Doing Business As

**Doing Business As** is an animation series in SapphireFoxx. It has 8 episodes, in which 2 of them have uncensored Beyond versions, and was released from September 20, 2014 to February 27, 2017.

## Synopsis

*“A business owner is struggling to get by as he fights to keep his shrinking company afloat in a rough economy. He just so happens to have a very slim and feminine body for a man. One day, a series of coincidences leave him looking like a woman, and his new big client likes what he sees. How will Mr Bailey respond to being called Miss Bailey?”*

## Production

* **Producer, Writer, Editor**: Sam Mokler
* **Animators**: Sam Mokler, Mimi Alves, Ryan Brown, Willie Castro, David Winn
* **Artists**: Sam Mokler, Jeremy Pursell, Travis Pursell, Chelsea London
* **Lead Animator**: Mimi Alves

### Cast

* Selina – Brittany Lauda
* Jamie – Amanda Berning, Ashley Sahler
* Adam – Matt Shipman
* Valerie – Kate P.
* Thomas – Daman Mills
* Goldberg – Kevin Crocker
* Scott – Matt Shipman
* Receptionist – Carrie Savage

## Characters

* Main Characters
* Side Characters
* Cameo Characters
**Main Characters**

**Spencer****Selina**↻
**Valerie****Valerie**
**Thomas****Thomas**
**Jamie****Jamie**
**Adam****Adam**
**Side Characters**

**Stylist****Stylist**
**Noldan****Noldan**
**Cameo Characters**

**Henry****Henry**
**Scott****Scott**
**Benjamin****Benjamin**

## Episodes

**Doing Business As 1**
September 20, 2014

**Doing Business As 2**
February 7, 2015

**Doing Business As 3**
March 15, 2016

**Doing Business As 4**
May 27, 2016

**Doing Business As 5**
August 27, 2016

**Doing Business As 6 - Beyond**
October 27, 2016

**Doing Business As 7 - Beyond**
December 7, 2016

**Doing Business As 8: The Finale**
February 27, 2017

## Plot

##### Episode 1

Spencer Bailey is the CEO of a small investment firm called MTF Financial. While he had a successful run a recent recession has set him on the verge of completely going out of business. Even with only 2 remaining employees he is determined to try and turn things around and get a big-name client to sign on with his company in a coming appointment. On his way to work he is caught in a heavy rain that seems to have come out of nowhere and gets drenched in his good suite. He makes it to the office but is soaked. He tries to dry off his already long hair by shaking it out but once its dried it curls from the moisture and Spencer can't find his headband. His shirt and pants begin to shrink from the cold water and tighten around his already skinny figure giving him a curvier look. With his pockets so tight he moves all his belonging to his shirt pockets as well as his tie when he spills coffee on it. All the stuffing in the now tight shirt gives the appearance of breasts once he puts his jacket back on. Soon after he is dried off as best he can his appointment; Mr. Johnson, arrives and greets him as Miss Bailey. Spencer thinks he's joking until he sees his (now appearing as her) reflection in the screen of her computer and realizes with all the stuff in her pockets and tight clothing, he looks like a woman. Forced to play it off to avoid Mr. Johnson misjudging him/her she introduces herself as Selena Bailey and uses minor acting skills learned in theater classes to make her voice convincing. The meeting starts off and ends well with Selena seeming to have the advantage of being a bit flirty with Mr. Johnson to gain his favor and earn a big investment. Spencer gets the idea that perhaps if he purposely makes himself up as a woman, he can get the company back up the charts through flirty behavior and sex appeal.

##### Episode 2

Spencer has elected to try his idea to cross dress into his female persona Selina and try to bring his company back from the verge of going out of business through her appearance being more appealing to male investors. Before Spencer (Now Selina) goes to her next big meeting she decides to up her female appearance and buys a padded bra and cup fillers to give herself the appearance of D cup breasts and convincing cleavage. She then goes to a salon to get hair extensions and flatten out her curly hair. She also gets her make up done and buys heels to try on at the office to give herself a more convincing look. As she is trying out her heals her employee Valerie knocks on the office door and asks to speak to Mr. Bailey

