I dont mind admitting, she was probably what sealed the deal for me... they certainly would have selected someone else had she not been part of the bargain... no one wants a heathen like me sitting in the high seat otherwise
All kidding aside, she knows how to play the social side of things with the board and their wives, knows how to play the social side of things with the other executives and their spouses (a very different thing).. and, shes a successful executive level employee in her own right.. on more than one occasion I have "sold" her value to the company in that I have a "secret weapon" in my pocket that most other CEO's dont have.. Ive got a successful, 35+ year career, executive level accountant (former CFO of a mid sized publishing firm, current VP with a large hospitality management firm).. whose specialization is accounting systems that I spend all of my evenings with.. I get quite a bit of accounting and finance advice for free
Ive known her since I was 19 years old... Im honestly still amazed sometimes how she navigates the waters she does.. its nothing for her to don a pair of cargo pants and pick up a chainsaw and help me go clear land out where we deer hunt.. or to pick up her .375 and hunt a buff.. and then turn around, grab her Louis Vutton bag, slap on a pair of heels, and march into an owners meeting or a board meeting and deliver a brief..
Shes definitely a different sort of woman..