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Kim Bode smiles while posing for a camera inside of the 8THIRTYFOUR Learning Hub.

In 2016, Kim wrote a blog about how terrible professionals are at marketing themselves. The gist: if you want to grow, you have to stop hiding and start showing up. Blog, network, speak, post, give, say yes, and put in the time. It was right then and it’s still right now.

Kim was talking about owning your authentic self and showing up as you a decade before the rest of the world caught up. What’s changed is that she’s spent the last ten years building an entire framework around it, because the insight was always right; it just needed a system behind it. That system is Big Deal Energy™: the confidence of knowing exactly who you are, owning your QUIRKS™, and communicating your authentic self unapologetically.

Doing all the things, the LinkedIn posts, the speaking gigs, the networking events, doesn’t matter if you don’t know who you are when you show up to do them. Most people are performing a version of themselves they think other people want to see, rather than showing up as the one that actually exists. The people who are remembered aren’t the smartest ones in the room; they’re the ones who figured out how to be memorable, and memorable starts with owning the quirks, experiences, and perspective that are entirely yours.

The Big Deal Energy™ Workshop is where that shift happens. In 2.5 hours, you’ll work through the QUIRKS™ framework to question the rules keeping you small, uncover your Big Hairy Audacious Goal, identify what makes you weird and remarkable, and start showing up as yourself consistently and unapologetically. You’ll leave with a plan and a group of people cheering you on.

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Owning what makes you weird and unique takes time... and work. 

You can start that work at a Big Deal Energy workshop. First one is on June 23. Link in bio.
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Full article at the link in bio.
Big Deal Energy starts with questioning the status quo and the rules you've been told to follow. They were built for blending in, not standing out.

Thank you to @fox17morningmix for the spotlight on our upcoming workshops. 

Watch the full segment at the link in bio.
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Nobody will remember your job title, and frankly, it's not what's interesting about you, anyway. 

The reason you're in those rooms is to be memorable, so find what that is and embrace it.

Thank you to @sheleadssocietymi for having us at your monthly meeting to talk Big Deal Energy

Come to an upcoming workshop, it'll be fun. Link in bio.
Fixing the skills gap means changing how we do things... not more AI 'solutions.' 

In her latest blog, Kim talks about the need for mentorship, a framework, better job descriptions, and (this one's really important) managers who aren't afraid to give honest, timely feedback.

Read the full blog at the link in bio.

Big Deal Energy™ Workshops

Next Workshop: June 23, 2026

Stop following the rules meant to keep you small. Step into your Big Deal Energy™

Workshop Length: 2.5 hours, in-person | Methodology: QUIRKS™ | Price: $249 per person

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