The Turnaround King Grant Cardone On National Geographic Channel

Grant Cardone is a sales training expert - An International Business Guru and NY Times Best-Selling Author. Beginning June 19^th he’ll have a new show on the National Geographic Channel called “Turnaround King” where we’ll see Grant in action as he attempts to “turnaround” two struggling businesses on the verge of bankruptcy.

It is no secret that our economy has suffered a severe turn down these past few years, triggering a mass shut down of far too many small businesses, with many more struggling just to stay open. Grants skills as a business turnaround king will be put to good use as he attempts to identify exactly what problems each particular business is facing and what they can do to turn things around.

Grant will enter these struggling businesses one by one with hidden cameras to “mystery shop”, giving him an unobstructed view of the potential problems the business may be facing. He will then analyze these businesses and help them come up with a game plan to turn things around and get back on the right track.

Turnaround King will debut with a two part special. The first episode, “Keeping The Gym” will take us to a Whippany, NJ Gold’s Gym franchise that is on the verge of closing. Gym owners, the Puleos family, are faced not only with losing their business, but they are also in danger of losing the family home which had been mortgaged to keep the business afloat. After Grant tours the gym with a hidden camera he is able to isolate several factors he believes are responsible for the Gym’s failures, including mismanagement and low membership fees.

The second episode will see Grant analyzing the Straub family’s Buick dealership. This dealership has been family owned for 3 generations - for a total of 64 years. The recent bailout of GM led to many GM dealerships closing down and many, many workers being laid off. The Straub family, feeling a sense of loyalty to their employees, many of whom had been with the company for as many as 30 years, had been using their own personal savings to make their payroll. Was this the right thing to do? And will this business need to make some tough sacrifices if it wishes to stay afloat and turn things around?

As Grant states, turnarounds are usually associated with impending failures, but they can also be ascribed to those enjoying moderate success but would like to take it to the next level. He identifies 3 primary steps associated with a turnaround:

1) A commitment to turning things around

2) The ability to identify the real problem

3) The creation of a new action plan that will create the ideal situation

“Until someone decides to change, they will not, regardless of the need.”

The commitment to turning things around is the first step, and sounds simple enough, but if someone is still playing the blame game and making excuses, it is a good sign they have not yet fully committed to turning things around. When a person becomes fully committed, the finger pointing and the excuses will stop.

“People become enamored with false ideas and old beliefs and even chained down by past successful actions.”

The second step is often difficult for many people. Sometimes it’s hard for individuals to identify the real problems when clinging to their old habits. It is often tough to self analyze as people tend to lose the objectivity necessary to get a clear view of the situation. This makes it difficult to identify the real problem so they can move on to step 3 and create a new plan that will create the ideal situation.

Watch turnaround king Grant Cardone as he attempts to turn struggling businesses around on The National Geographic Channel with his brand new show - TURNAROUND KING, premiering June 19 at 9pm.