I've overheard some interesting conversations between my boss and potential employees who didn't realise that the woman sitting behind the desk that morning owns the business.
There was the story of the man who went to see a highpowered and expensive London solicitor. He walked in to the waiting area and sat down, and a well-groomed young lady greeted him. He asked her to get him a cup of coffee while he waited.
She did so, waited patiently until he'd finished it, then called him into her office where the 'clock' had already been runnning for 20 minutes at about £250 an hour!