companyThe Profit · Season 3, Episode 17 · Aired January 5, 2016
Vision Quest
Ronkonkoma, New York
Good outcome here: the business is still trading today.
What happened after
Lighting manufacturer with consistent directory listings (Chamber of Commerce, Yellow Pages, MapQuest, Cylex); no closure signal found, but also no recent dated confirmation.
What happened on the show
Vision Quest was a lighting company owned by Larry, notable for designing and manufacturing its own products rather than reselling. Marcus offered $375,000 for half the business. He liked the product, but the company had been run without structure, and Larry had a habit of hoarding failed projects, which artificially inflated the company's apparent value. Larry got a chance to prove himself by making custom fixtures for a nearby hospital, and embarrassed himself and a partner company when an inventory mistake forced a delay. Marcus gave him a second shot, inviting him to light a new Sweet Pete's store, one of his own investments, before its grand opening. Larry finished the design and installation with barely a minute to spare, and the quality of the work impressed Marcus enough to close the deal. It was a redemption arc built around a single high pressure job that Larry only just managed to pull off in time.
After the cameras left
The lighting company appears to still be operating. Vision Quest shows consistent listings across multiple directories at its Ronkonkoma, New York address on 13th Avenue, with no closure signal, though we found no recent dated confirmation of activity. Because the evidence is directory persistence rather than a live review or current site content, we hold this at low confidence. An older negative review surfaced over a payment dispute, but nothing indicating the business has closed. Last documented open as of 2026.
Sources
Confidence: low. Last checked 2026-07-19.
What is there now
Street imagery via Google Maps. Location approximate.