@boringbiz_: Phoebe Gates, and her co-founder, Sophia Kianni, went on "Call Her Daddy" podcast last year to talk about how they made up a fake male agent to negotiate on their behalf and land speaking deals at conferences At one point, Kianni mentions how she was afraid that everyone would believe that she was a fraud, but the fake agent "scheme" paid off as people started paying her well above $5K to speak at these events At one point, she even promoted this fake agent to "Chief of Staff" to make herself look more important and increase prices. At the end, the podcast host mentions that the biggest takeaway from this was the fact that this fake agent was a man #business #motivation #successful #billgates