by Rich Paul
First published 2023
Rich Paul transforms himself from a street-smart kid selling jerseys out of his car to the founder of Klutch Sports Group, one of the most powerful agencies in professional sports. Growing up in Cleveland, Paul learned the mathematics of survival at his father's corner store, where he mastered dice games to support his family while his mother battled addiction. His quick mind and ability to read people served him well on the streets, but Paul knew he needed a different path. That path revealed itself when he met a teenage basketball player named LeBron James at an airport. Their friendship would reshape the sports industry. Paul draws lessons from each stage of his journey, showing how the skills he developed in his neighborhood prepared him for negotiations with team owners and million-dollar contracts. This is the story of someone who created his own opportunities through intelligence, persistence, and an understanding that luck favors those who know how to recognize it.
Genres: american-fiction, business, sports, biography-memoir, 21st-century, entrepreneurship
Vibes: inspirational, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: friendship, self-made-man
Setting: Cleveland
Period: 21st-century
272 pages · Hardcover · Roc Lit 101