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From the start, Capone knew better than to expect an indulgent environment. In fact, the region of central Africa\\u2014including Chad, where she would be based\\u2014was still experiencing waves of casualties from the AIDS epidemic.

\\u201cI was working with this local CFO, and even just getting together an accounting team was a challenge. Locally, 30% of the individuals had passed away due to AIDS or HIV,\\u201d recalls Capone, who says that early in her career she would frequently take on assignments that no one else wanted.

However, the audit assignment in central Africa stands out.

\\u201cThe experience really marked me,\\u201d comments Capone, who adds that at this stage of her career she would also purposely pursue assignments involving different industries and different world cultures to broaden and test her business acumen.

The audit assignment in central Africa included both of these, as well as another realm from which to learn.

\\u201cYou can imagine the social and human facets of the challenges that these companies were facing in the early \\u201990s,\\u201d remarks Capone, who credits the assignment with opening her eyes to the human side of the enterprise.

Says Capone: \\u201cIt was the people and the people story behind everything that I was able to gather and learn from. The personal side and the life experience were very important.\\u201d\\xa0\\u2013Jack Sweeney