Alex Polizzi: The Fixer

When mum Andy beat a life-threatening illness she saw it as the inspiration to follow her dream and set up a portrait studio with her three daughters, but a struggle to find customers and pay the rent has turned the dream into a nightmare, as they must deal with the realities of their lack of business knowledge and expertise. The business depends on mums savings and if it folds she will be left with nothing and no money for her retirement. Alex attempts to turn them around by giving them the chance to work with a celebrity photographer who has worked with a huge range of A listers including Keira Knightley, Lindsay Lohan and Angelina Jolie. But when Alex tries to expand their client base by introducing them to commercial photography, the girls failure to put any effort in leaves Alex frustrated and doubting that their mum is up to being their boss. A decision to move to new premises does not go to plan and could leave them with nowhere to run their business.

Alex takes on Martinis, a struggling salon in Essex set to close in six months if things do not improve. She is forced to tackle a family at loggerheads, and even draws on the expertise of Britains most famous entrepreneur, Richard Branson, to help steer things in the right direction. Setting up this business had always been Astis dream and she has invested her life savings in it. Now she stands to lose everything. She runs it with her mother and younger sister Dee Dee but the sisters constant division is crippling the business. Whats worse, Alex quickly discovers that the place itself is a mess and when she sends in leading industry experts undercover she also learns the service is nowhere near up to scratch. She sends them for training with leading talent including Daniel Galvin, Vidal Sasson and even Virgin Atlantic where they get advice from Richard Branson. But Dee Dee proves unreliable at a key event, almost derailing it completely.

The show sees third generation hotelier of the internationally-renowned, Forte family dynasty and successful businesswomen, Alex Polizzi, turn her attention to family firms that have reached breaking point. She tackles both their financial failures and domestic dramas and tries to guide them back on to the path to success. Established 30 years ago, Oak garden centre withered under the battering of last years freezing winter and the poor financial management of dad David. It was forced into liquidation, leaving David and his wife Lynn distraught and in tears. Son, Ross, stepped into relaunch the business but with no money to play with he is only keeping it afloat by maxing out his credit card. Whats more, David is finding it impossible to let his son take the reins and the father and sons relationship is on the verge of total breakdown. The business cant move forward until their resentments are laid to rest.

Alex Polizzi fixes the issues that kill so many companies. She meets a family of sausage producers whose survival relies on the supermarkets that sell their goods

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