January 2026, Quarterly Connect: Jamie Danek & Teresa Coats

✨ Q1 Quarterly Connect Recap: Intentional Momentum

Visual recap by Emily Mills

Momentum isn’t something you chase.
It’s something you design, protect, and revisit.

That was the through line of last week’s DWB January kickoff. 

Thank you all so much for joining us last week. We were blown away by your support and we can’t wait for next month.

What landed in the room:

• Momentum isn’t always forward. Sometimes it’s recalibration

• Simplification creates traction. Subtraction is often the unlock

• Clarity beats effort. Focus changes everything downstream

• You own the system. Momentum doesn’t happen by accident.

Where the AI conversation stood out:

• AI should create space, not pressure

• If it doesn’t give you back time or clarity, it’s not leverage

• Automate tasks, not judgment - humans are essential! 

Lightning round wisdom:

STOP: waiting, worrying, undervaluing yourself
SIMPLIFY: calendars, commitments, doing too many things at once
PROTECT: yourself, your time, your priorities

Momentum isn’t something you find.
It’s something you intentionally build.

🎥 Missed the event or want to revisit the conversation?
Here is the full recording of the night, including the AI discussion, leadership insights, and audience Q&A. Panel starts around the 20 min mark. (Thank you, Summer Wuethner and Lumis Memorie for capturing!) 

Thank you’s
Deep gratitude to Jamie Danek and Teresa Coats for the honesty and depth they brought to the room. Big thank you to the amazing Shanan Kelley for moderating.

Thank you to our volunteers that helped with check in, wine pouring, content capturing, and all the things!  Huge thank you to Jen Van Jaarsveld for capturing amazing shots of the event, and Emily Mills for her awesome visual recap .

We are also so grateful for The House Gym and Bella Nouva for supporting DWB with their sponsorship.