As the youngest of seven children hailing from a Jewish family, Mardoché  “Marco” Mouly didn’t have an easy life growing up. Like several others  from their community, his family left Tunisia in the mid-1960s, only to  settle down in Paris and start a butcher shop. Regrettably, he had to  drop out of school at 12 after his father left,  leading him to develop other skills. Marco became street smart, bold,  and confident, so his speaking style and attitude eventually compensated  for his illiteracy. That’s how he was able to carve a path in the  world, albeit in the form of illegal trades.