Showtime will have a 12 part series about a shady hedge fund billionaire. It stars Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti and looks like it will be worth checking out. The only problem is that it airs sometime in early 2016.
“Billions” is a bold, contemporary drama that melds the worlds of ultra-wealth, influence and corruption as personified in two highly ambitious opposing figures: hard-charging, blue-blooded, politically connected U.S. Attorney Chuck Rhoades (Giamatti) and brilliant, calculating, blue-collar billionaire hedge fund king, Bobby “Axe” Axelrod (Lewis). Set amongst the Machiavellian machinations of New York City power politics and finance, “Billions” weaves a complex, intricate narrative featuring a high-stakes game of predator-versus-prey. Maggie Siff, Malin Akerman, Toby Leonard Moore, David Costabile and Condola Rashad also star. The pilot was directed by acclaimed director Neil Burger (The Illusionist, Divergent), who also serves as an executive producer.
Marcus Lemonis and Precise Graphix
Precise Graphix is a Manaus, Pennsylvania company doing graphics and millwork for business clients. It’s owned by two brothers, Keith and Dean, who have been running it for 12 years.
This is an interesting question that comes up rather frequently. Which of two pioneering computer industry competitors will have the greater legacy and be remembered longer by history.
I have to go with Gladwell.
Marcus Lemonis Develops a Growth Strategy for Grafton Furniture
Grafton is a third generation family-owned furniture maker launched in 1964. The company is located in Marcus’s home town of Miami. Unfortunately it’s been suffering since the recession of 2008 and if Marcus doesn’t turn it around it may fold.
Marcus presented some interesting stats on family-owned businesses:
Marcus Lemonis’s Growth Strategy for Fuel Foods
During the first few minutes it felt as if this episode might be interesting from a business lessons standpoint. Unfortunately it didn’t pan out that way.
Fuel Foods Florida supposedly produces nutritional ready-made meals for people too busy to cook. It then delivers them twice weekly to not only locals but customers across the USA using FedEx. Yes, even customers a mile away get their meals delivered by FedEx. (This fact made my jaw drop.) One employee had already lost 150 pounds and planned to take off even more. This point grabbed Marcus’s attention as he had suffered from an eating disorder as a child.
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