCHED ONTO MY ARM AND LITERALLY HE SAID TO ME, "WELL, LOOK HOW YOU'RE HANDLING THE DOG!" AND I WAS LIKE, UH--UH--YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IT'S LIKE-- DAMAGE CONTROL.
I SAID WHAT ARE YOU DOING? IS WHAT I SAID.
NEITHER OF THOSE STATEMENTS ANY WAY TO ME SOUND LIKE THEY HAVE ANY, UM, LEVEL OF CONCERN IN YOUR EMPLOYEE'S HEALTH, THOUGH.
LET'S BE HONEST, RIGHT? THIS IS IMPORTANT, BECAUSE NEIL, YOU FELT YOU WEREN'T BEING TAKEN CARE OF BY YOUR EMPLOYER IN THA MOMENT.
WELL, WHEN YOU WORK IN A PLACE LIKE THIS, BITING CAN BE INEVITABLE WITH THAT MANY DOGS, BUT IT'S JUST HOW YOU HANDLE IT.
I WENT UP INTO THE OFFICE AND I SAID, "NEXT TIME I GET BIT, PLEASE SHOW SOME COMPASSION.
" AT THAT POINT, HE STARTED SCREAMING AT ME, AND HE WAS BEING SO TOXIC AND HOSTILE IN MY FACE.
THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED AT ALL.
HE WAS VERY ANGRY AND REALLY CHALLENGED ME IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.
AND I SAID, "WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?" AND HE GOES LIKE THIS [whispers.]
OH, MY GOD.
NOT OH, MY GOD.
NOT OH, MY GOD.
I DID NOT GET IN HIS FACE.
THIS IS THE ENERGY THAT I HAD WHEN HE WAS SCREAMING THE F WORD IN MY FACE.
"WHAT THE [bleep.]
--" IT JUST--THERE WAS NO STOPPING IT.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I SAID, YOU FRICKING MORON! THAT'S NOT WHAT I SAID, YOU FRICKING MORON! YOU JUST THREW A PRETTY ROUGH INSULT AT NEIL.
THAT'S--I DON'T CARE! I HAVE HEARD MORE STORIES ABOU NEIL AND NEIL COMPLAINING ABOU THIS AND CALLING ME NAMES AND I'M QUITTING AND HE'S OUT OF HIS [bleep.]
MIND AND NAH, NAH, NAH, NAH, NAH.
YOU SAY THE WRONG THING TO HIM AND IT'S, "HOLY [bleep.]
!" I'M THINKING THAT PROBABLY FRICKING MORON! THIS ISN'T THE FIRST INSUL YOU'VE GOTTEN, NEIL.
SO I'M WONDERINGWOW! NEIL, WHY ARE YOU HERE? HE TOLD ME HE WAS QUITTING.
ARE YOU WAITING FOR THAT? I'M NOT FIRING HIM.
WHY NOT? 'CAUSE I DON'T DEAL WITH HIM EVERY DAY.
HE DOES HIS JOB.
HE ADDS VALUE AS AN EMPLOYEE.
HE ADDS VALUE AS AN EMPLOYEE.
INTENTION OF FIRING HIM.
I NEVER DID.
THERE'S JUST A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS, OKAY.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE AN AND, QUITE HONESTLY, IT'S HIS RESPONSIBILITY TO WHAT? TO MAKE IT WORK--NOT HIS.
NEIL, I'M SORRY.
IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN MOVE PAST THIS? HOW HARD IS THAT? WELL, MAYBE WE'LL DO I ANOTHER TIME.
WHY ANOTHER TIME? REAL.
I DON'T WANT-- YOU DON'T NEED TO USE BECAUSE MAYBE IT--IT'LL BE MARCUS'S WORDS--YOU USE YOUR OWN WORDS.
LET'S GO AHEAD--I'LL HELP YOU WITH DINNER, NEIL.
TALK TO ANDREW.
HE NEEDS TO LEARN THAT IT'S OKAY TO SAY, "I'M SORRY.
" WHO'S GONNA TEACH HIM? I CAN'T HELP--I NEED YOUR HELP BECAUSE HE'S NEVER GONNA MOVE ON, EVER.
RIGHT.
SLACK, SLACK, SLACK.
HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO ASK SOMEBODY TO DO SOMETHING? IT'S GOTTA STOP.
SO ONE OF THE IMPORTAN THINGS I HEARD WAS MARCUS TALK ABOUT THE QUALITIES HE SEES IN NEIL.
I FEEL LIKE YOU REALLY NEED TO HEAR THAT.
I SEE QUALITIES, AND I'VE TOLD HIM I SEE QUALITIES IN HIM.
LET'S HEAR IT.
I SEE QUALITIES IN YOU.
AND I TOLD HER THAT.
COME A LITTLE CLOSER, NEIL.
THAT--THAT'S ENOUGH.
THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.
NO, THAT'S GREAT--NO, THAT'S STOP--OVER THE LINE.
THAT'S GREAT.
STOP IT.
[laughing.]
IS THIS-- STOP.
STOP.
IF YOU PUT YOUR ARM AROUND ME, YOU'RE DOING IT BECAUSE YOU REALLY MEAN ITAND YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE AMENDS.
IF YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE AMENDS, I CAN DEAL WITH IT.
OKAY.
OKAY? I'M WILLING TO OPEN MYSELF UP TO YOU IF YOU'RE WILLING TO OPEN YOURSELF UP TO ME.
ALL RIGHT.
DO YOU WANT TO SHAKE HANDS? YES.
WHEN I ACCEPTED HIS APOLOGY, WHEN I APOLOGIZED TO HIM, DID I MEAN IT? ABSOLUTELY.
THE ONE THING I WILL SAY FOR ANYTHING TO HURT A DOG, AND THAT'S ALL I CARE ABOUT.
I AM EXHAUSTED.
AFTER ANDREW MADE UP WITH NEIL, WE WENT INTO THE TRAINING FACILITY AND HE HAD WHAT I WOULD CALL A HUMAN MOMENT, ONE THAT HE DOESN'T HAVE VERY OFTEN, WHERE HE WAS REFLECTIVE AND HE REALIZED THE PAIN AND SUFFERING THAT HE HAS CAUSED TO OTHER PEOPLE.
AFTER LA DOGWORKS OPENED, SO MANY PEOPLE CAME UP TO ME AND SAID, "YOU DID IT.
" WHEW.
FEEL PROUD, RIGHT? IT'S A PROUD MOMENT.
I HONESTLY FELT PEOPLE WORKED REALLY HARD.
EVERYBODY PITCHED IN, EVERYBODYPULLED THEIR WEIGHT.
I MEAN, IT WAS REALLY A BEAUTIFUL THING.
SOMEWHERETHINGS FELL APAR AFTER THAT.
WHO ARE THE EMPLOYEES, IF YOU HAD TO GUESS, WHO ARE THE EMPLOYEES YOU THINK YOU'VE HURT THE MOST EMOTIONALLY? IN REFLECTION.
I WANT YOU TO RECONCILE WITH THE PEOPLE THAT MATTER, AND SOMEHOW THAT SAME RESOLUTION THAT YOU HAD ABOUT PULLING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND EVERYBODY STRIVING FOR A COMMON GOAL--WE ARE A THAT POINT AS WE SIT HERE RIGH NOW--THAT THAT SAME TENACITY, THAT SAME WILL TO WIN, THAT SAME ENERGY THAT YOU USED IS WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN RIGHT THIS MOMENT.
YOU HAVE TO.
ABSOLUTELY.
THAT'S MY DOG.
OH, MY BOY.
BETWEEN WHAT HAPPENED WITH DR.
RIVERA AND HIS BREAKTHROUGH WITH NEIL, I'M NOW WATCHING HIM ACTUALLY PITCH IN.
I THINK HE REALIZES THAT IF HE DOES THE JOB OF THE REST OF HIS EMPLOYEES, HE'LL HAVE A BETTER APPRECIATION, A HIGHER LEVEL OF RESPECT, AND A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT TAKES TO WORK HERE.
FELICIA'S WATER.
FELICIA'S WATER? YEAH.
[dogs barking.]
YAMMA COMING IN.
GO ON.
NOW THAT THINGS ARE STARTING TO LOOK UP AND I'M NOTICING A CHANGE IN ANDREW'S ATTITUDE, I WANTED TO TAKE HIM OUT FRON AND SHOW HIM SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT I'VE MADE TO THE FRONT OF THE STORE.
THE BUILDING HAS BEEN REPAINTED.
PATCHED, AND WE ADDED THESE THINGS.
IT SAYS GROOMING WE HAD A LOT OF THE HOLES GROOMING AND TRAINING.
LOOKS VERY NICE.
WE NEEDED TO TELL PEOPLE WHA WE DO.
THE LIGHTING'S ALL WORKING.
THE FLAGS ARE ALL UP, AND I LOOKS GOOD.
I THINK IT'S BRILLIANT.
DID YOU SEE THE LOGO INSIDE? LET ME SHOW YOU THAT.
THIS LOGO THAT WAS MADE CAME OU GREAT.
I LOVE IT.
IT IS VERY BEAUTIFUL.
THAT'S GREAT.
I THINK THAT IS A SPECTACULAR LOGO TO BE ON THE BUSINESS CARDS WITH THE GROOMING DEPARTMENT.
I MEAN, IT'S FANTASTIC.
BEAUTIFUL.
I ALSO HAD SOME PRIVATE LABEL PRODUCTS MARKED UP SO ANDREW AND THE TEAM CAN SEE THE KIND OF IDEAS THAT WE HAVE AND THE KIND OF PRODUCTS THAT WE CAN TAKE TO MARKET.
WHEN WE FIRST MET, I TALKED ABOUT WAYS TO KIND OF MAKE THE BRAND BIGGER AND STRONGER.
THESE ARE NOTHING MORE THAN MOCKUPS.
BUT I'M LOOKING FOR PRODUCTS THAT ARE APPROVED, THAT HAVE THE LA DOGWORKS STAMP OF APPROVAL.
SO THE FIRST THING I HAD CREATED IS A NEW PET FENCE.
THIS IS MORE OF A MASS MARKETED PRODUCT.
YOU LIKE THAT? YES.
IT'S PRETTY NICE.
IT'S A VERY USEFUL TOOL.
IT'S ALSO GREAT FOR TRAINING DOGS.
THIS IS A FOLDABLE PET BED.
IT'S A COT, IT'S A DOG COT.
YEAH.
