That could have cured everything. One phone call. Of course, then we'd miss seeing the spectacle of our star in Brando-esque drag, but it certainly would have been more inspiring. Salmansohn has other ideas for the heroine as well, such as taking her prospectus to women CEOs instead of only to men. In the end, you know, money is respected even more than gender.
Money is the ultimate power.
Salmansohn pauses a moment. Possibly her stumbling block was that she looked so wild. When I was in advertising, I would wear a different outfit for different meetings. I was secret agent girl. Then go back to the office and put on my little business suit to pitch to my other advertising clients.