old me he had hired a

gh. She's incredibly organized, very loyal. She'll handle scheduling, admin, all

a major pitch to a new group of investor

sy, with her hair pulled back in a severe bun. She wore cloth

eet you, Ms. Reynol

to my work. I barely ga

her changed tw

ing, finalizing a major campaign. I had th

n, Maya quietly entere

my hand. "David asked that all contracts, especially marketing expens

e paper. The head of marketing l

calm. "I approve the budget. I don't need my COO

mall step forward and put her hand out, a

t firm. "He's managing the cash flow. He wants to ensure

g deeply uncomfortable. She was challenging my authority in fro

me. I slowly pulled the contract

teeth clenched. "

-law, Brenda, came over fo

s from a generation that believed a woman'

n the living room

ndescending. "Leo is getting so big. Don't you t

. InnovateHer is in a critical growth phase.

doing such a wonderful job running things. He told me him

ng him to defend me. Inste

ok a step back. We were talking at the office... maybe we can create a new role for you. A 'mommy track' positi

my lungs. A mommy tra

I asked, my voice dri

oke. "It's about rebalancing our lives. For the family.

exploded afte

"I built that company with my own two hands! It has my nam

rom a passion project into a real, profitable business. I handle the money, the strategy, th

t me like a

I designed the core technology! You were a marketing

o emotional to run a company this big. You saw how you reacted today when

and Brenda walked back in. She

d of the house and the head of the business. It's the natural order of things. You should

led a sickly

he stays late almost every night, helping him. She und

own home. They were praising another woman for being "support

heart pounding with

partnership was go

ow and shaking with fury. "It is Reynold

ut of the room, leavi

n drawn. And I had no in