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"When we get inside the building, I want you to be all smiles, Kristen I want to see your teeth at all ti, but you play an important role as well Clients may have more money than some countries, but first and foremost, they’re people People are emotional Men, in particular, are weak to feminine allure You soften them up, and I mold them"

Sounds like my role could be replaced by a cardboard cut out with boobs Great Richard’s back-handed compliment irritated h there were plenty of women in the finance world, the upper echelons were e one day, but unfortunately office politics were neverresearch docuraphs were enough for me I really wanted to do well at ht An emotion-driven approach" I used his oords to show I understood him

He smiled "I call it the Buddy System In my experience, Vincent’s a Type B Hobbyist, passionate for recreational activities, doesn’t really kno to run a coot extreood at delegating responsibility to his VPs The guy loves to jerk off and surf"

I had my doubts about his assessment, but I kept them to myself Vincent had started off as an avid surfer and built a cheap waterproof camera that allowed hi novel about his product was the attachan asking hih word-of-mouth it took off Seven years later, his company SandWorks had expanded into various businesses related to extre, you nauy with his shirt off and surfboard in hand, you’d think he was a full-time beach bum

A bum with tattoos and chiseled abs

Richard continued as we crossed the street "These guys are fairly predictable All the other wealthfor histo talk to hioing to go over his head We want our approach to stand out Deoing to win you half the battle Watch, I bet he’ll be in a t-shirt, shorts, and sandals e meet him"

My sensitivity to incorrect initial assuue with Richard Our strategy was set Fortunately, Richard’s confidence helped quell the gnawing feeling in my stomach that ere still unprepared It was like the test anxiety I would get all throughout college except now failuremillions of dollars instead of a few GPA points

When we reached our destination, I faintly recognized the towering structure fro?"

"No The company just rents out a few offices on the twenty-third floor for small operations in the area He mainly comes here to surf"

I h the revolving door entrance After checking in, we took the elevator up to Vincent’s floor where a receptionist ushered us to his office "Just knock," she said before returning to her post

"You ready?" Richard asked as he held his knuckle to the door

This was it I sucked in a deep breath and looked him in the eye "Let’s do this"

He knocked and I heard a distinctlythe corners of ive my smile that extra perk, I followed as Richard led us in My sht of the man seated behind the desk

He was cal a Calvin Klein azed at those rich brown eyes, sharply etched nose, and seductively carved ned by a ht we had stepped onto the set of a photoshoot But there was nothis was Vincent Sorenson, in the flesh The hours I’d spent analyzing his ies in the name of research did not--could not--prepareIn the most recent photo I could find, he was up to his waist in the sea and approaching the shore beaod eager to claiins voluntarily sacrificing themselves to him