Roll With It by Brad Porteus is a very unique peak behind the scenes of sports in the San Jose area.
The first 90 pages or so focus on Brad trying to land a job in sports, before finally landing one with the San Jose Sharks. It was interesting to see the names of players and to get a glimpse of how that Hockey team came to be.
From there, the job as general manager of the San Jose Rhinos, somehow fell in his lap. It seemed very much like being in the right place at the right time.
I loved the final word section, where people that were in the book commented about the book itself and about specific events that took place. I also really enjoyed the inclusion of an Easter egg at the end. As a Xennial I got a lot of the references, but I'm sure a person from Gen X would get even more of them.
Special thanks to Brad Porteus for reaching out via email and inquiring why I wanted to read this book as it didn't follow the pattern of books I usually go for. It impressed me that he took the time to do that and it shows that he really cares about the book he wrote. Thank you for working with NetGalley and giving me a chance to read your book early with an advanced reader copy. I received this book in exchange for my honest opinion and review.

Gen X here. I wasn't sure what I was getting into with this book. It's the story of a guy with the extraordinary ability to turn lemons into refreshing lemonade. With a gift for self promotion and a knack for bargaining, Porteus shows how he succeeded in the back office of 2 similar sports, winging it as he went. Being a hockey fan from the State of Hockey, I loved the stories of the early days of the San Jose Sharks. What a ride it must have been! With sprinkles of 90's references, sports stories and a bit of this and that, Roll With It, was a fun read.

Thank you to NetGalley, the author, and the publisher for this complementary ARC in exchange for my honest review!

I didn't read much of an introduction to this book so I didn't really know what I was getting into - just blindly reading any book marked as sports.

The author runs through the details of his early career, working in marketing for the San Jose Sharks and then as general manager of a short-lived roller hockey team, the San Jose Rhinos. I had heard of this league previously but this book inspired me to watch some old videos of the league, which is pretty entertaining.

The book was short and to the point, giving a lot of fun and interesting details on running a team outside of the Big 4 sports leagues - I'd recommend this to any sports fan as it's a story you surely haven't heard before.