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New York secretary Linda Lawrence is determined to become a success in the advertising business.  She pitches an idea to her boss, Harvey C.  Bates, so convincingly that he invites her to dinner at his house to talk further.  Linda's fellow worker, Jimmy Hall, who is in love with her, pretends to be a messenger so he can see exactly what is going on at Bates' house.  Bates plays matchmaker and sends the two of them to a nightclub as his guests, and by the end of the evening they are in love with each other.  Jimmy wants to get married immediately, but Linda, who is now a copywriter, is interested in pursuing her career.  Because she is attractive, men in powerful positions are eager to listen to her ideas.  The only other woman copywriter, Beatrice Harris, is initially jealous of Linda, but eventually the women become friends.

Bea holds a weekend party, where Linda meets Harry Galleon, a radio executive.  She flirts with him, hoping to get her ad on the radio, and Jimmy sulks.  When Harry's ex-fiancée, Wanda Townsend, pays too much attention to Jimmy, however, Linda is upset.  By the end of the weekend, Linda and Jimmy have decided to get married immediately.  Linda keeps her job, but when she works late one night, Jimmy insists that she quit.  They quarrel, but finally, she agrees to quit and be the "woman behind the man."

At first she is happy in her new role, but when Jimmy turns down a better job because he believes it is too risky, Linda is angry at his lack of ambition and walks out of the marriage to return to work.  Stung by her accusations, Jimmy takes the new job and rises rapidly.  Although they still love each other, they plan to get divorced.  When Jimmy learns that Linda is leaving for Paris with Galleon, he chases after her, stopping her just before she leaves.  They make up, and when Galleon arrives on board the ship, he finds Wanda waiting in his stateroom.