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Here you will find tools, resources, understanding, and motivation on all things small biz. It can be tough to be a small business owner – you’re not alone.

We Don’t Do Marketing
(If I hear this one more time, I’m gonna throat punch someone.) If I had a dollar for every time a technical or contracting company

I Can Do All Things Through Adderall & Shaken Espressos
“Can a person live on iced, shaken espressos only?” I texted my best friend, Sue. “Yes,” she responded. That, right there, is why Sue is

You Are the Face of Your Business—Start Acting Like It
It was standing room only. Business owners packed into a room to talk about something most of us avoid like the plague: ourselves. Not our

The No-BS Guide to Business Travel (From Women Who Actually Know)
Look, I travel a lot. Like, a LOT lot. And after years of trial and error (and some spectacularly bad packing decisions), I’ve got my

The Great Resignation, The Great Exhaustion and Quiet Quitting
The Great Resignation, Great Exhaustion, and Quiet Quitting – what does it mean to small businesses?

Bode’s Life Lessons (From 16 Years in Business)
I started writing this blog last year, and then Imposter Syndrome took over and I killed it. So now it’s more like 17 years but

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They’re calling it The Gray Divorce. Headlines frame it as an exodus driven by men’s weaponized incompetence, the tendency to shirk or feign inability at domestic tasks, leaving spouses exhausted.
The number of successful women I know who feel guilty about their own achievements is staggering. The more awards, promotions, or revenue milestones they rack up, the worse things get at home.
Women are now saying, “no more,” and choosing to leave relationships because these “systems” are influenced by patriarchy, sexism and societal expectations.
They’re over it. Read more at smallbizmusings.com
*pic of Annie, a leadership coach I met in DC. Her and I talked about this pretty extensively.
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I’ll be dropping Leslie Knope quotes, dog pics, and I’ll show you how to define your personal brand at @hubzone_council
Just scroll right for my personal brand. Polished? Nah. Authentic? Yep. That’s what matters.
I’ll share the stories behind these pics and maybe, just maybe a video or two.
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Breakfast with Drew. At one point, I was sitting next to him, but this is probably our best photo we’ve ever taken together. ...
I was not gonna go to Coffee Circle this morning. I’m overwhelmed. I have too much on my plate. All of this is my own fault. I was like, “Nope, Jurgens is hosting, and I don’t know how to do life without her, so I’m going to go support her.” And I want to see Jen, Elizabeth, Erika, and all the other women that, quite frankly, I love.
And as life often goes, it was exactly what I needed. People are the center of everything we do and what makes us who we are. Make time for it.
#bodeslifelessons
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