At a family BBQ restaurant, stagnant sales are coupled with a staff that drinks on the job, fights in the parking lot and steals from the owners. Mahisha is ready for the challenge but not without serving some employees their papers before she's finished.
Mehgan James started 800 West to redeem her bad-girl reputation and find fame through fortune. But after failing to pay back her vendors and piling up debt, Mehgan's partner and lead designer has had enough, leaving Mahisha to pick up the pieces.
Appearing in Oprah's Favorite Things for four years straight should have turned Footnanny into a powerhouse, but the overwhelming demand has sunk her business. Although Mahisha offers solutions, is owner Gloria's micromanagement beyond repair?
Unruly employees, stealing and chaotic stores bring Mahisha to visit Lia, owner of The Girl Cave LA, a chain of beauty supply stores. But after she gets the lowdown from the employees, she wonders if this business is better off closing its doors.
Sisters Janel and Shanel are trying to resurrect their failed banana pudding business, but they've also failed to change with the times. Mahisha is on board with some hard truths to get this dying food truck business back on the road to success.
Emerging designer Maxie J. owns a trendy boutique on Melrose Avenue, but isn't making a profit. When Mahisha learns that a tooth "grills" business rents out space in her dressing room, it becomes clear why Maxie's sales are literally walking out.
Mahisha bites off more than she can chew when she visits a small popcorn company with a big production problem. When the business owner refuses to release her secret recipe for mass production, Mahisha worries how this niche company will ever survive.
Mahisha arrives as Christy and Rebecca are closing their doors on their family-owned cupcake store. Can the two-time winners of "Cupcake Wars" evolve their business, or are they destined to dissolve with the fad that put them on the map?