Jenna’s Impact

“You are a warrior. You are changing people’s lives.”

“I just love all of what you’re doing. I couldn’t agree more that when done right - experience-driven hospitality is a healing art. One that we all desperately need more of these days, in this world.”

“It is truly an excellent piece of work.”

“Thank you for being a kind person in a (sometimes) unkind world.”

“Our conversation was genuinely enlightening - you shared perspectives and examples that really opened my eyes and helped me see things in a new way.”

“I saw the research you guys did. It’s very sexy.”

“You have a very specific kind of taste that I want more of in my life.”

“inspiring and thought-provoking 4th space vision of hotels - really enjoyed it. Now I'm off to buy another few rooms of plants in anticipation of visiting your forthcoming 'warm sands' project :)”

“Thanks for bringing so much intention and thought as usual. It’s going to be incredible.”

”Hey Jenna! I was processing all about today and I just wanted to share with you how impactful the coffee club has been to me, it might get too deep but I feel like I can haha I had a realllly introspective moment and I found myself in tears. I always had moments when I just wanted to disappear and what I hated the most about it was knowing life is worth it, and it can be beautiful but still feeling like I wasn’t willing to do it. And I always wondered if I was going to feel that way forever. Two months ago I had a really hard break up, my life was so messy in every aspect so I was in a dark place. But from that something clicked in my mind and made me start to see myself differently. And when I started going to coffee club, I could actually believe on that different perspective and that I can handle dark moments. Hearing about people’s stories made me connect with them but also with myself more and more. And today I had the feeling of being interested and curious about where life is going to take me, and it might sound small but it’s a huge thing for me. I don’t think I ever felt this way.”

“Como siempre, tu texto es precioso. Siempre leo tus textos con atención. En tus palabras escritas oigo siempre tu voz: al leerlas, no estoy leyendo, estoy escuchando tu voz.”

“Once again, for like the 100th time, reading something of yours makes me immediately think ‘god I would love to sit down and chat with you about this. You’re so good at putting your thoughts into words and in a way that while a lot of people’s essays / blogs / substacks make me think ‘Oh, that’s interesting,” yours activates the “yes and” part of my brain that comes up with a bunch of follow-up questions and thoughts of my own. Maybe it’s just that you phrase things in a way I’ve never thought about before. I guess that’s what good writing does: gets your neurons firing in a variety of ways. Thanks for sharing, always.”

“I know I said this last night but I’ll say it again - it was an absolute privilege to be in the company of yourself and the human board yesterday…as I was writing and reflecting on yesterday, what stays with me most is the human-ness, humility, collective wisdom, and kindness of how everyone shows up.”

“Thoughtful, Attainable Luxury”

“the amazing poet, video journalist and author of “The Hours Before Dusk”

“I know you can pull it into shape and bring the vision to life. You get what we’re trying to build, you understand hotels, and you know exactly what’s required to make this work.”

“Just read your substack and loved it :) wabi sabi… there’s beauty in the dark in bitter.”

“Deep Personalization Rooted in Empathy”

"This case study explores a highly personalized weekend getaway curated by AMARIMA, an experiential travel design studio. The process began with a personal conversation and culminated in a multi-page, thoughtfully crafted itinerary that extended far beyond logistical details. By integrating emotional intention with practical planning—playlists, rituals, sensory cues, and flexible structure—the experience transcended typical travel and became a restorative, memorable chapter in my life.”

“…bruja.”

“Qué cosa, es inerte pero está llena de vida... 🙏”

“You are VERY good at your job. I keep thinking: how does she know me?”

“In Jenna we trust.”

“Finished this book cover-to-cover yesterday and let me tell you - Jenna has done something really special here. Reading this gave me that feeling you get when you watch a James Bond movie and leave the theater wanting to be nothing in the world but James Bond. Except in this instance, James Bond is Jenna Matecki”

“Today was amazing.”

“Jenna Mari Matecki is a visionary and maverick… brava Jenna.”

“I want slow mornings so bad. Structured, long, and slow. I want to transition between my morning tasks without feeling rushed. At. my own pace. And an extra hour for a long walk. I want to end at like 2pm.”

“I felt very included. By everyone. Was so nice.”
“Everybody was so open and cool.”
“What an amazing opportunity to meet cool people.”
“Great people, great host, interesting topic.”
“All my friends in Barcelona are from Coffee Club.”
”Coffee Club changed my life.”

“This is a book to be read in sips, not in gulps. It's tricky to explain this, but I think Jenna Matecki found a new way to use words to describe memories. She skillfully uses just the right amount of words to show the readers snippets of her memory, as they would all be summarized and organized in their own little rolodex: Abisko, Amsterdam, Austin, Barcelona, Buenos Aires...”

“I love you.”

“Have you ever left for coffee as one person and come back someone slightly different? That happened to me today. I was scrolling LinkedIn, saw Jenna Mari Matecki's post about some coffee club meetup, thought "why not," and registered. Zero expectations, zero understanding of who would be there or what it would feel like. So The Club met. And two hours later, I walked out with that rare, disorienting feeling: what had just happened, and why was it so good? I've lived in Barcelona for two and a half years. I have people here, I have routines. But I haven't had that in quite a while — a space where the conversation goes deep fast, where strangers somehow become people you already want to see again, where you laugh and then suddenly talk about something that actually matters. Was it luck? We'd spoken today that "right place, right time" only works when you're internally ready for it. Like, scrolls happen every day. The click only happens when something in you is already open. Jenna, thank you for creating something genuinely rare. The way you opened the space made everyone in it want to show up fully.”

“Matecki’s work is like being suck in a reverie, both lyrical and reminiscent. A perfect book to read in your 20s.”

“You are showing me what is right in front of me but I couldn’t see for myself. I am so grateful I don’t even have words for it.”"

“Awesome sculptures! At some point you're gonna have to stop being so good at so many things... it's kind of annoying :) Seriously, they're terrific.”

“Letting nine perfect strangers from around the world hold space for my tears and career crises. A big salute to the brilliant, effervescent Jenna Matecki of AMARIMA and The Human Board she’s assembled.”