1. Ten Candidates, One Partner

Ten candidates arrive in Chicago to compete for a position working alongside Marcus Lemonis and a stake in his multimillion-dollar company.

2. What's Your Story?

Marcus challenges candidates to create a marketing campaign to show who they are as a brand and to make a complex investment assessment.

3. Tripwires & Trapdoors

Marcus gives the candidates their most difficult task yet: teamwork! Their leadership, salesmanship, and communication skills are put to the test during two group challenges. But as pressure rises, the candidates begin to turn on each other.

4. A Day in the Life of Marcus Lemonis

Marcus puts the candidates to work in his current Chicago stores, where they face real-life business challenges.