I LIKE THAT.
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
THAT'S GREAT FOR THE SUMMER.
A LITTLE PORTABLE PE DRINKER.
SO WHETHER IT'S THIS OR 20 OTHER THINGS OR 30 OTHER THINGS, AS YOU OPEN UP MORE LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, LA DOGWORKS PRODUCTS WILL BE SOLD THERE.
AND IT'LL ALSO BE ONLINE.
HERE, COME HERE.
SEE, THE BEAUTY OF THIS RELATIONSHIP IS BEING ABLE TO COLLABORATE AND MAKE STUFF LIKE MARKET.
THAT'S WHAT I THINK'S GREAT.
COMING UP I CAN MAKE THIS BUSINESS WORK WITH OR WITHOUT YOU.
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO TREA PEOPLE.
OH, YEAH, I DO.
THIS AND TAKE IT TO THE MASS NO.
OH, YEAH, I DO! OH, YEAH, I DO! LOOK, IN THE LAST WEEK, WE'VE DONE SOME THINGS--AT LEAST WE'VE TRIED TO.
WE'VE PAINTED THE FRONT OF THE STORE, WE'VE RE-BRANDED THE RETAIL STORE, WE'VE WORKED ON OH, YEAH, I DO! WAYS TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE GROOMING DEPARTMENT.
LOOK, WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE ANDREW NEEDS TO GET VERY FOCUSED IF HIS BUSINESS WANTS TO SURVIVE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO DO IS TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE BOARDING.
I HAD AN IDEA THAT MAY OR MAY NOT WORK, BUT IF WE WENT TO ANIMAL SHELTERS IN THE GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA AND WE SAID FOR EVERY INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY THAT ADOPTS A PET, YOUR FIRS GROOMING OR YOUR FIRST TRAINING OR YOUR FIRST BOARDING IS COMPLIMENTARY.
THAT'S OUR GIFT BACK TO YOU FOR LOVING DOGS AS MUCH AS WE DO.
ALTHOUGH IT'S A GREAT THING TO DO FOR THE COMMUNITY, IT'S ALSO A GREAT WAY FOR PEOPLE TO COME IN.
I WOULD CALL IT A LOSS LEADER.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YEAH, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY DISCUSSED BEFORE.
BUT IT DIDN'T-- IT'S ALL BEEN PLANNED BEFORE, RIGHT, BUT THIS HAS ALL BEEN AND IT WAS ATTEMPTED FOLLOW-THROUGH.
I CAN'T ASK SOMEBODY 10 TIMES, PEOPLE AREN'T FOLLOWING THROUGH.
I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND.
THERE ARE EMPLOYEES THAT WORK HERE, OKAY, AND A LOT OF THEM AREN'T MEETING THE MARK.
OKAY.
I DON'T GET IT.
LOOK, I SEE GREAT POSSIBILITIES WITH THIS BRAND AND THIS BUSINESS, BUT ANDREW CAN'T GE PAST BLAMING EVERYBODY ELSE FOR EVERY SINGLE MISTAKE THAT'S MADE.
THE PEOPLE THAT NEED TO GO NEED TO GO.
THE PROBLEMS NEED TO GO.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT? I'M JUST LISTENING FOR RIGH NOW.
THE PEOPLE THAT ARE CAUSING I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO SAY AT THIS POINT.
IF I HAVE TO COME UP WITH NEW--NEW RULES EVERY DAY TO GE PEOPLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, THAT'S WRONG.
NO, IT'S CALLED THE EVOLUTION OF BUSINESS.
THINGS CHANGE.
NO, NO, NO, NO.
NO, NO.
SO YOUR SOLUTION IS TO GE RID OF ALL THE PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY ALL SUCK.
WHAT PEOPLE? THE STAFF? US PEOPLE.
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! I'M NOT A MORON.
AND I CAN MAKE THIS BUSINESS WORK WITH OR WITHOUT YOU.
THIS ISN'T GOOD SAM, THIS ISN' CAMPING WORLD, THIS ISN'T-- YOU KNOW WHY IT'S NOT? IF THIS WAS GOOD SAM AND CAMPING WORLD, YOUR [bleep.]
WOULD BE OUTTA HERE.
WHY DON'T YOU LET ME FINISH-- DON'T BRING UP MY BUSINESS EVER-- I'LL BRING WHATEVER I WAN TO.
I TREAT MY PEOPLE THE RIGH WAY--YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO TREAT PEOPLE.
OH, YEAH, I DO.
NO.
OKAY, I HAVE CHANGED.
OH, MY GOD.
OKAY, I HAVE CHANGED.
I KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO DO AND I KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO SEE HAPPEN HERE IN ORDER FOR LA DOGWORKS TO-- OH, MY GOD, YOU DON'T THOUGH, YOU KEEP SAYING THAT, OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
ALL I'VE HEARD FOR THE LAST YEAR IS ABOUT GETTING RID OF THIS, THAT, AND THE OTHER, ANDREW, AND YOU'VE NEVER DONE IT.
I'M SORRY, YOU'VE NEVER DONE IT, AND YOU LAMBASTE A LOT OF HARDWORKING PEOPLE WHO COME IN HERE AND THEY WORK THEIR [bleep.]
OFF.
THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE WHO WORK HERE.
EVERYBODY ENSURES THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF THESE DOGS EVERY DAY.
THAT'S BULL[bleep.]
.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF GREA STAFF WHO'VE COME THROUGH HERE, AND A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE WHO'VE LEFT BECAUSE OF YOU.
BECAUSE OF ME? BECAUSE OF YOU.
NOT TRUE.
NOBODY'S LEFT FOR THAT REASON.
YOU ARE SO FULL OF [bleep.]
! I'M SORRY.
NO.
YOU ARE IN SUCH DENIAL.
NO, I'M NOT.
YOU ARE IN DENIAL, MY FRIEND! NO.
YOU ARE.
ABSOLUTE BULL[bleep.
.]
YOU KNOW, I'M JUST NOT IN THE MOOD TO DO THIS RIGHT NOW.
YOU WITH ME? ARE YOU WITH ME? [dog barks.]
ARE YOU WITH ME? THAT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME.
OKAY.
I HAD A PARTNER MANY YEARS AGO.
THE ONLY REASON MY PARTNER IS ALIVE IS BECAUSE MURDER IS ILLEGAL.
OKAY? SOI DON'T DO WELL WITH PARTNERS.
I DON'T THINK I'M A BAD PERSON.
I DON'T THINK I'M A BAD BOSS.
I JUST--I HAVE ANIMALS, YOU KNOW? IT'S NOT LIKE I OWN SOME [bleep.]
CAMPING WORLD YOU KNOW, CAMPING STORE WHERE SOMEBODY PUTS THE TENTS WHERE THE SKIS ARE.
NOBODY'S GONNA DIE, NOBODY'S GONNA GET SICK, AND NOBODY'S GONNA GET HURT.
SOIT'S A BIG DIFFERENCE.
ANYWAY.
WE'RE ON CAMERA RIGHT NOW.
I JUST NOTICED.
THIS LEVEL OF UNPREDICTABILITY IS TOO SCARY.
I CAN'T MOVE FORWARD AND DO BUSINESS WITH SOMEBODY THA CANNOT TREAT HIS PEOPLE RIGHT.
THE $1 MILLION OFFER THAT I MADE
TAKE A GUESS ON HOW MUCH YOU MADE.
I HAVE NO IDEA.
$78.
[woof woof.]
WHILE I LIKE THE PRODUCT AND I LIKE THE PROCESS, THE BIGGES PROBLEM HERE IS HOW ITS ABUSIVE OWNER ANDREW ROSENTHAL HANDLES HIS EMPLOYEES.
EMAIL ME THE [bleep.]
SCHEDULE! JUST DO IT! I'M GONNA TRY TO IMPROVE THE OWNER AND EMPLOYEE RELATIONSHIP BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
I DON'T HAVE TO ASK HIM AGAIN! HE DOESN'T CARE! TIME AND TIME AND TIME AND TIME MY NAME IS MARCUS LEMONIS, AND I FIX FAILING BUSINESSES.
I MAKE TOUGH DECISIONS I WILL NOT DO IT IF YOU'RE MANAGING THE PEOPLE.
AND BACK THEM UP WITH MY OWN CASH.
IT'S NOT ALWAYS PRETTY FIRST TIME YOU EVER EMPTIED OU POOP? BUT THIS IS BUSINESS.
I DO IT TO SAVE JOBS, AND I DO IT TO MAKE MONEY.
THIS IS THE PROFIT.
LA DOGWORKS IS AN UPSCALE DOG HEART OF HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA.
YOU'RE STINKY DOGS.
FOUNDED BY ANDREW ROSENTHAL IN 2004, THIS 24-HOUR FULL SERVICE CENTER WITH 36 EMPLOYEES HAS EVERYTHING FROM GROOMING TO TRAINING SIT.
IN A STATE-OF-THE-ART INDOOR DOG PARK.
THIS BUSINESS GENERATES $1.
3 MILLION A YEAR, BU BOARDING FACILITY LOCATED IN THE RECENTLY, THEIR NUMBERS HAVE STARTED TO TUMBLE.
SLOPPY BUSINESS PRACTICES I DON'T WANT TO WASTE YOUR TIME, AND PLEASE DON'T WASTE MINE.
TOGETHER WITH LAX MANAGEMENT THERE'S INVENTORY MISSING? TELL, BECAUSE STUFF SLIPS THROUGH THE CRACKS.
WELL, YOU KNOW, IT'S HARD TO HAS DRIVEN DOWN SALES AND PILED UP $150,000 OF DEBT.
YOU KNOW, I COULD LOSE EVERYTHING.
THIS BUSINESS WILL BE FORCED TO CLOSE ITS DOORS.
IF THEY DON'T MAKE CHANGES, NEARLY 50 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS HAVE DOGS.
EVEN IN A BAD ECONOMY, THE PE INDUSTRY IS RECESSION-PROOF.
I WANT A PIECE OF THAT.
WITH THE RIGHT CHANGES, I CAN TURN THIS INTO A MULTIMILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS IN NO TIME.
SO IT COMES UP TO $80.
THANK YOU.
SEE YOU LATER, GREG.
MARCUS.
WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME.
HOW ARE YOU, ANDREW? VERY WELL.
YOU HAVE A NICE PLACE HERE.
THANKS.
SO HOW MANY SQUARE FEET IS THIS WHOLE THING, FRONT TO BACK? WE HAVE BOARDING GROOMING DAYCARE, TRAINING.
