From the book:

Derek Jeter... Bill Gates... Oprah Winfrey... Sean "Puffy" Combs. Through hard work and determination, these American icons rose to the top of their fields. You don't just wake up one day and find yourself playing shortstop for the Yankees, or being the richest man in the world. You earn it.

This book is about a future icon, New York City native, Najee McGreen. Born and raised in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, Najee is a chess champion, a web designer, and an award-winning business owner. Currently a pre-med student at Johns Hopkins University, he has dreams of changing the world.

In New York, they call that "making it big."