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Kim Bode Schools

She schools, facilitates, workshops, and trains.

We glorify entrepreneurship like it’s all sunshine and unicorns, but behind the scenes, it’s burnout, decision fatigue, and uncontrollable sobbing in the bathroom. Small business is hard, really hard; which is why every single program, session, workshop and event I’ve created is steeped in the reality of business ownership. You’ll get tools, resources and guidance built on my 19 years of creating, learning, failing and building a successful business.

My ADHD is my superpower in building engaging, interesting, and hella good programs, whether it’s for disinterested young professionals or established business owners. If I can’t sit through it, I sure as hell ain’t going to make anyone else.

I school you and tool you to take on any challenge in life – personal or professional.

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I school; you do.

I’m big enough to admit I am often inspired by myself.” — Leslie Knope

Big Deal Energy teaches you how to show up with intention and passion while being unapologetically authentic. You’ll learn to embrace the messy, imperfect, quirky parts of yourself—not as obstacles to overcome, but as your greatest assets.

This is when you become unforgettable. Instead of chasing opportunities, you are sought out, referred, requested, and remembered.

What's Your QUIRKS™ Archetype?

The QUIRKSyou’ve been told to hide are the things that make you memorable. Your story matters. All of it… the messy, the hard, the unconventional. The moment you decide to own what makes you weird is the moment you start to own your Big Deal Energy.

Find out if you’ve been embracing your QUIRKS™ with Main Character Energy or living in Ghost Mode.

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Schooling & Tooling

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8THIRTYFOUR Skills Survival School

This is survival school — the kind of training nobody gave your employees before they walked in, built for businesses who can't afford to keep absorbing the cost of the gap. The program design is grounded in problem-centered methodology — every scenario, every exercise, every module ties to situations your employees will recognize from their own Monday morning. This isn't theory. Bode spent years perfecting the design, the sequencing, the integration. None of it is made up.

Big Deal Energy™

When you own your QUIRKS™, show up authentically, and give without expecting, the good comes your way. The things making you different aren’t liabilities; they’re your competitive edge. Flip the script, so the people with half your talent and brains stop getting the space meant for you.

It’s time to get uncomfortable and define what makes you unique, quirky, and weird…cause that’s your Big Deal Energy™.