SIT.
GOOD BOY.
AND WE HAVE OUR BOUTIQUE.
CAN I GET A TOUR? ABSOLUTELY! SO THIS IS THE RETAIL AND RECEPTION AREA.
IS ANY OF THIS STUFF PRIVATE LABEL? YOU MAKE ANY OF THIS? NO.
[murmurs.]
PURCHASED IT.
PEOPLE BUY IT? YES.
THIS IS WHERE WE DO OUR GROOMING.
I GO INTO THE DOG GROOMING ROOM, AND I NOTICE THAT THERE'S NO SIGNS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE BUILDING KIND OF DETAILING WHA GOES ON INSIDE THIS FACILITY, AND I DON'T KNOW HOW A INTERESTING.
CUSTOMER'S SUPPOSED TO KNOW WE DO.
HERE'S ALYSSA.
HOW ARE YOU? IS THAT A CUSTOMER'S DOG? YEAH.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
HOW DO YOU KNOW HOW TO PRICE IT? WE PRICE BASED ON BREED.
CONDITION OF THE COAT IS ALWAYS A FACTOR.
DEPENDING ON WHA THEY WANT US TO DO, IF THERE'S ANY SPECIAL, LIKE, REQUESTS SO DO YOU KINDA MAKE IT UP? PRETTY MUCH.
OKAY.
THIS IS WHAT I CALL THE CENTERPIECE OF LA DOGWORKS.
IT'S A 2,500-SQUARE FOOT INDOOR DOG PARK.
THIS IS FOR DOGS TO PLAY.
VERY COOL.
AND WHO'S THAT? JESSE, WHO IS DIRECTOR OF ANIMAL CARE.
HOW LONG HAS HE BEEN WORKING HERE? SEVEN YEARS.
HI, GUYS.
HI, GEORGE.
THIS IS MARCUS.
TO GO IN AND SEE THE THOUGH AND THE CREATIVITY THAT ANDREW PUT INTO THIS IT'S VERY WELL-THOUGHT OUT.
I'M VERY IMPRESSED.
HI, GUYS.
WE CALL IT THE DOG DECK.
IT'S A SAFE HAVEN.
IF YOU NOTICE THE BUNK BEDS I CREATED--I INVENTED THESE.
I'M THE FIRST PERSON TO EVER DO THIS.
YOU INVENTED THE BUNK BED? FOR DOGS--FOR USE WITH DOGS.
[laughs.]
OKAY.
OKAY.
WHERE ARE THE SWEETS AT? YOU DON'T HAVE LITTLE SWEETS, INDIVIDUAL SWEETS-- WE DON'T DO SWEETS.
YOU DON'T.
WHAT WE DO--IT'S A TWO-STORY PREFABRICATED KENNEL SYSTEM.
HEY, BUDDY.
SOME PEOPLE HAVE SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, THE CHAIN LINK, YOU KNOW, "MY DOG WAS IN A SHELTER AND IT'S GONNA BRING BACK BAD MEMORIES.
" FIRST OF ALL, DOGS DON'T THINK THAT WAY.
IT WOULD NEVER--A DOG WOULD NEVER THINK THAT WAY.
THE FIRST THING I THOUGHT OF WHEN I GOT MY TWO COCKER SPANIELS FROM A SHELTERIT HAS THE SAME FEEL AS A SHELTER.
SO MAYBE THAT'S WHY PEOPLE SAY IT.
WELL, PEOPLE.
NOT DOGS.
YOU BUILD THESE ROOMS THAT LOOK LIKE HUMAN ROOMS--YOU THINK THE DOGS CARE ABOUT THIS? BUT IT'S THE MARKETING FOR THE CUSTOMER, NOT FOR THE DOG, RIGHT? I MEAN, IT'S HOW I LEAVE THE DOG AND HOW I THINK ABOUT IT.
OKAY.
WE DO IT OUR WAY, AND IT WORKS REALLY WELL.
THIS IS WHERE WE DO TRAINING.
EMILY IS OUR DIRECTOR OF TRAINING.
ARE YOU EMILY? I AM.
HEY, I'M MARCUS, HOW ARE YOU? MARCUS, A PLEASURE.
REALLY NICE TO MEET YOU.
AND ZOE.
THIS IS ZOE.
TRAINING IS A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT PART OF LA DOGWORKS WHICH FELL OFF GREATLY.
WHY DO YOU THINK THAT IS? YOU KNOW WHAT, LA DOGWORKS ISN'T FOR EVERYBODY.
HOW DOES A CUSTOMER CONTAC YOU IF THEY HAVE A COMPLAINT? THERE'S A WEBSITE OUT THERE THAT PEOPLE POST BUSINESS REVIEWS, AND WE'VE HAD SOME NEGATIVE STUFF PUT UP THERE, AND ANDREW RESPONDS TO IT IN HIS WAY.
[laughs.]
WHAT DOES "IN HIS WAY" MEAN? SO READ IT.
YOU CAN READ 'EM.
SO HERE'S AN EXAMPLE OF ONE.
"I'VE BEEN BRINGING MY DOG HERE FOR SIX MONTHS.
ONE NIGHT, I CAME TO PICK HIM UP.
WHAT I FOUND WAS MY PUP WEARING A MUZZLE, TIED TO A WALL.
MY OWN DOG--I WAS HORRIFIED.
" THEN YOUR RESPONSE WAS, "AFTER QUESTIONING THE STAFF, I BELIEVE THEM AND NOT YOU.
" YOU TOLD THE CUSTOMER THAT.
YEAH.
WHY? YEAH, WHY? I-I CALL IT LIKE IT IS.
ANDREW, STAY THE [bleep.]
OFF THE INTERNET, BECAUSE YOU'RE HURTING YOUR BUSINESS.
I DON'T THINK I'M HURTING MY BUSINESS AT ALL, PERSONALLY.
I'M A LITTLE WORRIED ABOU ANDREW SO FAR.
THE VIBE IN THE PLACE ISN' GREAT.
I'VE SEEN SOME STUFF ONLINE, AND HIS INTERACTION WITH ME, QUITE FRANKLY, ISN'T THA OPEN-MINDED.
SO BEFORE I DO A DEAL, I NEED TO GET A GOOD UNDERSTANDING OF THESE FINANCIALS.
HOW ARE YOU? NICE TO MEET YOU.
HI.
WHAT DO YOU DO HERE? I TAKE CARE OF THE MONEY.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE THAT I CAN LOOK AT? HOW 'BOUT A P&L? YES.
THIS IS APRIL.
OKAY.
AND THIS IS 2012.
SO IN THIS MONTH, YOU KNOW HOW MUCH REVENUE YOU DID? HOW MUCH DID YOU MAKE ON 109? I HAVE NO IDEA.
$78.
SALES FELL OFF GREATLY, AND IT--AND IT JUST HASN'T BLOSSOMED TO WHERE IT NEEDS TO GO.
GROOMING HAS BEEN UNDERPERFORMING.
TRAINING HAS BEEN LAGGING.
OUR TOP PERFORMER IS DEFINITELY BOARDING.
THIS YEAR, BOARDING'S OFF QUITE A BIT.
WHAT IS YOUR OCCUPANCY? WHAT DO YOU MEAN? WE'RE GONNA THINK ABOUT THIS JUST LIKE A HOTEL-- NUMBER OF BEDS, NUMBER OF NIGHTS, THE RATE PER NIGHT.
THAT'S HOW A HOTEL DOES A BUDGET.
THEY MANAGE THEIR BUSINESS ON SOME LEVEL OF OCCUPANCY.
IF ALL OF THE RUNS AND ALL OF THE BEDS WERE OCCUPIED, YOU WOULD HAVE $1,830,000.
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR LEVEL OF OCCUPANCY IS AS A PERCENTAGE OF YOUR TOTAL? DO YOU KNOW THAT NUMBER? NO.
YOU KNOW THAT NUMBER? NO.
THE MAXIMUM REVENUE THAT THE KENNEL SYSTEM COULD GENERATE IS ABOUT $1.
83 IF EVERY KENNEL WAS FULL EVERY NIGHT AT A STATE OF RATE.
LAST YEAR, THE KENNELS GENERATED ABOUT $500,000.
SO VERY SIMPLY, I JUST DIVIDE $500,000, WHICH IS WHAT THEY GENERATED, INTO THE AMOUNT THA THEY SHOULD HAVE GENERATED, AND I COME UP WITH AN OCCUPANCY RATE OF 27%.
THAT'S NOT GOOD.
SO THE WAY I LOOK AT THIS, ANDREW, IS YOU'RE AT THE ABSOLUTE WORST POSSIBLE LEVEL AT 27%.
WE'RE OFF.
WHAT'S YOUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE IN YOUR JOBWHEN YOU WAKE UP IN THE MORNING? PUTTING UP WITH ME.
DEALING WITH YOU? THAT'S GOOD.
ARE YOU NOT EASY TO DEAL WITH? NO.
HOW COME? BECAUSE I'M VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT WHAT I DO, I KNOW WHAT I WANNA SEE, I KNOW HOW I WAN THIS PLACE TO RUN.
AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE TEND TO NO FOLLOW THE PATH AND DOES IT MAKE YOU CRAZY? YES.
I DON'T WALK AROUND YELLING EVERY DAY.
I WALK AROUND YELLING WHEN I NEED TO.
FOR ME, IF AN EMPLOYEE DOESN'T WORK OUT, THAT'S MY FAILURE, NOT THEIRS.
IF ANDREW'S TELLING ME HIMSELF THAT HE'S NOT GOOD WITH HIS THAT IT COULD BE MUCH WORSE.
HEY, I'M MARCUS, HOW ARE YOU? HEY, NICE TO MEET YOU.
EMPLOYEES, I HAVE TO IMAGINE RENE, JESSE'S BROTHER.
OH, YOU'RE JESSE'S BROTHER.
WHAT DO YOU DO HERE? ANIMAL CARE TECH.
OKAY.
YOU LIKE IT? IT'S GOOD.
WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT THIS PLACE? UH, JUST BEING WITH DOGS, MAN.
THERE'S SOMETHING THAT'S ALWAYS GONNA LOVE YOU EVERY TIME YOU COME IN WHETHER IT'S A BAD DAY OR A GOOD DAY, YOU GOT A HAPPY DOG WITH YOU.
HOW DO YOU LIKE WORKING WITH ANDREW? UH IT CAN BE A LITTLE COMPLICATED TO EXPLAIN.
