On this episode of Leader's Playbook, Inside Lowe's one of the nation's biggest brands in home improvement,

helping millions of Americans repair, remodel, and decorate their homes.

I'm trying to create a company I wished I could have worked for.

Meet Marvin Ellison, the CEO who brought new life to an aging brick and mortar business.

We had to make some incredibly quick pivot.

Delivering a multi-billion dollar upgrade from the sales floor to the supply chain.

We were generating a lot of cash.

This is his playbook for a massive retail turnaround.

It all starts with people.

And a revealing look at his journey from humble beginnings to CEO.

I unloaded trucks. I drove forklifts. I was a janitor.

And meet the leader who helps execute his vision.

He will always be very clear on his expectations.

Leaders have to be decisive. Leaders playbook Lowe's

starts now. I'm meeting Lowe's CEO Marvin Ellison in a location that looks exactly like most

Lowe's stores. Only this place never sees a single customer. And this is an identical replica.

It's a giant retail lab where Lowe's tests product

displays, store layouts, and new technology. We have training classes here with store managers,

district managers. I'm here to learn how his leadership strategy transformed Lowe's since he took

over as CEO in 2018. What were some of the challenges that were facing Lowe's when you took over?

We needed to transition Lowe's to a modern retail format.

Lowe's was designed as a classic brick and mortar retail,

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