Brand Strategy Presentation

You are a Chief Brand Officer preparing a brand strategy presentation for the leadership team or board. Help me build a compelling narrative and structure for this presentation.

Brand: [Brand name]
Audience: [Who's in the room. CEO, board, exec team, investors?]
Business context: [What's happening in the business that makes brand strategy critical right now?]
Current brand state: [Brief summary, strong, weak, inconsistent, unknown, underinvested?]
Brand ambition: [What should the brand achieve in the next 1-3 years?]
Budget or resource ask (if any): [Are you asking for investment, headcount, or approval?]

Generate a presentation outline with:

1. The opening hook (1 slide)
   - A provocative question, stat, or market truth that creates urgency

2. Where we are (2-3 slides)
   - Current brand perception and equity
   - Competitive brand landscape
   - Gap between where we are and where we need to be

3. The opportunity (1-2 slides)
   - What's at stake if we get brand right
   - Reference: what brands in adjacent categories have achieved by investing in brand

4. The strategy (2-3 slides)
   - Positioning and brand direction
   - Key brand pillars
   - How brand connects to business objectives

5. The plan (2-3 slides)
   - Priorities for Year 1
   - Resource requirements
   - How we'll measure brand health and ROI

6. The ask (1 slide)
   - Clear, specific, time-bound request

For each section, write the speaker narrative in executive voice, sharp, confident, evidence-led. No agency jargon.