SEEMS LIKE HE GETS A LITTLE UH YOU GOTTA WORK.
YEAH.
ALL RIGHT, MAN, WELL, GOOD MEETING YOU.
I'LL BE SEEING YOU AROUND.
SOUNDS GOOD.
ALL RIGHT, BUDDY.
HEY, JESSE, CAN I GRAB YOU FOR A MINUTE, BUD? YEAH.
JESSE'S THE PARK MANAGER, AND HE'S A CRITICAL STAFF MEMBER.
I MEAN, HE'S RUNNING WHAT I CONSIDER 50% OF THIS BUSINESS, SO YOU AND I HAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO TALK OR ANYTHING.
DO YOU WANNA BE HERE LONG-TERM? THE CENTER OF THE BUSINESS.
ACTUALLY, YEAH, I LOVE I HERE.
I MEAN, I BEEN HERE SEVEN YEARS NOW.
I MEAN, I BEEN PROBABLY THE LONGEST ONE HERE AND WORKED EVERY SHIFT IMAGINABLE HERE.
I MEAN, I KNOW THE PLACE INSIDE AND OUT.
HOW DO YOU LIKE WORKING WITH ANDREW? I HAVE TO TELL YOU, IT SEEMS LIKE YOU WORK HARD, YOU'RE POSITIVE.
OH, I MEAN, I HAVE TO BE.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU, BUDDY.
COME ON, SOOKS.
NEIL? MARCUS.
YOU HAVE TO BE.
MARCUS.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY WOULD BE THE SINGLE BIGGEST PROBLEM IN THE ORGANIZATION? IT STARTS AT THE TOP.
IT'S A REALLY DYNAMITE FACILITY WITH A WELL-THOUGHT OUT SYSTEM.
BUT I DON'T THINK ANDREW IS RATIONAL.
YEAH, ERIN TOLD ME HE FLIES OFF THE HANDLE[snaps.]
IN A NANOSECOND.
HE HAS HAD SEVERAL EXPLOSIONS IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS.
WHY WOULD SOMEONE LIKE YOU PUT UP WITH STUFF LIKE THAT? I LOVE THE ANIMALS, BUT I HAVE MY LIMITS.
MAN-TO-MANI'M PLANNING MY EXIT.
ARE OTHER PEOPLE TOO? YES.
AND WHY DO YOU WANNA LEAVE? ONE OF THE BIGGEST REASONS IS I GOT BIT RECENTLY.
ANDREW LITERALLY GOT IN MY FACE AND YELLED AT ME AND BLAMED ME FOR IT.
IN FRONT OF OTHER EMPLOYEES? YES.
AND THAT'S THE THING.
I MEAN, EVERYBODY ELSE RESPONDED LIKE NORMAL PEOPLE WOULD.
AND IF IT WEREN'T FOR THAT, I'M NOT A VIOLENT GUY, BUT I WOULD HAVE PROBABLY LEFT HERE IN HANDCUFFS AND ANDREW IN AN AMBULANCE.
I THOUGHT WE COULD MAYBE JUS GO INTO THE TRAINING ROOM AND TALK.
NOW? IS THAT ALL RIGHT? YEAH, SURE.
I CAME HERE TO DO BUSINESS, AND INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON BUSINESS, WE'RE FOCUSING ON HIM YELLING.
YELLING AT EMPLOYEES COULD BE THE MOST INEXCUSABLE BEHAVIOR OF ANY KIND, AND IF I'M GONNA MAKE A DEAL WITH THIS GUY, THERE'S NO WAY THAT I'M GONNA LET ANDREW INTERACT WITH HIS EMPLOYEES ONCE I'M HERE.
I LOOKED AT 600 BUSINESSES, AND I LIKE THIS CONCEPT.
I'M WILLING TO WRITE A CHECK MM-HMM.
AND FUND WHAT I THINK NEEDS TO HAPPEN.
MM-HMM.
I'M NOT WILLING TO DO IT-- I WILL NOT DO IT--IF YOU'RE MANAGING THE PEOPLE.
YOU DON'T REALLY NECESSARILY LIKE PEOPLE.
I MEAN, THAT'S A VERY BROAD STATEMENT, BECAUSE I REALLY AM GOOD WITH PEOPLE, IT'S-- YOU'RE NOT AS GOOD AS YOU SHOULD BE AS A BUSINESS OWNER WITH PEOPLE.
MAYBE I DON'T HANDLE MY STAFF WELL, IF--IF THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
I'M SAYING THAT YOU DON' HANDLE YOUR STAFF WELL OR YOUR CUSTOMERS AS WELL AS YOU SHOULD.
HE'S GOT A GREAT CONCEPT HERE, AND I THINK I CAN TAKE THIS CONCEPT AND REALLY SCALE I ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
BUT I'M GONNA PUT A VERY TIGH LEASH ON HIM, AND I'M GONNA KEEP HIM AWAY FROM THE CUSTOMERS AND THE EMPLOYEES.
WHY DO YOU WANT LA DOGWORKS? 'CAUSE I LIKE THE BRAND, AND FOR ME, IT'S CREATING PRODUCTS AND SERVICES UNDER THE LA DOGWORKS BRAND THAT ARE SCALABLE AND THAT ARE SOLD IN MASS RETAIL, ONLINE, AND OPENING UP MULTIPLE LOCATIONS.
WE'RE ONLY GONNA OPEN UP NEW LOCATIONS WHEN I'M CONFIDEN THAT THIS LOCATION IS FUNCTIONING THE WAY IT'S SUPPOSED TO BEINCLUDING THE MORALE.
OKAY.
ANDREW, I'M GONNA OFFER YOU $1 MILLION.
FOR I WANT 50% OF THE BUSINESS, YOU AND I ARE GONNA BE EQUAL PARTNERS.
I'M GONNA CONTROL THE OPERATIONS OF THE BUSINESS, AND YOU WILL HAVE NO AUTHORITY OVER THE EMPLOYEES, AND YOU WILL CONTROL THE BRAND.
BUT THIS IS A BUSINESS THAT I BUILT, THAT I CAME UP WITH, AND NOW I'M GONNA SHARE THAT WITH SOMEBODY WHO I DON'T KNOW.
I DON'T KNOW THAT I WANNA SELL $1 MILLION.
WELL, THAT'S MY BEST OFFER.
YOU MADE $78.
17 LAST MONTH.
MM-HMM.
BUSINESS TO THE NEXT LEVEL? ABSOLUTELY.
DO YOU WANNA BE RELIEVED OF THE BURDEN OF DEALING WITH YOUR DO YOU WANNA TAKE THIS PEOPLE? DO YOU WANNA OPEN MORE STORES? MM-HMM.
I'M OFFERING YOU $1 MILLION TO DO THAT.
WHAT I CARE ABOUT IN THIS MOMEN IS YOU AND A BUSINESS THAT I POTENTIAL.
MM-HMM.
COMING UP IF YOU'RE HAPPY, THE CUSTOMER WILL BE HAPPY.
IF YOU'RE UNHAPPY, THIS PLACE IS OUT OF BUSINESS.
I TRUSTED PEOPLE TO MANAGE.
THAT'S NOT FAIR.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? THINK HAS A [bleep.]
LOAD OF DON'T EVEN GO THERE.
JUST DO IT! JUST DO IT! WHAT I CARE ABOUT IN THIS MOMENT IS YOU AND A BUSINESS THAT I THINK HAS A [bleep.]
LOAD OF POTENTIAL.
MM-HMM.
THE $1 MILLION OFFER THAT I MAKE ANDREW ISN'T JUST TO HAVE JUST DO IT! ANDREW PUT A MILLION DOLLARS IN HIS POCKET.
THE $1 MILLION OFFER IS VERY SIMPLE.
ANOTHER $150,000 TO PUT WORKING CAPITAL IN THE BUSINESS.
AND THEN $700,000 FOR ANY EXPANSION OPPORTUNITIES.
THOSE EXPANSION OPPORTUNITIES ARE NOT GONNA HAPPEN UNTIL THIS PLACE IS RIGHT.
I'M GONNA WANT TO HAVE COMPLETE CONTROL FOR THE NEXT WEEK SO THAT I CAN GET THE EMPLOYEES IN LINE, GET THEIR PROCESS IN LINE, AND TELL THEM THAT YOU DON'T MAKE ANY DECISIONS.
I MAKE THE DECISIONS.
IF, AT THE END OF THIS WEEK, YOU CAN'T DO WHAT I THINK YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DO AND THIS PLACE DOESN'T FUNCTION WELL, THE DEAL'S OFF THE TABLE.
I DON'T WANT EVER TO HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS BUSINESS SUFFERING OR NOT HAVING ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY MY STAFF OR NOT HAVING ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY RENT.
I WANNA FIX THE BUSINESS.
I WANNA TRANSFORM PARTS OF I THAT I THINK WE CAN TRANSFORM TOGETHER.
BUT I NEED TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN TRANSFORM YOURSELF.
YOU GOTTA LET ME HELP YOU.
[ahem.]
.
OKAY.
LET'S GO TO WORK.
WE'RE SHAKING ON MAKING THIS WORK FOR BOTH OF US.
BUT I WANNA BE CLEAR.
YES.
IF YOU MESS WITH ANY OF THESE EMPLOYEES, I WILL FIRE YOU.
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT HAVE NO MET ME, I'M MARCUS.
I WANTED EVERYBODY TO KNOW THA ANDREW AND I HAVE COME TO A DEAL.
OVER THE NEXT WEEK, YOU'RE GOING TO SEE SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE'RE GONNA WORK ON IS MANAGEMENT.
THERE'S OVER 30 PEOPLE WORKING HERE, AND THEY RELY ON THIS BUSINESS TO SURVIVE.
SO IN THAT INSTANCE, THEY'LL TAKE ABUSEUNTIL SOMEBODY STEPS IN AND STOPS IT.
AND I'M GONNA BE THAT PERSON.
THE DAYS OF PEOPLE BEING YELLED AT AND DEMORALIZED AND MORALE BEING THIS LOW ARE OVER.
IF YOU'RE HAPPY, THE CUSTOMER WILL BE HAPPY.
IF YOU'RE UNHAPPY, THIS PLACE IS OUT OF BUSINESS.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA BE OUT OF BUSINESS ON MY WATCH.
WE NEED TO RAISE REVENUE IN WE'RE GONNA GET VERY, VERY CLEAR ABOUT THE PROCESS.
