wiki/knowledge/sales-enablement/agility-recovery-sales-kickoff-2026.md · 491 words · 2026-01-09

Agility Recovery Sales Kickoff 2026

Overview of the Agility Recovery Sales Kickoff (SKO) event planned for the week of January 13, 2026, including theme, agenda structure, activities, and video capture logistics. Surfaced during the ^[1] SOAR course sync on 2026-01-09.

Event Overview

Host: Gus Donelson (VP/Director, Agility Recovery)
Dates: Sunday–Tuesday (travel Saturday, return Thursday)
Location: Arizona
Attendees: Full sales team; marketing director also present

Gus is hosting the SKO for the first time. The event runs Monday–Tuesday as the core kickoff, with Saturday used for setup and travel.

Theme: Ignite

The 2026 SKO theme is "Ignite", built around four pillars:

Pillar	Description
E — Execute	Operational delivery
D — Deliver	Customer outcomes
I — Innovate	New approaches
B — Build	Growth and capability

The theme logo was likely generated via Microsoft Co-Pilot and uses Co-Pilot brand colors. Gus attributed the concept to the CEO.

Deck Structure

Combined deck is approximately 106 slides across multiple presenters, plus Gus's own 15-slide section
Gus noted this is too many slides and planned to cut content
Deck consolidation and editing is Gus's responsibility as host

Activities

Jenga

A team-building activity planned for the main SKO session. (A puzzle activity is reserved for a separate leadership kickoff.)

Future Headlines

Participants write a mock Business Journal headline and short article describing what Agility Recovery accomplished in 2026 — a forward-looking visioning exercise designed to set direction for the year.

B-Roll Video Capture

Gus and the marketing director will capture B-roll footage at the SKO using iPhones. This footage is intended for use in the ^[2] and related training materials.

Equipment: iPhone (both Gus and marketing director)
Direction: Gus was working on a shot list / recording direction document (printed, in his bag) to provide guidance; leadership had asked for more specificity before committing to record
Volume: Asymmetric provided approximately 53 pages of B-roll guidance; Gus planned to prioritize the most important items

Action Items (from 2026-01-09 sync)

[ ] Finalize recording direction document before travel (@GusDonelson)
[ ] Capture B-roll footage at SKO with marketing director (@GusDonelson)

Week Schedule

Day	Activity
Saturday	Travel to AZ; review "Vertical Part 2" SOAR module on plane
Sunday	Setup / arrive
Monday–Tuesday	Sales Kickoff
Wednesday	Visit vendor at female state prison (sales development program)
Thursday	Return to office
Friday	Resume normal calls; SOAR course sync with Asymmetric

Note: Gus's unavailability this week caused the facilitator manual draft deadline to shift from Wednesday to the following Friday. See ^[3] for timeline details.

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