companyThe Profit · Season 4, Episode 16 · Aired July 7, 2017
Bodhi Leaf Coffee Traders
Orange, California
It is still up and running.
What happened after
Coffee roaster/cafe chain; expanded well beyond the original Orange location.
What happened on the show
Bodhi Leaf Coffee Traders, as the episode framed it, was built by a California entrepreneur who bet everything on a coffee venture despite no background in the trade. It was a roaster and cafe with a real product and an owner learning the trade on the fly, the kind of founder driven operation where enthusiasm had outrun know how. Marcus's work on cases like this typically centered on imposing the fundamentals a first time operator tends to miss, the roasting and retail process, the numbers, and a plan to grow beyond a single location without losing control of quality or cash. The bones of the business, a good product and a committed owner, were there, which made it a candidate for the kind of operational discipline the show specialized in providing.
After the cameras left
Bodhi Leaf has grown well past its origins. The coffee roaster and cafe now runs around nine Southern California locations, spanning Orange, Anaheim Hills, Placentia, Lake Forest, Yorba Linda, and more, out from its original Orange flagship on West Katella Avenue. The site carries a current copyright footer, and Yelp shows reviews dated into June 2026. The inexperienced all in bet the episode described turned into a genuine local chain. Confirmed operating as of 2026, high confidence.
Sources
Confidence: high. Last checked 2026-07-19.
What is there now
Street imagery via Google Maps. Location approximate.