WE HAVE TO INCREASE OCCUPANCY IN THE KENNELS.
WE HAVE TO CREATE A LOYALTY PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS CUSTOMERS ORDER TO MAKE MONEY AROUND HERE.
TO BE REWARDED FOR USING OUR DIFFERENT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.
MY OTHER GOAL IS I WANNA OPEN UP THATWE CANNOT DO THAT UNLESS THIS ONE IS RIGHT.
WE HAVE TO EXPAND THE RETAIL MORE LOCATIONS, BUT WE CANNOT DO PRODUCT SELECTION BY DEVELOPING PRIVATE LABEL PRODUCTS.
ALL OF THE STAFFING, MORALE, ALL OF THAT-- IS MY JOB.
OH, SORRY.
YOU GUYS ARE GONNA BE REPORTING IN TO ME.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S GET BACK TO [energetic music.]
HEY, I'M MARCUS.
STEFANO.
STEFANO, NICE TO MEET YOU.
YOU'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE WORKOKAY? PAINTING? YEAH.
I'M LOOKING JUST TO ACCEN STUFF.
RIGHT.
THAT WALL RIGHT THERE AND THIS WALL RIGHT HERE COULD BE YOUR ACCENT WALL, AS WELL AS THAT ONE RIGHT THERE.
IN ORDER FOR ME TO MOVE FORWARD WITH MY MARKETING PLAN, I WANNA SEE ANY AND EVERYTHING THAT ANDREW HAS.
SO ANDREW WANTED TO TAKE ME BACK INTO THE GARAGE TO SHOW ME HIS DELIVERY VEHICLE.
OH, THIS IS COOL.
THIS IS THE FETCHMOBILE.
THEY WRAPPED AND THE WHOLE DEAL? UH-HUH.
AND LOOK.
AND LOOK, AND LOOK.
WELL, I MEAN-- NO.
WAIT A MINUTE.
THERE IS NO "WELL.
" IT'S A SCRATCH.
SO A TEAM MEMBER DID THAT? YEAH.
CARELESSNESS.
IT'S CALLED AN ACCIDENT.
I MEAN, ANDREW, YOU DO UNDERSTAND THAT THINGS HAPPEN, RIGHT? OH, I UNDERSTAND, BUT NO CONSTANTLY.
THE QUESTION IS DO YOU HAVE ENOUGH PATIENCE AND TOLERANCE TO EDUCATE THEM, TO TRAIN THEM, TO FORGIVE THEM? [scoffs.]
I HAVE SEEN MY EMPLOYEES WHITTLE AWAY AT THE INTEGRITY OF LA DOGWORKSBY STUPIDITY, BY LAZINESS.
BY NOT--NOT COMING TO WORK.
YOU HIRE PEOPLEAND THAT'S WHERE YOUR PROBLEM STARTS.
THE PERSONALITIES, THE LAZINESS, THE BAD WORK ETHIC-- ALL THESE VARIABLES DRIVE ME CRAZY.
HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO ASK YOU TO DO SOMETHING? HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO ASK YOU? IT'S LIKE THE WATER TORTURE-- BOOM, BOOM, BOOM.
WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER HERE, WE'RE A TEAM, WE'RE A HIERARCHY.
WE'RE JUST LIKE THE DOGS.
WHO'S THE TOP DOG, WHO'S THE ALPHA MALE? ME.
YOU GOTTA DO WHAT I SAY WHEN I SAY IT.
I MEAN, IF I COULD FIRE THE ENTIRE STAFF AND START FROM SCRATCH, I WOULD DO THAT TOO.
SO WHO WRECKED THE VAN? WELL, NEIL.
WHAT DO YOU DO, JUST YELL A HIM? I DON'T TALK TO NEIL, AS A MATTER OF FACT.
WHY? YOU DON'T LIKE HIM? I HATE HIM.
HE'S A [bleep.]
.
HE'S A--I'LL GIVE YOU $8.
50 OR $9 WORTH OF WORK AND NOT A [bleep.]
PENNY MORE AND NOT ANY MORE EFFORT.
OKAY? THAT'S NEIL.
WHEN HE GOT BIT BY THE DOG AND WAS BLEEDING, WERE YOU CONCERNED ABOUT HIM OR THE DOG? HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! OKAY-- ANDREW, I GOTTA TELL YOU-- YOUR LAUGH SCARES THE [bleep.]
OUT OF ME.
BECAUSE IT'S A FARCE.
WHAT NEIL DID WAS REACH DOWN AND PUSH THE DOG BACK, AT WHICH POINT, THE DOG BIT HIM.
IT SOUNDS LIKE HE WAS JUS TRYING TO STOP THE DOG FROM I WAS HORRIFIED.
WHY--WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT? RUNNING IN THE STREET.
AS ANDREW'S RANTING AND RAVING, NEIL WALKS IN.
INSTEAD OF ANDREW USING SOME SORT OF DECORUM OR DISCRETION OR SHUTTING HIS MOUTH, HE CONTINUES.
HE ACTUALLY GETS EVEN MORE AMPED UP.
AND THEN HE COMES UP TO MY OFFICE YELLING AND SCREAMING A ME THAT I SHOULD HAVE SHOWN MORE COMPASSION.
BUT I THINK WHEN THA HAPPENS, I THINK WHAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR IS SOME LEVEL OF SYMPATHY.
THAT'S NOT--AGAIN, MY STAFF HAS TO FUNCTION A RIGHT WAY.
I KNOW.
WHEN NEIL STARTED WORKING HERE, AND I TOLD HIM TO THIS-- TO HIS FACE--I HAD BIG HOPES FOR HIM.
WHEN YOU SAY THAT TO SOMEBODY, "I HAD HIGH HOPES FOR YOU" NEIL DID NOT HEAR THAT FROM ME UNTIL WE HAD A HUGE ARGUMEN IN THE KITCHEN WHEN HE GOT IN MY FACE WITH HIS WIDE EYES-- I-I GOT IN YOUR FACE? YOU DON'T REMEMBER THAT? I DON'T REMEMBER IT THAT WAY.
WELL, MY BACK WAS TO THE DOOR AND YOU WERE STANDING HERE STARING ME DOWN AND I SAID, "WHO THE [bleep.]
DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STARING ME DOWN?" [inhales.]
DON'T REMEMBER THAT? I REMEMBER IT DIFFERENTLY.
OKAY, WELL IN THAT INSTANCE WHERE HE PULLED THE DOG--DID YOU THINK NEIL WAS OUT OF LINE? NO, NOT OUT OF LINE, JUS DOING A STUPID THING.
HE JUST DID THE WRONG THING.
A THING THAT NOBODY ELSE WOULD DO.
HAVE A GOOD NIGHT.
OKAY--NO, NO--IS THERE A PROBLEM? [dogs barking.]
HE'S GONNA GET FIRED ANYWAY.
WHY'S THAT? BECAUSE I [bleep.]
CAN'T STAND HIM.
HE'S INSUBORDINATE, HE'S OBNOXIOUS.
DON'T LET HIM MANIPULATE YOU, JUST WORTHLESS.
ABSOLUTELY WORTHLESS.
COMING UP YOU DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY OF WHAT'S GONE ON HERE.
THE HISTORY IS THAT THE PEOPLE THAT WORK HERE DON' [bleep.]
WANT TO DO IT ANYMORE! ANDREW, THIS IS DR.
RIVERA.
SHE'S WORKED WITH ME IN OTHER COMPANIES IN TRYING TO HELP BECAUSE I'M TELLING YOU, HE IS BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.
HA HA HA HA HA! HA HA HA HA HA! HA HA HA HA HA! TOGETHER.
WE NEED TO TALK AS A GROUP NOW.
AS SOON AS I SAW THE EXTENT OF ANDREW'S RAGE FOR HIS EMPLOYEES, I REALIZED I NEEDED TO GET ALL WE NEED TO GATHER EVERYBODY THE EMPLOYEES TOGETHER IMMEDIATELY.
THIS IS THE TIME--THIS IS LIKE A GROUP THERAPY SESSION.
I MEAN, LISTEN, A LOT OF TIMES THINGS CAN BE SOLVED IF PEOPLE CAN JUST TALK THEM OUT.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE, ANDREW, FOR YOU FEEL ANYMORE.
YOU CAN'T DO IT ANYMORE.
I DON'T DISMISS.
YOU DO.
NO, I DON'T DISMISS.
I'M SORRY, BUT YOU DO.
NO, I DON'T.
TO DISMISS HOW THESE PEOPLE I'M SORRY, BUT YOU DO.
NO, I DON'T DISMISS.
YOU DON'T TRY TO EMPATHIZE OR FEEL WHAT THEY'RE FEELING.
EVERYTHING IS JUST--HANDLE IT.
DO IT, FIX IT.
FOR ME TO GET YOU GUYS TO DO THINGS WASN'T ALWAYS SO EASY.
'CAUSE WE HAD OTHER THINGS TO THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING TO DO.
YOU'RE SAYING THE WHOLE PROBLEM WAS WE HAD NO ORGANIZATION, THINGS WEREN' DO.
GETTING DONE THAT YOU WANTED US TO GET DONE.
BUT YOU EXPECT THREE PEOPLE TO TAKE CARE OF 50 DOGS A DAY PLUS DO DROP-OFFS AND PICKUPS, MAKING SURE THEY GET MEDICATION, THEY GET THEIR FOOD, AND WE CLEAN THE WHOLE BUILDING.
ALL THAT STUFF WITH THREE PEOPLE IS NOT POSSIBLE.
WE ALL HAVE TO MAKE THINGS WORK.
NO, I KNOW, BUT-- UTILIZING OUR TIME PROPERLY.
YOU FOCUS SO MUCH ON WHA DOESN'T GET DONE THAT IT MAKES PEOPLE FEEL THAT THEY'RE WORTHLESS.
YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT HAVING TO PAY ANYBODY ANYTHING, AND PEOPLE WORK REALLY HARD.
I FEEL YOU DISMISS IT.
IT'S JUST--IT'S NOT-- OKAY, YOU'RE INCORRECT IN YOUR FEELINGS.
I HAVE TRIED, AND I'VE TRIED TO COMMUNICATE, AND I'LL TELL YOU SOMETHING--IT DOESN'T WORK ALL THE TIME.
THEY'RE SCARED OF HOW YOU'RE GONNA REACT.
