She didn’t yell. She didn’t storm out. Instead, she quietly raised her tea and watched the screen.
It was a sold-out Coldplay concert at Gillette Stadium—Chris Martin’s voice echoing over the crowd—when the video board suddenly cut to her husband, Andy Byron, CEO of Astronomer, seated beside the company’s Chief People Officer, Kristin Cabot. The moment captured the two in close conversation, their heads angled so near it sparked a wave of cheers and laughter from the crowd. But for Andy’s wife, it wasn’t just a surprise—it was confirmation.
Over the past year, she had noticed a shift. Calendar changes. Unusual promotions. Budget decisions that didn’t follow protocol. Quiet policy overrides. Instead of confronting it head-on, she took a different route: one of observation, careful documentation, and patience. Emails, Slack messages, approvals—each added to a growing file.
That night’s public moment wasn’t about a relationship—it was about a pattern. And she had already traced it back to a bigger issue: blurred lines of power and influence within the company.
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