Flavio Briatore — Born to a family of elementary school teachers Flavio graduated high school with the lowest grade possible. He received two convictions in the 80s for fraud and for being a confidence man but went on the lamb to avoid jail time. He then went on to helm Benetton's massive expansion into North America. From there he became the Renault Boss in Formula One where he would go on to be implicated in Spygate, Crashgate, and unfit to own a European Football team. He also had a long relationship with Naomi Campbell and sired a child with Heidi Klum.

If a touch of larceny is needed to get things done, Flavio should give a Ted Talk.

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