AND THAT'S A BIG ONE TOO, 'CAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE SEE YOU RANTING AND YELLING AT ME WHEN I'M INSIDE DOG AREA, SO THEN YOU'RE JUST LIKE, "OH, [bleep.]
, I'M NOT GONNA GO TALK TO HIM.
" PEOPLE AVOID YOU.
EVERYBODY HERE KNOWS MY PERSONALITY, KNOWS THE WAY I AM.
I'M A REACTIONARY, OKAY? I'LL YELL AND SCREAM, AND THEN IT'S FINE.
YEAH, BUT I MEAN, FOR YOU.
AND THAT'S WHAT I NEED TO DO FOR MY HEALTH.
AND FOR MY HEALTH, I'M SORRY, IT'S NOT WORKING, 'CAUSE I'M STRESSED OUT--I GO HOME STRESSED AS HELL, DUDE, I DON' SEE MY WIFE AS MUCH, 'CAUSE I HAVE TO DO THESE EXTRA HOURS.
YOU DON'T THINK I WORK ENOUGH.
THIS JOB HAS REALLY STRESSED ME OUT.
THAT'S NOT TRUE.
ANDREW, YOU GOTTA LISTEN-- YOU'RE NOT LISTENING! I LISTEN TO EVERYTHING.
NO, YOU'RE NOT! DOES HE LISTEN--YES OR NO? NO.
IT'S OKAY.
YOU'RE FRUSTRATED, RIGHT? YES.
OKAY, JUST TELL HIM HOW YOU FEEL.
I'M LISTENING.
OKAY.
GO AHEAD.
HE'S NOT GONNA GET MAD.
IT'S OUR LIVELIHOOD HERE.
[crying.]
AND IT'S JUST NEVER BEEN CONSIDERED.
EMILY, WHAT DOES THAT HAVE-- WE'RE WORKING SO HARD.
BUT EXPLAIN WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON SO MARCUS UNDERSTANDS.
NO, NO, I UNDERSTAND.
I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND.
NO, NO, YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
NO, BECAUSE-- YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, I DON' UNDERSTAND? 'CAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW THE HISTORY OF WHAT'S GONE ON HERE.
THE HISTORY IS THE PEOPLE THAT WORK HERE DON'T [bleep.]
WANNA DO IT ANYMORE! THAT'S WHAT MATTERS.
THAT'S THE EASY WAY OUT.
THAT'S THE EASY WAY OUT, MARCUS.
YOU KNOW WHAT THE EASY WAY OUT FOR ALL THEM IS? WHAT'S THE EASY WAY OUT? LEAVE.
WHAT'S THE EASY WAY OUT? TO LEAVE.
WHAT'S THE-- I QUIT.
TO LEAVE.
TO LEAVE--THAT'S THEIR EASY WAY OUT.
AND THEN YOU'LL BE TOTALLY UP [bleep.]
CREEK.
NOW, THAT--THAT'S RIDICULOUS.
I'M NOT GONNA LET THESE PEOPLE SUFFER BECAUSE YOU'RE A [bleep.]
COMMUNICATOR.
WE'RE GONNA FIX IT.
THEY ARE LOYAL TO YOU FOR SOME CRAZY REASON.
I HAVE NO IDEA.
BUT I'M SURPRISED THEY ALL HAVEN'T LEFT.
ANDREW CONTINUES TO BE IGNORAN TO THE FACT THAT THESE EMPLOYEES HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY.
HE DOESN'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THAT THESE ARE REAL PEOPLE WITH REAL FEELINGS WHO HAVE A PASSION FOR HIS BUSINESSAND THA THESE PEOPLE, IF TREATED PROPERLY, WILL MAKE HIM A LOT OF MONEY.
WE ARE GONNA LEAVE THE PAST.
WE GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
TOGETHER.
GUYS, THANK YOU, OKAY? NO, NO, NO, NO.
NO.
I DIDN'T LIKE BEING AMBUSHED TODAY.
YOU KNOW, IT'S KIND OF LIKE WHEN SOMEBODY FALLS OR SOMEBODY GETS KNOCKED DOWN AND THEN YOU KICK THEM AND THEN, OH, LOOK, AND THEN THE NEXT ONE KICKS THEM AND THEY'RE KICKING AND THEN I'M LIKE, "WHOA!" YOU KNOW? ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
I CREATED THIS BUSINESS AND I SHOWED EVERYBODY HOW TO DO IT.
THIS IS MY HAPPINESS.
I'M GONNA MAKE YOU THE BES BUSINESS OWNER THAT'S EVER LIVED THANK YOU! BUT YOU HAVE TO SHUT UP ONCE IN A WHILE.
AND LET 'EM JUST TALK.
IT'S SO DIFFICULT FOR ME.
I'M SORRY.
IT IS, BUT WHAT'S THE DISADVANTAGE OF LETTING THEM GE IT OUT? ANDREW HAS WHAT I CALL DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR.
HE THINKS HE'S BIGGER AND BETTER THAN HE ACTUALLY IS.
HE HAS NO RESPECT FOR HIS EMPLOYEES, AND THE SMALLEST OF THINGS SET HIM OFF.
INSTEAD OF COUNSELING HIS EMPLOYEES AND TEACHING THEM AND TRAINING THEM AND BEING A GOOD LEADER, HE'S JUST AN ANGRY MAN.
CAN I HAVE A FEW MINUTES BY MYSELF, PLEASE? SURE.
THIS GUY'S A [bleep.]
LUNATIC.
[laughs.]
WHERE'S JESSE? HE'S NOT HERE.
HE'S OFF TODAY? I CAME INTO THE BUSINESS THIS MORNING HOPING TO HAVE A FRESH START, HOPING TO REALLY DEVELOP ALL THESE GREAT PLANS.
INSTEAD, I WALKED IN TO SOME REALLY BIG PROBLEMS.
JESSE QUIT.
YEAH.
HE WAS HAVING A CONVERSATION WITH ERIN, AND HE GOT UP AND QUIT.
I MADE A DECISION-- WHAT HAPPENS IF ALL THESE PEOPLE QUIT? THEN WE HIRE NEW PEOPLE.
ANDREW, YOU'RE STILL STRUGGLING TO SEE THAT THESE ARE PEOPLE.
YOU'RE MANAGING THEMLIKE SERVANTS.
AND WITHOUT THEM, WE'RE CLOSED.
THIS IS A MOMENT THAT I'VE WORRIED ABOUT, AND I'VE WARNED ANDREW ABOUT THIS.
IF PEOPLE AREN'T TREATED PROPERLY, THEY'RE GONNA REBEL A SOME POINT.
AND WHAT I'M STARTING TO SENSE IS THERE'S MUTINY ABOUT TO HAPPEN AT THIS PLACE.
[dramatic music.]
TALK ABOUT JESSE FOR A MINUTE? OKAY.
CAN WE HAVE JESSE COME IN? WHAT? SIT DOWN AND TALK ABOUT ALL THIS? WHY? BECAUSE I THINK IT'S UNFAIR THAT HE LEFTWITHOUT HAVING A CHANCE TO SAY ANYTHING.
JESSE HAS EMAILED ME THE SCHEDULE THREE OR FOUR TIMES IN THE ENTIRE TIME HE'S WORKED HERE, OKAY? HE REFUSES TO DO IT.
HE'S BEEN A DEDICATED EMPLOYEE WHO HAS-- HE HASN'T BEEN.
YES, HE HAS! HE HAS NOT BEEN.
DEDICATED TO WHO? WHO IS HE DEDICATED--NOT ME! WE'RE NOT ALL HERE FOR YOU! WE ARE HERE FOR THIS PLACE! THEN WE'LL NEVER--THEN-- THEN--NO, NO, NO, NO.
I'M NOT GONNA PUT UP WITH THAT.
JESSE FAILED MISERABLY.
HE WOULDN'T LISTEN TO A [bleep.]
THING I SAID.
[shouting.]
I DON'T HAVE TO ASK HIM TIME AND TIME AND TIME AND TIME AGAIN! EMAIL ME THE [bleep.]
SCHEDULE! JUST DO IT! THAT'S THE ANSWER TO EVERYTHING--JUST DO IT.
WELL, JUST DO IT! WHEN YOU DO IT, DO IT.
AND AGAIN, WE'VE HAD THIS TALK--THE FALSE THREATS, AND THIS AND THAT AND YELLING AND SCREAMING GETS NOWHERE BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T TAKE IT SERIOUSLY-- I TRUSTED PEOPLE TO MANAGE.
THAT'S NOT FAIR.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? DON'T EVEN GO THERE.
THAT'S A WASTE OF-- [bleep.]
YOU.
COMING UP HE TOLD ME HE WAS QUITTING.
YOU SAY THE WRONG THING TO HIM, AND IT'S, "HOLY [bleep.]
!" I DON'T CARE.
WHO ARE THE EMPLOYEES, IF YOU HAD TO GUESS, WHO ARE THE I'M NOT GOING ANYWHERE.
EMPLOYEES YOU THINK YOU'VE HURT THE MOST? I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT ALL THESE IDEAS THAT WE HAVE FOR LA DOGWORKS.
BUT I CONTINUE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT ANDREW'S BEHAVIOR.
WHEN I GET VOICEMAIL MESSAGES THAT SOUND LIKE THIS: HEY, MARCUS, THIS IS NEIL.
I'M CALLING TO ASK IF YOU CAN HIRE ME INTO ONE OF YOUR OTHER BUSINESSES--I DON'T EVEN CARE.
WHATEVER YOU GOT.
I'M DISTRESSED AT THE HARASSMEN LEVEL.
IT'S JUST GETTING TO BE OVERWHELMING AT DOGWORKS.
SO I DECIDED TO BRING IN DR.
RIVERA, A WORKPLACE PSYCHIATRIST.
I'VE WORKED WITH HER IN THE PAST, AND SHE'S BEEN VERY COMMON GROUND BETWEEN EMPLOYEES AND OWNERS.
HEY, MARCUS.
HEY, HOW ARE YOU, DR.
RIVERA? HOW ARE YOU? GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
GOOD.
HOW ARE YOU? HOW'S EVERYTHING? BIG SIGH.
YEAH.
THIS IS A BIG CHALLENGE.
LET ME GIVE YOU A LITTLE TOUR, INTRODUCE YOU TO A FEW PEOPLE.
OKAY.
[dog yipping.]
ISN'T THIS BEAUTIFUL? WONDERFUL! YEAH.
HI.
HOW ARE YOU? I'M ANDREW.
I'M ERICA.
HI, ERICA.
