Diane's POV
The afternoon sun streamed through Joan's living room windows, casting long shadows across the papers scattered on the coffee table. I'd been working for hours, researching everything I could find about Elite Group—their investment portfolio, their corporate values, their past partnerships. If I was going to convince them to partner with Synergy Sphere, I needed to understand exactly what would appeal to them.
"Their ESG scores are impressive," I said, tapping my pen against the notepad in my lap. "They clearly prioritize sustainable investments."
Joan nodded, pushing her reading glasses up her nose as she scrolled through her laptop. "And they've been moving aggressively into construction and real estate tech over the past three years. Their last five major investments were all in companies with innovative building solutions."
