Mum's Monday: Undercover Billionaire

I was intrigued to watch this. It is fast paced, and Glen explains what he is going to do really well, which is create a million-dollar company in just 90-days starting with just a hundred dollars and a truck. The episode shows the pitfalls, such as when things take longer than the narrow timeline of 90 days to acquire. It is nice to see Glen turn it around and goes off in another direction.

It is lovely to see people help Glen. I know he also wants to help the community. This is set in America; it does make me wonder if the same thing could happen in the United Kingdom or anywhere else that has fallen on hard times.

This is a good example of ‘The American Dream’, it just needs a ‘Leap of Faith’. It is heart-warming to see some scenes Glen really appreciates the help he is getting, yes he knows his ultimate aim but the others don’t.

It is like a ‘Puzzle’. This is still fast paced to the extent of skipping days at a time, this certainly doesn’t take anything away from the program and you couldn’t call this boring.

It is sad to see RJ ‘Lost’ or described as ‘Lost’, after all RJ has a job to do. Luckily Glen picked a great leader, hopefully Matt can make things happen and give RJ the push he needs.

Sometimes you cannot get anywhere in life without taking risks, the house is a risk, hopefully it will pay off. Fifteen days is short and a lot to do, it is also good to see the risk taken with RJ pays off in more ways than one. Having watched ‘Homes Under the Hammer’ a BBC program with Martin Roberts, house renovations rarely go to plan.

Day 33 of the 90-day challenge, sadly, a set back with the house is going to cost a bit, no, a lot, it is nice to see Glen’s positive attitude, yet, every day counts. The business experience/knowledge mentioned in this program is excellent, Glen really knows his stuff, well he is a billionaire business man, willing to take on this challenge. It is fantastic to see RJ now doing an excellent job and the progress is ‘Leaping forward’.

This shows you can take the man out of a billionaire life style but you cannot take the billionaire out of the man. So stream lining the beer pitch is a great idea to start, scale back work upwards.

Day 44, the new ‘Pit master’ is a great choice, she really embraced the ideas of improvement to be made that Glen and company wanted.

Rarely does someone get a second chance, so it is nice to see one given. Things are moving forward; Glen just needs to sell the house. Oh dear, now half way through.

Day 46, the house is far from done and it just takes patience but sadly, if you don’t know/are kept in the dark it can take its toll on both sides.

Day 50, how many jobs can one person do? Answer ‘Super powers’ two, at least Dawn is excited about the restaurant. She is learning stuff about herself as well, self-building is a positive, I think.

Day 53, there is a good reality life lesson, if you don’t know something ‘Ask’. Another huge huge set back, the only way is up surely from now. The reality of ‘It is people’s lives’ Glen is risking, to such a caring person is hard.

Day 57, things are looking up with an impressive smoker, it is nice to see something going right after all the setbacks along the way. The house is also impressive, now!

Day 61, and one word ‘Pink’. Day 62, deal done and a profit, things can move forward now. I hope there are no more setbacks, but it proves you have to focus on the ultimate goal and take the risks.

Day 72, I am glad Glen is sitting down and understanding how all of it is affecting his interior designer, Dawn. It is all too much at this point.

Day 73, with 17 days left, the stress amongst the workers is showing. Building ‘The American Dream’ it seems is not easy. Perseverance is the answer. The food is perfect so far. It all comes down to trust.

Day 75, it is sad but lovely to see the ones building the ‘Smoker’ is going the ‘Extra mile’ but ‘Above and beyond’ all. To have a ‘Pool table’ or not to have a ‘Pool table’ will the budget allow? Answer ‘No’.

Day 77, Glen has made a huge mistake. Day 78, hopefully he can salvage it. Pre- ‘Rib fest’ it is good to rehearse and knowledge helps in a big way. Unfortunately, ‘Knowledge’ is almost all they have, but you know what they say ‘It will be alright on the night’. We will wait and see.

Day 80, RJ has failed again, he needs a tent. Keep calm, I am not sure whose fault it was. Cash flow is ‘Critical’ let’s hope ‘Rib fest’ goes well. Yes, a tent it is brilliant to see.

The ribs are ‘Frozen’ would you believe it? No, the answer is a welcome kind trade with another stall. Someone is happy to see the ‘Smoker’. It does look amazing. Come on RJ you can do it.

Day 81, 9 days left, four days of ‘Rib fest’ to make some money. Things are still uncertain but there is some good news, just be patient. RJ can step up.

The health inspectors turn up and things need to be put in place sadly, they were just about to when the inspectors turned up, talk about ‘Bad timing’ now happily ‘All good’.

Day 82, after some danger, just as things are rolling disaster strikes again, they are running out of meat. Every penny counts.

Day 83, and third day of ‘Rib fest’ after working all night to get the food ready, they are still running out of meat. The pressure, if they haven’t got enough already, is building. 5.30pm is when the meat has to be in for judging, an award would be great for reputation.

She’s gone, it is all so tense, it all just needs some proper communication, stress is high.

Day 84, last day of ‘Rib fest’. Things are looking up, then a storm hits. It is sad to see, in fact it is horrible, you just want them to succeed and ‘Catch a break’. Some great advice, it must work they are still going to the wire, against the odds. Well done ‘Underdog’ seriously against the odds. 6 days left of the challenge.

Last episode, day 86, ‘Critical’ also an interesting valuable lesson learnt ‘Effort doesn’t mean results’. Day eighty-seven, good choice in who is ultimately hired. Day eighty-eight, phone lines, there is so much more to opening a business than just the obvious in what you see front of house.

Day 89, reveal day, it is heart-warming to watch. Day 90, valuation day, before all that, some nice surprises for Glen along the way. The program has slowed down now; this is a good thing as it captures the essence of all that the team has been working towards. I am glad Dawn now knows Glen felt guilty for pushing her and it is a lovely reward.

It is lovely to see everyone that helped Glen get rewarded, we knew it was going to happen but it still makes nice viewing. It is sad to see that although Christine was rewarded the follow up meeting wasn’t shown.

It is brilliant to see RJ really has come to be a ‘Rock’ amazing, he has grown and the rewards are recognised. Now the moment of truth, is the brand/business ‘Underdog’ worth a million dollars? Oh, amazing effort!