NICE TO MEET YOU.
PLEASURE.
ANDREW, THIS IS DR.
RIVERA.
COMPANIES IN TRYING TO HELP BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER.
SO-- SHE'S WORKED WITH ME IN OTHER HA HA HA HA HA HA I'M KIDDING.
I THOUGHT MAYBE THE THREE OF US CAN GO BACK AND CHAT.
SURE.
I THINK MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS TO HELP HIM MANAGE PEOPLE.
IT'S NOT A THING THAT HE LOVES TO DO.
EMPLOYEES HAVE BEEN THE BAIN OF MY EXISTENCE.
OKAY.
I HEAR YOU SAY BAIN OF YOUR EXISTENCE, AND IN OUR DISCUSSIONS, WE THINK ABOU EMPLOYEES ACTUALLY BEING THE KEY TO A SUCCESSFUL BUSINESS.
YOUR EMPLOYEES NEED TO KNOW THA YOU TRUST IN THEM, VALUE THEM, AND BELIEVE IN THEMOR IT'S GONNA COST YOU.
IN THE BANK, IT'S GONNA COS YOU.
THERE'S ONE PERSON HERE THA I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR HIM TO BE BROUGHT INTO THE EQUATION FOR YOU TO INTERAC WITH HIM IN HIS PRESENCE OKAY.
AND TO WATCH THE VISCERAL REACTIONS THAT BUBBLE FROM BOTH.
RIGHT.
BECAUSE IF ANDREW CAN LEARN TO WORK THROUGH THIS PARTICULAR ONE, I THINK HE'S GOT THE POTENTIAL FOR BEING AN AMAZINGAMAZING BUSINESS OWNER.
LET'S GO SEE NEIL.
IF DR.
RIVERA CAN FIND SOME COMMON GROUND BETWEEN THE EMPLOYEES AND ANDREW, WE ARE WELL ON OUR WAY TO MAKING A LO OF MONEY.
THIS IS NEIL, BUDDY OF MINE.
HI.
NI, NEIL.
IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.
SO ANDREW, CAN YOU TELL ME WHA QUALITIES YOU SEE IN NEIL.
I DON'T SEE ANYTHING IN NEIL NOW BECAUSE HE DOESN'T EXIST.
WE HAD A FALLING OUT, AND I WOULDN'T SAY I'M A GRUDGE HOLDER, BUT I'M A GRUDGE HOLDER.
YOU AND ANDREW? THERE WAS AN INCIDENT.
I GOT BIT BY A DOG.
SO WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON WITH THIS DOG STARTED CHARGING OUT OF THE RUN.
MY FIRST INSTINCT WAS, "PROTEC THIS DOG FROM RUNNING DOWN THE STREET," AND THE DOG LATCHED ONTO MY ARM AND LITERALLY HE SAID TO ME, "WELL, LOOK HOW YOU'RE HANDLING THE DOG!" AND I WAS LIKE, UH--UH--YOU KNOW, I MEAN, IT'S LIKE-- DAMAGE CONTROL.
I SAID WHAT ARE YOU DOING? IS WHAT I SAID.
NEITHER OF THOSE STATEMENTS ANY WAY TO ME SOUND LIKE THEY HAVE ANY, UM, LEVEL OF CONCERN IN YOUR EMPLOYEE'S HEALTH, THOUGH.
LET'S BE HONEST, RIGHT? THIS IS IMPORTANT, BECAUSE NEIL, YOU FELT YOU WEREN'T BEING TAKEN CARE OF BY YOUR EMPLOYER IN THA MOMENT.
WELL, WHEN YOU WORK IN A PLACE LIKE THIS, BITING CAN BE INEVITABLE WITH THAT MANY DOGS, BUT IT'S JUST HOW YOU HANDLE IT.
I WENT UP INTO THE OFFICE AND I SAID, "NEXT TIME I GET BIT, PLEASE SHOW SOME COMPASSION.
" AT THAT POINT, HE STARTED SCREAMING AT ME, AND HE WAS BEING SO TOXIC AND HOSTILE IN MY FACE.
THAT'S NOT WHAT HAPPENED AT ALL.
HE WAS VERY ANGRY AND REALLY CHALLENGED ME IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.
AND I SAID, "WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM?" AND HE GOES LIKE THIS [whispers.]
OH, MY GOD.
NOT OH, MY GOD.
NOT OH, MY GOD.
I DID NOT GET IN HIS FACE.
THIS IS THE ENERGY THAT I HAD WHEN HE WAS SCREAMING THE F WORD IN MY FACE.
"WHAT THE [bleep.]
--" IT JUST--THERE WAS NO STOPPING IT.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I SAID, YOU FRICKING MORON! THAT'S NOT WHAT I SAID, YOU FRICKING MORON! YOU JUST THREW A PRETTY ROUGH INSULT AT NEIL.
THAT'S--I DON'T CARE! I HAVE HEARD MORE STORIES ABOU NEIL AND NEIL COMPLAINING ABOU THIS AND CALLING ME NAMES AND I'M QUITTING AND HE'S OUT OF HIS [bleep.]
MIND AND NAH, NAH, NAH, NAH, NAH.
YOU SAY THE WRONG THING TO HIM AND IT'S, "HOLY [bleep.]
!" I'M THINKING THAT PROBABLY FRICKING MORON! THIS ISN'T THE FIRST INSUL YOU'VE GOTTEN, NEIL.
SO I'M WONDERINGWOW! NEIL, WHY ARE YOU HERE? HE TOLD ME HE WAS QUITTING.
ARE YOU WAITING FOR THAT? I'M NOT FIRING HIM.
WHY NOT? 'CAUSE I DON'T DEAL WITH HIM EVERY DAY.
HE DOES HIS JOB.
HE ADDS VALUE AS AN EMPLOYEE.
HE ADDS VALUE AS AN EMPLOYEE.
INTENTION OF FIRING HIM.
I NEVER DID.
THERE'S JUST A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS, OKAY.
SO YOU DON'T HAVE AN AND, QUITE HONESTLY, IT'S HIS RESPONSIBILITY TO WHAT? TO MAKE IT WORK--NOT HIS.
NEIL, I'M SORRY.
IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN MOVE PAST THIS? HOW HARD IS THAT? WELL, MAYBE WE'LL DO I ANOTHER TIME.
WHY ANOTHER TIME? REAL.
I DON'T WANT-- YOU DON'T NEED TO USE BECAUSE MAYBE IT--IT'LL BE MARCUS'S WORDS--YOU USE YOUR OWN WORDS.
LET'S GO AHEAD--I'LL HELP YOU WITH DINNER, NEIL.
TALK TO ANDREW.
HE NEEDS TO LEARN THAT IT'S OKAY TO SAY, "I'M SORRY.
" WHO'S GONNA TEACH HIM? I CAN'T HELP--I NEED YOUR HELP BECAUSE HE'S NEVER GONNA MOVE ON, EVER.
RIGHT.
SLACK, SLACK, SLACK.
HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO ASK SOMEBODY TO DO SOMETHING? IT'S GOTTA STOP.
SO ONE OF THE IMPORTAN THINGS I HEARD WAS MARCUS TALK ABOUT THE QUALITIES HE SEES IN NEIL.
I FEEL LIKE YOU REALLY NEED TO HEAR THAT.
I SEE QUALITIES, AND I'VE TOLD HIM I SEE QUALITIES IN HIM.
LET'S HEAR IT.
I SEE QUALITIES IN YOU.
AND I TOLD HER THAT.
COME A LITTLE CLOSER, NEIL.
THAT--THAT'S ENOUGH.
THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.
NO, THAT'S GREAT--NO, THAT'S STOP--OVER THE LINE.
THAT'S GREAT.
STOP IT.
[laughing.]
IS THIS-- STOP.
STOP.
IF YOU PUT YOUR ARM AROUND ME, YOU'RE DOING IT BECAUSE YOU REALLY MEAN ITAND YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE AMENDS.
IF YOU REALLY WANT TO MAKE AMENDS, I CAN DEAL WITH IT.
OKAY.
OKAY? I'M WILLING TO OPEN MYSELF UP TO YOU IF YOU'RE WILLING TO OPEN YOURSELF UP TO ME.
ALL RIGHT.
DO YOU WANT TO SHAKE HANDS? YES.
WHEN I ACCEPTED HIS APOLOGY, WHEN I APOLOGIZED TO HIM, DID I MEAN IT? ABSOLUTELY.
THE ONE THING I WILL SAY FOR ANYTHING TO HURT A DOG, AND THAT'S ALL I CARE ABOUT.
I AM EXHAUSTED.
AFTER ANDREW MADE UP WITH NEIL, WE WENT INTO THE TRAINING FACILITY AND HE HAD WHAT I WOULD CALL A HUMAN MOMENT, ONE THAT HE DOESN'T HAVE VERY OFTEN, WHERE HE WAS REFLECTIVE AND HE REALIZED THE PAIN AND SUFFERING THAT HE HAS CAUSED TO OTHER PEOPLE.
AFTER LA DOGWORKS OPENED, SO MANY PEOPLE CAME UP TO ME AND SAID, "YOU DID IT.
" WHEW.
FEEL PROUD, RIGHT? IT'S A PROUD MOMENT.
I HONESTLY FELT PEOPLE WORKED REALLY HARD.
EVERYBODY PITCHED IN, EVERYBODYPULLED THEIR WEIGHT.
I MEAN, IT WAS REALLY A BEAUTIFUL THING.
SOMEWHERETHINGS FELL APAR AFTER THAT.
WHO ARE THE EMPLOYEES, IF YOU HAD TO GUESS, WHO ARE THE EMPLOYEES YOU THINK YOU'VE HURT THE MOST EMOTIONALLY? IN REFLECTION.
I WANT YOU TO RECONCILE WITH THE PEOPLE THAT MATTER, AND SOMEHOW THAT SAME RESOLUTION THAT YOU HAD ABOUT PULLING PEOPLE TOGETHER AND EVERYBODY STRIVING FOR A COMMON GOAL--WE ARE A THAT POINT AS WE SIT HERE RIGH NOW--THAT THAT SAME TENACITY, THAT SAME WILL TO WIN, THAT SAME ENERGY THAT YOU USED IS WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN RIGHT THIS MOMENT.
YOU HAVE TO.
ABSOLUTELY.
THAT'S MY DOG.
OH, MY BOY.
BETWEEN WHAT HAPPENED WITH DR.
