7 OLIVIAOh, joy. The renowned marketing firm of Wesson, Burke and Barsol has sent a vulture. And for some unkown reason, our board of directors agreed to let him blow hot air through his yellowing teeth for an hour and call it a “negotiations meeting.” Just kill me now. Tate & Cane has been rivals with WBB from day one. So, naturally, its CEO started salivating as soon as he smelled blood. Officially, the vulture is an “acquisitions representative,” but the formality of that title is just a smoke screen. He’s here to try to pick the carcass before it’s even stopped moving. Vultures. Holding back an aggravated sigh, I shift in my seat at the conference table. I don’t have time for this; I have an entire company to rehabilitate. “Meeting with potential buyers” is about as far down my to-d

