Sarah Chambers is a Fractional CMO / CCO | Brand + Comms Strategist and founder of SC Strategic Communications. It's a frustrating mystery for many leaders: You build the case, you show the metrics, you outline the risk and, still, you hear no. I first encountered this as a functional leader at a mid-sized company during a period of rapid growth. I was building the corporate communications function from the ground up with no budget, no team and no room to ask the wrong question.