RIVERA AND HIS BREAKTHROUGH WITH NEIL, I'M NOW WATCHING HIM ACTUALLY PITCH IN.
I THINK HE REALIZES THAT IF HE DOES THE JOB OF THE REST OF HIS EMPLOYEES, HE'LL HAVE A BETTER APPRECIATION, A HIGHER LEVEL OF RESPECT, AND A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IT TAKES TO WORK HERE.
FELICIA'S WATER.
FELICIA'S WATER? YEAH.
[dogs barking.]
YAMMA COMING IN.
GO ON.
NOW THAT THINGS ARE STARTING TO LOOK UP AND I'M NOTICING A CHANGE IN ANDREW'S ATTITUDE, I WANTED TO TAKE HIM OUT FRON AND SHOW HIM SOME OF THE CHANGES THAT I'VE MADE TO THE FRONT OF THE STORE.
THE BUILDING HAS BEEN REPAINTED.
PATCHED, AND WE ADDED THESE THINGS.
IT SAYS GROOMING WE HAD A LOT OF THE HOLES GROOMING AND TRAINING.
LOOKS VERY NICE.
WE NEEDED TO TELL PEOPLE WHA WE DO.
THE LIGHTING'S ALL WORKING.
THE FLAGS ARE ALL UP, AND I LOOKS GOOD.
I THINK IT'S BRILLIANT.
DID YOU SEE THE LOGO INSIDE? LET ME SHOW YOU THAT.
THIS LOGO THAT WAS MADE CAME OU GREAT.
I LOVE IT.
IT IS VERY BEAUTIFUL.
THAT'S GREAT.
I THINK THAT IS A SPECTACULAR LOGO TO BE ON THE BUSINESS CARDS WITH THE GROOMING DEPARTMENT.
I MEAN, IT'S FANTASTIC.
BEAUTIFUL.
I ALSO HAD SOME PRIVATE LABEL PRODUCTS MARKED UP SO ANDREW AND THE TEAM CAN SEE THE KIND OF IDEAS THAT WE HAVE AND THE KIND OF PRODUCTS THAT WE CAN TAKE TO MARKET.
WHEN WE FIRST MET, I TALKED ABOUT WAYS TO KIND OF MAKE THE BRAND BIGGER AND STRONGER.
THESE ARE NOTHING MORE THAN MOCKUPS.
BUT I'M LOOKING FOR PRODUCTS THAT ARE APPROVED, THAT HAVE THE LA DOGWORKS STAMP OF APPROVAL.
SO THE FIRST THING I HAD CREATED IS A NEW PET FENCE.
THIS IS MORE OF A MASS MARKETED PRODUCT.
YOU LIKE THAT? YES.
IT'S PRETTY NICE.
IT'S A VERY USEFUL TOOL.
IT'S ALSO GREAT FOR TRAINING DOGS.
THIS IS A FOLDABLE PET BED.
IT'S A COT, IT'S A DOG COT.
YEAH.
I LIKE THAT.
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA.
THAT'S GREAT FOR THE SUMMER.
A LITTLE PORTABLE PE DRINKER.
SO WHETHER IT'S THIS OR 20 OTHER THINGS OR 30 OTHER THINGS, AS YOU OPEN UP MORE LOCATIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, LA DOGWORKS PRODUCTS WILL BE SOLD THERE.
AND IT'LL ALSO BE ONLINE.
HERE, COME HERE.
SEE, THE BEAUTY OF THIS RELATIONSHIP IS BEING ABLE TO COLLABORATE AND MAKE STUFF LIKE MARKET.
THAT'S WHAT I THINK'S GREAT.
COMING UP I CAN MAKE THIS BUSINESS WORK WITH OR WITHOUT YOU.
YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO TREA PEOPLE.
OH, YEAH, I DO.
THIS AND TAKE IT TO THE MASS NO.
OH, YEAH, I DO! OH, YEAH, I DO! LOOK, IN THE LAST WEEK, WE'VE DONE SOME THINGS--AT LEAST WE'VE TRIED TO.
WE'VE PAINTED THE FRONT OF THE STORE, WE'VE RE-BRANDED THE RETAIL STORE, WE'VE WORKED ON OH, YEAH, I DO! WAYS TO IMPROVE THE EFFICIENCY OF THE GROOMING DEPARTMENT.
LOOK, WE'RE AT THE POINT WHERE ANDREW NEEDS TO GET VERY FOCUSED IF HIS BUSINESS WANTS TO SURVIVE.
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO DO IS TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE BOARDING.
I HAD AN IDEA THAT MAY OR MAY NOT WORK, BUT IF WE WENT TO ANIMAL SHELTERS IN THE GREATER LOS ANGELES AREA AND WE SAID FOR EVERY INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY THAT ADOPTS A PET, YOUR FIRS GROOMING OR YOUR FIRST TRAINING OR YOUR FIRST BOARDING IS COMPLIMENTARY.
THAT'S OUR GIFT BACK TO YOU FOR LOVING DOGS AS MUCH AS WE DO.
ALTHOUGH IT'S A GREAT THING TO DO FOR THE COMMUNITY, IT'S ALSO A GREAT WAY FOR PEOPLE TO COME IN.
I WOULD CALL IT A LOSS LEADER.
DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? YEAH, YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY DISCUSSED BEFORE.
BUT IT DIDN'T-- IT'S ALL BEEN PLANNED BEFORE, RIGHT, BUT THIS HAS ALL BEEN AND IT WAS ATTEMPTED FOLLOW-THROUGH.
I CAN'T ASK SOMEBODY 10 TIMES, PEOPLE AREN'T FOLLOWING THROUGH.
I'M NOT SURE I UNDERSTAND.
THERE ARE EMPLOYEES THAT WORK HERE, OKAY, AND A LOT OF THEM AREN'T MEETING THE MARK.
OKAY.
I DON'T GET IT.
LOOK, I SEE GREAT POSSIBILITIES WITH THIS BRAND AND THIS BUSINESS, BUT ANDREW CAN'T GE PAST BLAMING EVERYBODY ELSE FOR EVERY SINGLE MISTAKE THAT'S MADE.
THE PEOPLE THAT NEED TO GO NEED TO GO.
THE PROBLEMS NEED TO GO.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT? I'M JUST LISTENING FOR RIGH NOW.
THE PEOPLE THAT ARE CAUSING I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO SAY AT THIS POINT.
IF I HAVE TO COME UP WITH NEW--NEW RULES EVERY DAY TO GE PEOPLE TO FUNCTION PROPERLY, THAT'S WRONG.
NO, IT'S CALLED THE EVOLUTION OF BUSINESS.
THINGS CHANGE.
NO, NO, NO, NO.
NO, NO.
SO YOUR SOLUTION IS TO GE RID OF ALL THE PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY ALL SUCK.
WHAT PEOPLE? THE STAFF? US PEOPLE.
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! I'M NOT A MORON.
AND I CAN MAKE THIS BUSINESS WORK WITH OR WITHOUT YOU.
THIS ISN'T GOOD SAM, THIS ISN' CAMPING WORLD, THIS ISN'T-- YOU KNOW WHY IT'S NOT? IF THIS WAS GOOD SAM AND CAMPING WORLD, YOUR [bleep.]
WOULD BE OUTTA HERE.
WHY DON'T YOU LET ME FINISH-- DON'T BRING UP MY BUSINESS EVER-- I'LL BRING WHATEVER I WAN TO.
I TREAT MY PEOPLE THE RIGH WAY--YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO TREAT PEOPLE.
OH, YEAH, I DO.
NO.
OKAY, I HAVE CHANGED.
OH, MY GOD.
OKAY, I HAVE CHANGED.
I KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO DO AND I KNOW WHAT I HAVE TO SEE HAPPEN HERE IN ORDER FOR LA DOGWORKS TO-- OH, MY GOD, YOU DON'T THOUGH, YOU KEEP SAYING THAT, OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
ALL I'VE HEARD FOR THE LAST YEAR IS ABOUT GETTING RID OF THIS, THAT, AND THE OTHER, ANDREW, AND YOU'VE NEVER DONE IT.
I'M SORRY, YOU'VE NEVER DONE IT, AND YOU LAMBASTE A LOT OF HARDWORKING PEOPLE WHO COME IN HERE AND THEY WORK THEIR [bleep.]
OFF.
THERE ARE A LOT OF GOOD PEOPLE WHO WORK HERE.
EVERYBODY ENSURES THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF THESE DOGS EVERY DAY.
THAT'S BULL[bleep.]
.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF GREA STAFF WHO'VE COME THROUGH HERE, AND A LOT OF GREAT PEOPLE WHO'VE LEFT BECAUSE OF YOU.
BECAUSE OF ME? BECAUSE OF YOU.
NOT TRUE.
NOBODY'S LEFT FOR THAT REASON.
YOU ARE SO FULL OF [bleep.]
! I'M SORRY.
NO.
YOU ARE IN SUCH DENIAL.
NO, I'M NOT.
YOU ARE IN DENIAL, MY FRIEND! NO.
YOU ARE.
ABSOLUTE BULL[bleep.
.]
YOU KNOW, I'M JUST NOT IN THE MOOD TO DO THIS RIGHT NOW.
YOU WITH ME? ARE YOU WITH ME? [dog barks.]
ARE YOU WITH ME? THAT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING FOR ME.
OKAY.
I HAD A PARTNER MANY YEARS AGO.
THE ONLY REASON MY PARTNER IS ALIVE IS BECAUSE MURDER IS ILLEGAL.
OKAY? SOI DON'T DO WELL WITH PARTNERS.
I DON'T THINK I'M A BAD PERSON.
I DON'T THINK I'M A BAD BOSS.
I JUST--I HAVE ANIMALS, YOU KNOW? IT'S NOT LIKE I OWN SOME [bleep.]
CAMPING WORLD YOU KNOW, CAMPING STORE WHERE SOMEBODY PUTS THE TENTS WHERE THE SKIS ARE.
NOBODY'S GONNA DIE, NOBODY'S GONNA GET SICK, AND NOBODY'S GONNA GET HURT.
SOIT'S A BIG DIFFERENCE.
ANYWAY.
WE'RE ON CAMERA RIGHT NOW.
I JUST NOTICED.
THIS LEVEL OF UNPREDICTABILITY IS TOO SCARY.
I CAN'T MOVE FORWARD AND DO BUSINESS WITH SOMEBODY THA CANNOT TREAT HIS PEOPLE RIGHT.
THE $1 MILLION OFFER THAT I MADE