Marcus Lemonis’ Wife – Roberta “Bobbi” Reffel Wiki (Bio, Age, Net Worth, Children, Height)
Roberta Raffle is the wife of a popular businessman and star host of a TV reality show, Marcus Lemonnis. Marcus, who is fondly remembered for his role in “The Profit’ show.
He is an astute American businessman and owner of several successful businesses, which includes Gander Outdoors, Good Sam Enterprises, and Camping World, where he acts as chairman and CEO of the businesses.
Marcus’ wife Roberta was born in the USA on the 21st of September 1953 and is also a successful businesswoman, but as the wife of most celebrities, people know for being the wife of Marcus.
The Net Worth of Roberta Raffle
Before meeting her husband, Roberta had already accumulated enough wealth from her business. However, since she married Marcus, her wealth has grown even more, and it is in the tune of millions of USD. The Net Worth of her husband is around $900million.
Roberta Raffle’s Life and Career
Although Roberta is in the fashion industry, she prefers to live a private life. Her business has always been in the fashion line, and she previously oversaw her business logistics as sales manager. It is popularly reported about her that she takes her business very seriously.
She first met her husband at a business summit that brought together investors and business people for the sake of synergizing together. After that, Marcus went on to buy her business, and they developed a stronger bond, culminating in a romantic relationship.
Today, Roberta has remained a strong support in Marcus’ business. She oversees ML Fashion Group, which is the new name of her business after her husband, Marcus Lemonis, acquired it. She also has stakes in every of his business. ML Fashion represents different fashion brands and works closely with Marcus retail stores.
Marcus Lemonis: Roberta Raffle’s Husband
Marcus had a pretty tough childhood in the Lebanese city of Beirut, where he was born. This was around the time of the civil war in Lebanon, so he was left at an orphanage. Thankfully an American couple from Miami, Florida, was gracious enough to adopt him as their child. Marcus fell in love with automobiles and the automotive industry at an early stage in his life as his granddad owned two Chevrolet dealerships in the country. He was mentored by Lee Iacocca, who was one of their family friends.
Marcus is an alumnus of the Christopher Columbus High School at Miami-Dade and the prestigious Marquette University, where he bagged a political science degree. He tried to continue in the political line by contesting for a seat in the Florida House of Rep, but the attempt was unsuccessful. After the failed attempt, he went back to his childhood passion for the automobile by working as a staff in the car dealership owned by his granddad. In 1997, the dealership was bought, but he remained there in the sales department and also worked as a manager before his mentor suggested that he created an RV chain.
Marcus’ mentor, Iaccoca, assisted him with the acquisition of Holiday RV superstore, where he acted as CEO for 2 years. Marcus then moved on to co-found another company, which they named Freedom Roads.
From this point, they began the process of acquiring an RV dealership under a single banner, and this became successful in 2006, where all the companies came under the umbrella of Camping World with Marcus as CEO.
Another merger later happened with Good Sam Enterprises, with Marcus retaining his position as the CEO. Camping world automotive primarily deals in the sales of recreational vehicles, their services, and spare parts sales. They successfully traded on the stock market in 2016 and were able to raise $251 million.
The company is currently well spread across the country, with an established presence in 36 states. They are currently the biggest supplier of recreational vehicle spare parts and supplies in the world. They are also sponsors of NASCAR teams. Recently they have acquired The House Boardshop and Gander Mountain. Marcus also bought AutoMatch USA and Profit: 1-800-Car-Cash, which are automobile buying services that deal in pre-owned cars and their accessories.
Aside from investment in the automotive industry, Marcus has invested in other business types such as Mr. Green Tea, Rose’s wheat-free bakery and cafe, Dapper Classics, ProFit protein bars, and a lot more, which are under Marcus Lemonis Enterprises holdings.
Personal Life of Roberta Raffel
Roberta and Marcus in 2018 after a year-long relationship. At the time, the marriage got lots of media attention due to the age difference between them. Roberta is almost 20years older than her husband. It is rumored that she went to him first since she was looking to sell her business to him, but they fell in love. He went on to buy the company, although she is still the one managing it for him.
They were ready to get married at Montecito, California initially, but it couldn’t hold due to the mudslide and fire outbreak that took place in the area. They changed the venue to Hotel Bel-Air in Los Angeles, where they were finally joined officially. Not so much is known about her past due to her love for privacy, but there are pictures of her and her adult daughter and son online, which gives us a clue that she had been married in the past. Marcus was initially married to Ila Penfold until 2017 where they divorced.