##### Episode 3

Valerie knocks on the door of Spencer's office and is confused at finding Selina there instead. Selina introduces herself as Spencer's sister who is in the same field of work as him and will be filling in for him while he's out with Pneumonia. Valarie is upset by the sudden curve ball at such a vital time for the company and seems to buy Selina's ruse not realizing she is actually Spencer but after a brief talk agrees that Selina may be more qualified as they may need to resort to charming the men in their next meeting. The two leave to get to the meeting but are caught in another shower of rain witch causes Selina's hair to curl again but Valarie reassures her it looks good that way. The two then arrive at the meeting with Mr. Henry Goldberg and the DCE Thomas Baker. Thomas is confused about Spencer not being there, but Selina explains and introduces herself. Thomas is a bit open and flirty with Selina and the group gathers in the meeting room waiting for the company Analytics Director who enters the room a short time later revealed to be Jamie McCarthy.

##### Episode 4

Jamie apologizes for being late to the meeting and is introduced to Valerie and Selina but seems to notice something odd about Selina supposedly being Spencer's sister. Selina and Valarie then briefly side chat about how Jamie is likely to get in the way of them charming the other men and agree to a plan to concentrate their flirtier comments on Thomas as the decision maker. As the meeting progresses Jamie feels their requested percentage is too high and recommends to Henry and Thomas to look into one of their other options for investments but Selina appeals to Thomas with a few minor flirty comments and Henry suggests a short-term deal that permits them to severe ties with MTF financial if they don't meet their expectations. Selina agrees and Thomas takes their deal. After the meeting Thomas asks Selina to meet again over dinner at a fancy French restaurant. Desperate to keep the deal they've made Selina agrees hoping to maintain the focus as a business venture not a date. Outside the meeting room Jamie confronts Selina and says how she knows Valarie and her were using Sex appeal as their business strategy. While she's not unfamiliar with the strategy she feels this is not the best decision her boss has made but agrees to give MTF Financial a chance. Jamie also points out she knows Selina is actually Spencer. Frightened, Spencer asks if she'll reveal his secret knowing it will ruin him, but Jamie respects his privacy (due to her own past experiences with such things) and promises not to tell anyone, but she advises Selina to step up her game to make her appear more convincing. Spencer is concerned but accepts Jamie's advice and gives her his business card. Jamie recommends updating the cards to Selina's name not Spencer's and leaves her wondering what was worse about the aftermath of that meeting.

##### Episode 5

Spencer is at home and receives a call from Jamie. Jamie assures Spencer/Selina that she has no ill intents and in fact reveals her secret of once being a man to Spencer. Jamie thinks Spencer is transitioning to Selina out of dysphoria and wants to help her not realizing Spencer is cross dressing as Selina for money and better business deals. Spencer doesn't admit the truth knowing it will likely anger Jamie. Spencer than agrees to let Jamie help him with his transition and they agree to meet a few days later at Jamie and Scott's house. Jamie emails Selina a list of things to buy and bring to help her in her transition. Selina arrives at the McCarthy house and Scott greets her with Jamie coming soon behind him. Selina is also confused as to how the couple have two children when Jamie used to be a man as she has no idea about magic or the Fox. Jamie wonders if she'll be visited by the fox one day as well as she still thinks Selina is fully transitioning. The two girls go up to Jamie's bedroom and begin a minor makeover on Selina. Jamie redoes her makeup and removes her hair extensions to restyle her natural hair. Selina talks off a lot of things Jamie asks about like hormones and how long she's been transitioning but never gives a clear answer. As Selina claims she's so new to the idea she hasn't done much beyond crossdressing. Selina sees her new and improved look and is impressed. Though she worries that minor hair trims will make it more difficult for her to switch back to Spencer. Jamie then asks her if she bought something called Ghost Skin which was on the list she sent to Selina. Selina pulls out a box marked as Ghost skin and asks what they are. Jamie explains they are special breast forms that are felt as real by both the wearer and anyone touching them. Selina is amazed and agrees to put them on.

