Travis Kalanick
This celebrity goo was created by player Erik Bates.
Scott Hardie made minor changes to the explanation provided by Erik.
publication date: Tuesday, January 1, 2019 (part of Winter 2019)
category: 
Business
clue: Above all, this former CEO's ride was marked by calamitous scandals.
explanation: Travis Kalanick is the former CEO of Uber. His tenure was marked by multiple scandals. "Above all" and "ride" are plays on the translation and buisness of "Uber," and calamitous roughly sounds like Kalanick. more…
difficulty: hard
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Stan Iwanchuk, and Scott Hardie
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