Isabella POV
The boardroom at Morrison Financial Group overlooked London's financial district through floor-to-ceiling windows that made our presentation feel like performing on a stage designed for international business theater. I stood at the head of their mahogany conference table, addressing twelve of Britain's most influential manufacturing executives while trying to project the kind of confident authority that would convince them Cross-Sterling Industries deserved their European accounts.
"Cross-Sterling's technology integration services have generated forty-seven percent efficiency improvements for our American manufacturing clients," I said, consulting the presentation materials that represented months of preparation for this moment. "We're confident we can achieve similar results for British operations while respecting your established business relationships and cultural preferences."
