Gabriel Mizrahi

And by the way, I would probably do this outside the office just so nobody overhears you talking about this.

Like one of those ministers in Game of Thrones who's like hovering around the corner and happens to overhear the plans for the coup against the king.

And I would very casually be like, so, you know, I've been thinking about this whole transition.

Obviously, it's been kind of rocky.

I think we all know that.

I also keep thinking about, you know, how strong our team is, how loyal our clients are.

And the other night I was just like, what if we had our own branch?

You know, this sounds so self-conscious now that I'm saying it, but it's like, you know, what if we were independent?

Wouldn't that be cool?

Something like that.

That was a little heavy handed, but I think you know where I'm going with this and just see how they respond.

If they get that twinkle in their eye, if they're like, oh, interesting.

Tell me more.

Yeah, that is kind of interesting.

I would love to be my own boss or whatever.

and they ask a bunch of good follow-up questions, then maybe you explore it some more, and that would be a good sign that they would be helpful partners to you.

If they shut you down, or they change the subject, or they poke a hundred holes in your idea from the jump, or they just don't seem very interested at all, then you probably have your answer.

I'm also just thinking about your role here.

You're the newest person at this branch.

Your colleagues have been there for, what, five years?