One of the great privileges of being a journalist, beyond commanding universal adoration and preposterously high wages, is the chance to meet people with power, influence and fame. But for my job, the likelihood I would ever have enjoyed a sit-down chat with WA Premier Roger Cook, singer Delta Goodrem or — a career highlight, sorry Rog — legendary chess grandmaster Garry Kasparov is slim to none. Less often, journalists have the chance to meet someone who is not a household name but who seems so clearly destined for big things that the temptation to snap a selfie — if...