##### Episode 6

Selena is in Jamie's bathroom unwrapping and trying on the Ghost Skin breasts she purchased to help increase her figure to appear female. She applies the glue and puts the breast forms on one by one amazed at how realistic they feel. Jamie comes in to check on her and think they look perfect. Selena says they seem a bit too big, but Jamie points out she was the one who chose the cup size when she bought the Ghost Parts. Jamie leaves again and Selena puts on the hip and butt padding Ghost Skinn which gives her a very curvy figure overall. She is again in awe of how the Ghost skin feels. Selena exists the bathroom and Jamie thinks she looks great. Jamie mentions how she'll have to reapply the glue after a month, but Selena says she won't be wearing them for that long. However, Jamie points out that Ghost Skin binds to the skin for a month and can't be removed without extrema pain. Selena is annoyed at this as she hoped to still be able to switch back and forth between Selena and Spencer easily and never told Jamie she didn't want to be Selena all the time. Jamie is confused at her reaction as she still thinks Selena is transitioning not doing it as a business strategy. Selena plays it off and then Jamie helps her finalize her dress and makeup to get her ready for her "meeting with Thomas playfully saying it's more of a date. A short while later Selena arrives at the restaurant and finds Thomas in awe of her new look claiming a recent hair cut made her look so much better and different. She starts talking business, but Thomas begins to get personal and flirty. While Selena has mixed feelings about being on a date with a guy she decides to flirt back and keep things at least somewhat professional. Selena seems to be enjoying her femininity and has an enjoyable date with Thomas.

##### Episode 7

Several months after her date with Thomas, Selena has been wearing her Ghost parts almost the whole time and reapplying them each month or so. Selena wakes up to find her breast forms have fallen off in her sleep and she needs to reapply them again. After she reapplies them, she goes to the shower and thinks to herself how she has elected to fully transition from Spencer to Selena having enjoyed her time as a woman so much the past few months. Thomas and her only maintain a flirty relationship as he is engaged to another woman and Selena has gained a number of good investments and deals using her feminine side to help sway clients. Selena makes calls to Valarie about her officially taking over the company and claiming that her brother Spencer recovered from Pneumonia but moved to New York to start a whole new company. Once she finishes her shower, she calls a surgeon about getting a consultation for breast implants, so she doesn't have to rely on the ghost parts forever and mentions how she's already lasered her body hair and started hormone therapy. At the office that day Selena interviews a new hire Adam Brown who worked for MTF before Spencer had to start laying people off. Adam was a friend of Spencer's from college and is confused about him having a sister he never mentioned but is gladly accepted back into the company. During the interview the top button on Selena's jacket pops off and Adam blushes feeling like Selena is flirting with him. He leaves to sign on, but Selena notices her wardrobe malfunction and blushes as he walks out of her office.

##### Episode 8

Another couple months later Selena has had her top surgery and has grown out her hips with exercise and hormones. Business is booming and Jamie comes to pay her a visit as the two have become good friends. Jamie questions if Selena is looking into a full reassignment surgery, but Selena says she needs more time to think about that step. Jamie understands and leaves hoping to see Selena soon. Adam then comes in with a file folder saying he's found a few things that are concerning in Selena's and Spencer's files he's been going over. He points out that he found Selena and Spencer have the same Social Security and License number and that the transfer was never official and in reality, it was only renamed from Spencer to Selena. Knowing that she has to come clean Selena uses her natural voice and admits to Adam that she is Spencer. Adam is shocked and Selena begs him not to tell anyone as it will ruin her reputation if their clients know she's trans and that she's been lying to them for months. She assures Adam that nothing done in the paperwork he found was Illegal and she merely lied about how things were being transferred to her name to save face. Adam understands and swears to keep her secret feeling not only that he'd get fired again but also that Selena is very attractive and he's happy to renew their friendship now that he knows who she really is. Selena agrees to hang out with Adam after work sometime and the two seem to express interest in each other. Adam gets back to work, and Selena relaxes at her desk for a moment saying, "it's good to be the boss".

## Trivia

* This series is the first introduction of Ghost Skin to the SF universe, but its use is quickly replaced by Sili Gel as a more common method of feminizing.
* The Cannon Beyond Comic "Doing Business As: Sealing the Deal" fills in the time gap between episodes 6 and 7 and shows how and why Selena came to prefer her female persona and embraced the idea to fully transition rather than go back to being Spencer once the company was again in good standing.
* Selena and Adam make a brief cameo appearance in "A Week in Her Heels" at a couples counseling session revealing the two became an official couple after the end of the series.
* This series marks the first time Jamie, Scott and Benjimin Mcarthy are introduced in an animation.
* Selena's design was put up for an opinion poll on the SF website to decide if she looked better with flattened or curlier long hair. The curly design won out and resulted in the rain scene in episode 3 that turned her flattened hair back into the curly design.