companyThe Profit · Season 1, Episode 4 · Aired August 20, 2013
Eco-Me
Pomona, California
It is still up and running.
What happened after
Official site live with 2026 copyright footer, active shopping cart and product listings (some hand soap SKUs sold out but no closure language).
What happened on the show
Eco-Me built its pitch on all natural cleaning products positioned as an alternative to the harsh chemistry in most household brands, and Marcus saw enough promise to offer $500,000 for a fifth of the company. What he did not see was a business ready to sell. The marketing and the sales pitch fell flat, vendors and focus groups stayed cold, and the products themselves invited the criticism. The all natural claim stretched the truth, and the branding confused people, with items named after generic people like Dave and sold as general purpose cleaners despite not actually being safe for every purpose. His long distance sales manager was so passive in closing deals that Marcus ended up selling to a hotel chain himself, scrubbing toilets to prove the product worked. The owner dug in against changing the name or the packaging. In the end they met him partway, and the compromised product did land a vendor, but the episode was less a triumph than a grinding negotiation over an owner who did not want to be moved.
After the cameras left
Eco-Me is alive and selling. Its official site is live with a current copyright footer, a working cart, and an active product catalog, and while a few hand soap SKUs show as sold out, there is no closure language anywhere on the page. The all natural home and body care line the episode wrestled over is still the core of the business more than a decade later. Confirmed operating as of 2026, high confidence.
Sources
Confidence: high. Last checked 2026-07-19.