My first go at starting a business hit nothing but roadblocks right out the gate.
Far too few companies even reached out to me.
When I went to meet Dominic, the CEO of the giant tech company that dominated the entire industry, I ended up waiting downstairs for him for over half an hour.
He sent word he was too busy to see me.
But right then, I overheard him saying to his assistant, "I don't like dealing with women like this—all face, no substance. Total garbage."
I refused to give up that easy. I hung around his building over and over, waiting for another chance.
After my repeated, persistent pursuit, he finally agreed to give me a chance.
Two years later, he's a completely different man than the one I met back then.
And we've gotten a whole lot closer too.
I pulled my wandering t
