Zoom Recording - Book Development Session
Date: February 18, 2016 | Duration: 47:22
Participants: Jackson Reed, Irina Sterling
[RECORDING BEGINS - Irina Sterling visible in frame, hotel room background. Jackson Reed's video is off, only profile photo visible]
JACKSON: Okay, we're recording. This is for chapter three, about your early years and what molded you into the woman you are today.
IRINA: [adjusting her hair, slight smile] Jackson, you always hide behind that little profile photo. How do I know you're even wearing pants?
JACKSON: [laughs] Very professional, I promise. So, you mentioned traveling extensively as a child?
IRINA: Yes. Moscow, Prague, Monaco, Dubai. My father was... in international business.
JACKSON: What kind of business?
IRINA: [pause, looking directly at camera] Import, export. Various ventures.
JACKSON: That's pretty vague for the book. Readers want specifics. They want to understand where you came from.
IRINA: [leaning back] I don't want this in the book. We need to danc…