Marcus Lemonis Net Worth & Earnings (2024)
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1996 Florida House Campaign

Lemonis ran for office in the 1996 Florida House campaign sponsored by the Miami Herald. He appeared on the ballot as Marc Anthony Lemonis. He ended up losing to the two-term Republican incumbent, Bruno Barreiro, 42.44% to 57.56%.

During his campaign, he was dubbed by the newspapers as a “political neophyte”  – inferring he’s someone who’s newly elected and still doesn’t know how the game of politics is played.

Despite being a greenhorn, the press continued to endorse Lemonis saying “he exudes energy and ideas.”

Automotive Career

Lemonis worked for his Grandfather’s car dealership – Anthony Abraham Chevrolet, located in South Florida. Even when it was acquired by Autonation in 1997, Lemonis still held several sales and managerial roles.

With the idea of “creating the largest RV chain” in the United States, Lemonis and his friend, Lee Iaccoca, drove towards their goals by slowly acquiring a variety of rundown RV concessionaires. 

It all began with Lee helping Marcus acquire Holiday RV Superstores.

Great minds do think alike.

Their friendship was the springboard for their prodigious walk to a very good life!

From June 2001 to February 2003 he served as CEO of Holiday RV Superstores Inc. Following that, he co-founded a company called FreedomRoads and began acquiring more RV dealerships.

It gets better…

In 2006, the company merged with Camping World whilst Lemonis was still CEO, and then, in 2011, merged with Good Sam Enterprises, with Lemonis again at the helm of it all.

By and large, this Lebanese-born American magnate was slowly building his empire.

Camping World | CEO

Camping world is all about selling recreational vehicles, parts, and services.

It also sells camping supplies.

Its headquarters is located in Lincolnshire, Illinois.

In 2014, CEO Marcus Lemonis sponsored the NASCAR Driver, John Andretti.

Lemonis and Camping World announced they were taking over sponsorship of the NASCAR East Series from Busch Beer for the 2008-09 seasons, rebranding it the NASCAR Camping World Series in 2007.

This move made the company one of the top 3 sponsors of the sport of racing. 

The company has been so outstanding in its financial performance over the years that Lemonis was fast becoming hard to ignore.

Crain’s Chicago Business then featured Lemonis in their 2005 edition of “40 under 40,” the annual selection of the top young rising stars in the economic development industry.

Ernst & Young also named him “Entrepreneur of the Year.”

Spoiler Alert – This is the point where the big fish eats the small fish.

In April 2017, Camping World announced the acquisition of the assets of Gander Mountain. Gander Mountain is a camping, fishing, and hunting gear retailer.

In July of the same year, Camping World announced the take over of another enterprise – an online retailer specializing in bikes, sailboards, skateboards, wakeboards, snowboards, and outdoor gear called The House Boardshop.

Television Career

He made himself even better known by appearing on big platforms with huge audiences.

Smart move.

Lemonis took part in two episodes of NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice.

He also appeared in an episode of ABC’s Secret Millionaire in 2012 returning to his hometown of Miami to help local charities.

And the best part?

In 2013, Lemonis became the host of the CNBC reality show, The Profit. This became his most glaring spotlight.

“My Millions. My Rules.”

It features Lemonis on the hunt for promising yet struggling small businesses.

Lemonis then invested his own money for part ownership in the young start-up to make them profitable.

Bang!

With this, Lemonis can hit two birds with one stone.

As if that wasn’t enough… he upgraded.

In 2017, Lemonis starred in, and co-produced, the CNBC program: The Partner.

Here, he searches for a business manager to assist him with running the businesses that he invests in on The Profit.