A Familiar Opponent Approaches

As I drove, my mind went back to the research I'd done on Elsa Karlsson.

When I'd typed her name into the search bar on my laptop, I couldn't say I was surprised by the quantity of articles that popped up.

Apparently, WireFrame Solutions was a juggernaut in the data industry, dealing with everything from market analytics to predictive modeling. They had their fingers in multiple pies. Finance, tech, healthcare, entertainment, you name it.

And while her net worth estimates varied from one person to the next, most sources placed her comfortably at around $1 billion.

But there was a common theme in the articles about her. Everyone was of the opinion that she wasn't just a CEO. She was a power broker, someone who could turn trends into profits and information into influence.

The more I'd dug deeper, the more excited I'd felt. This woman wasn't just rich. She was valuable. She was a potential ally. Someone I could use on my road to sitting at the top.