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seal the deal.”
“Alright. I’ll make the call.”
Author leaves to call the CEO of IBS. Ryan paces his office like a caged tiger. Karin wants to give her future husband a word of encouragement but she doesn’t want to break his concentration. Ryan hops on his skateboard and slowly rides it around his office.
“What do you think they are afraid of?” Karin asks.
“They think I’m too young. And I’m not that young. I’m 36. The thing is, everyone over at IBS is at least 50 years old. They still see me as a kid.”
“They had to be young once,” Karin jokes.
“I don’t think any of them were ever young!” Ryan jokes. “Well, I take that back. Their founder was actually 28 years old when he started IBS back in 1935. William Watson. A certifiable genius. He built a the first accounting machine - in his spare time - while working at Bell Telephone. Of course, everyone back then wore suits and were grown-ups.”
“So, William Watson was a visionary guy, kinda like you.”
“Mentioning me in the same sentence as William Watson is about as nice a compliment you could have possibly given me,” Ryan tells her. The couple exchange flirtatious glances and for a moment, it appears as though Ryan was going to skate over and give Karin a kiss. Just when the impulse is about to hit him, a burst of an idea runs through his head. “I know how to sell myself to IBS,” Ryan proclaims. He presses his assistant’s button on his desk phone.
“Yes, Ryan?” the assistant answers.
“I’m leaving for New York in two hours. I want my jet fueled for takeoff by noon.”
“Okay. Should I book accommodations?”
“Have my residence on Central Park East prepared for my arrival.”
“Will do.”
The CEO turns to his fiance and asks, “So Karin. Do you want to go to New York?”
The young woman’s eyes light up. She has only been to New York a few times. And the idea of going on Ryan’s private plane makes her head spin. “Yeah, sure.”
“Alright, we’ll be going in a few hours. You’ll probably need to grab a change of clothes. On the other hand, we can go shopping for clothes when we hit the city,” Ryan states.
Everything around the office begins to accelerate quickly. News spreads fast that the CEO is headed out of town. Though 99% of the people in the building are not aware of exactly why. Anxious department heads want to get any last minute approvals from the boss before he heads on his plane.
Karin watches as the head of Marketing presents a final cut of the new Sat-Phone TV campaign. Ryan carefully watches each spot and makes some minor comments. Afterward, a design team shows off some packaging for a new laptop. Ryan gives them some quick notes as he gathers his stuff and gets ready to hit the road.
“Author and Michelle should be coming with me,” Ryan calls out to his personal secretary. Karin checks her watch. It’s 11:30. Ryan mentioned that he wanted to be in the air by noon. She doesn’t know he is going to pull that off.
“Um, Ryan. It’s 11:30.”
“Okay.”
“You mentioned that you wanted to be in the air at noon.”
“I know.”
“So you only have half an hour.”
Ryan laughs. “We’re not flying commercial. It’s not like we have to show up two hours early and remove our shoes for the TSA agents.”
Ten minutes later, Ryan gathers his messenger bag. “Alright. Let’s fly!” Ryan tells Karin. The young intern gets up and joins her future husband. Just outside Ryan’s office, the President of Emperor as well as Author, the company General Counsel join the CEO and Karin. The three senior execs make some light chit-chat as they head down to the first floor. For them, this is routine. For Karin, taking a private jet across the country is a bit of a shock.
When the group exits the office, a stretch SUV is waiting for them. The group enters the vehicle which quickly speeds off of the Emperor campus. The SUV takes the short five-minute drive to the Palo Alto Airport.
“Alright. I’ll make the call.”
Author leaves to call the CEO of IBS. Ryan paces his office like a caged tiger. Karin wants to give her future husband a word of encouragement but she doesn’t want to break his concentration. Ryan hops on his skateboard and slowly rides it around his office.
“What do you think they are afraid of?” Karin asks.
“They think I’m too young. And I’m not that young. I’m 36. The thing is, everyone over at IBS is at least 50 years old. They still see me as a kid.”
“They had to be young once,” Karin jokes.
“I don’t think any of them were ever young!” Ryan jokes. “Well, I take that back. Their founder was actually 28 years old when he started IBS back in 1935. William Watson. A certifiable genius. He built a the first accounting machine - in his spare time - while working at Bell Telephone. Of course, everyone back then wore suits and were grown-ups.”
“So, William Watson was a visionary guy, kinda like you.”
“Mentioning me in the same sentence as William Watson is about as nice a compliment you could have possibly given me,” Ryan tells her. The couple exchange flirtatious glances and for a moment, it appears as though Ryan was going to skate over and give Karin a kiss. Just when the impulse is about to hit him, a burst of an idea runs through his head. “I know how to sell myself to IBS,” Ryan proclaims. He presses his assistant’s button on his desk phone.
“Yes, Ryan?” the assistant answers.
“I’m leaving for New York in two hours. I want my jet fueled for takeoff by noon.”
“Okay. Should I book accommodations?”
“Have my residence on Central Park East prepared for my arrival.”
“Will do.”
The CEO turns to his fiance and asks, “So Karin. Do you want to go to New York?”
The young woman’s eyes light up. She has only been to New York a few times. And the idea of going on Ryan’s private plane makes her head spin. “Yeah, sure.”
“Alright, we’ll be going in a few hours. You’ll probably need to grab a change of clothes. On the other hand, we can go shopping for clothes when we hit the city,” Ryan states.
Everything around the office begins to accelerate quickly. News spreads fast that the CEO is headed out of town. Though 99% of the people in the building are not aware of exactly why. Anxious department heads want to get any last minute approvals from the boss before he heads on his plane.
Karin watches as the head of Marketing presents a final cut of the new Sat-Phone TV campaign. Ryan carefully watches each spot and makes some minor comments. Afterward, a design team shows off some packaging for a new laptop. Ryan gives them some quick notes as he gathers his stuff and gets ready to hit the road.
“Author and Michelle should be coming with me,” Ryan calls out to his personal secretary. Karin checks her watch. It’s 11:30. Ryan mentioned that he wanted to be in the air by noon. She doesn’t know he is going to pull that off.
“Um, Ryan. It’s 11:30.”
“Okay.”
“You mentioned that you wanted to be in the air at noon.”
“I know.”
“So you only have half an hour.”
Ryan laughs. “We’re not flying commercial. It’s not like we have to show up two hours early and remove our shoes for the TSA agents.”
Ten minutes later, Ryan gathers his messenger bag. “Alright. Let’s fly!” Ryan tells Karin. The young intern gets up and joins her future husband. Just outside Ryan’s office, the President of Emperor as well as Author, the company General Counsel join the CEO and Karin. The three senior execs make some light chit-chat as they head down to the first floor. For them, this is routine. For Karin, taking a private jet across the country is a bit of a shock.
When the group exits the office, a stretch SUV is waiting for them. The group enters the vehicle which quickly speeds off of the Emperor campus. The SUV takes the short five-minute drive to the Palo Alto Airport.
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