I Had the Right Answer in a Room Full of Decision-Makers — But No One Backed Me Until I Did This

Here's a moment every technical leader knows too well: you're in a room full of executives, creatives, agents or business leaders — and you're the only one who speaks "tech." Maybe you're a new CTO. Maybe you're just the most technical person in the room. You have ideas that could solve real problems. But no one gets what you're saying.

I've been there more times than I can count — at UTA, the Clippers and now as co-founder of SkaFld Studio. And here's what I've learned the hard way:

It doesn't matter if you're right if no one understands you.

Your job isn't just to solve complex problems. It's to help others see how those solutions fit their world. Harvard Business Review backs this up: the best leaders use clear, resonant language to make complexity approachable. That requires mor