She learned quickly: She began as a production supervisor at the main brewery before switching to the innovation group in 2010, then becoming head of the pilot brewery last year.

WSJ: Creating: Rebecca Reid, Brewmaster at Anheuser-Busch

She quickly learned Dutch and found work as an interpreter.

ECONOMIST: Going to America

Mr. Lewis, the data forensic expert in New York, says he recently worked on one case where the spouse enabled the "find my phone" software on all of her family's smartphones, which lets you pinpoint the location of the phone using GPS. She quickly learned of her husband's frequent trips to an ATM, where he withdrew cash she didn't know about.

WSJ: Hiding Money From Your Spouse Has Gotten a Lot Harder

As a woman, she cannot drive or walk around freely and learned quickly that she did not know the streets and different districts of Saudi Arabia particularly well.

BBC: Haifa al Mansour becomes first female Saudi director

She loves to cook and quickly learned to make healthier versions of the couple's favorite meals.

CNN: Couple lose 500 pounds in two years

But she said invisible fences were "harmless" and animals quickly learned to obey alarms which warn them they are about to be shocked.

BBC: Wales politics

She invited me to shadow her over time, and I learned quickly the importance of partnerships, especially with the faith community and school personnel.

WHITEHOUSE: Not In My Backyard

She approached a couple of the big cinema chains but quickly learned her primary job there would be to push as much high margin soft drinks and snacks as possible.

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