McLaren Racing CEO Zak Brown, a high school dropout, began his career by winning a pair of watches on Wheel of Fortune in 1984. He sold these watches to fund his entry into go-kart racing, which eventually led him to the business side of motorsports. Brown founded a successful marketing company before joining McLaren, where he has since led the team to a record valuation of $5 billion and its first constructors' championship since 1998. AI
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RANK_REASON This article is a biographical profile of a business executive, not a core AI news item.