My CEO 360

360 Meeting Sofia (Winona)

I walk into Sofia's office, trying to calm the nervous flutter in my chest. Jayden's by my side, his hand resting lightly on my lower back. It's supposed to be comforting, but right now, I'm not sure if anything could settle my nerves.

I'm about to meet Sofia, the brilliant marketing director of Nexus Global. She's the last person on my list today, but from everything I've heard, she's also one of the most important.

I've seen her on video calls. I've felt her sexuality exuding through the call. She is a woman who goes for what she wants. I think she wants Jayden.

Jayden opens the door, and there she is. Sofia stands behind her desk, looking effortlessly chic in a sleek black suit. Her dark hair cascades around her shapely shoulders and her eyes light up as soon as she sees Jayden.

"Jayden!" Sofia's voice rings out, bright and confident. She crosses the room with purpose and wraps him in a hug that lasts just a beat too long for my liking.

feel my stomach twist. Is this how they always greet each other?

"Sofia, good to see you," Jayden says before stepping back. "I'd like you to meet Winona, my wife."

Her eyes flick to me for a moment, as if she hadn't even noticed I was standing there. She gives me at quick once-over, her smile polite but thin. "Winona, nice to finally meet you in person," she says, extending her hand.

I shake it, her grip firm and quick. "Nice to meet you too.

There's something in the way she looks at me-like I'm an afterthought. An accessory Jayden brought along, not someone she needs to take seriously.

"So," Sofia says, turning back to Jayden with a dazzling smile, "I've got all the logo, tagline and slogan prototypes laid out for you."

"These look great!" He says as he scans the colorful documents on the desk.

Nexus Global in the next millennium. We're talking about markets that have been stagnant for years. And I know you love a

talks, her body language drawing him in, her eyes locked on

maybe, for her, he

there awkwardly, feeling like an outsider in this

does. She doesn't need to flaunt it-it's clear. But flaunting is

Sofia asks, turning to

"My take?"

360 Meeting Sofa

a little too sweet. "You have some experience with marketing, right? I mean, how do you see us marketing the

me off-guard. "I don't see it as a campaign. It's more a lifestyle move. Nexus Global isn't trying to

dealing with global markets here, Winona, Everything is a campaign. It's not exactly the same

my stomach roils. I'm aware.

Sofia. She's helped build businesses from the ground up, twice. Plus she's been a working Mom, so she gets it

an eyebrow, clearly unimpressed. "That's nice," she says, her tone patronizing. "But this will

keeping my voice calm. "But marketing is still about solving the customer's problem, no matter the scale. If you're not doing that, all the expansion in the world won't

blinks, her smile faltering

at me, his eyes flickering with surprise

In this case, working parents, those with other family members who need extra care, families come in all shapes and sizes. This is not just about parents getting time with their young kids." Sofia clears her throat. "Of course," she says, her tone

pushing a little. "I'm talking childcare facilities on site and paid for. Adjusting working hours

are so many ways to be really inclusive and not just feature same sex couples and a cross section

eyes narrow slightly, and I can see the wheels turning in her head. For the

you have time to

"Yes, actually I

Mrs. Brennan

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