Remi Adeleke is gifted. He is a writer, actor, mentor, former Navy SEAL, and father of three. When people hear his story, their eyes widen in awe and exclamations soon follow. For years, people have asked Adeleke to write a book.
After telling his story on The Today Show, Kathie Lee Gifford said he had to turn it into a book and movie. He laughed it off. After the segment, she pulled him aside to tell him she was serious—this was a story that could inspire countless people. And then she took him straight to a publisher.