Tips & Tricks
Tips & tricks of small business from a small business owner. Be inspired, think big, and cut yourself some slack.

Interview WTFs: Observations & Tips
A growing business is a blessing and a challenge. Hiring is one of the hardest endeavors, regardless of business size. When you have an entry-level

Sunday Scaries
Am I the only one, who had never heard this saying, until recently? According to the internet, that is always right in all these types

Get it over with, stop procrastinating
Ever find yourself scrolling through Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn…all the photos in your phone…the latest Ann Taylor sale…basically doing anything but tackling the looming project that

Blogging lessons (11 years and counting)
We are blogging maniacs at 8THIRTYFOUR, we blog twice a week or more depending on breaking industry news. That is a lot of content to

Consistency is annoying, but necessary
As entrepreneurs and business owners, our days are anything but consistent. It is a word we loathe, how can we possibly be consistent when everyday

The art of procrastination
Don’t have a heart attack, but I currently have 1,215 emails in my inbox. Are you hyperventilating? Take a deep breath, here’s a paper bag
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Ok, fun fact. @m.k.earley and I send each other outfit photos each morning. I don’t know how it started or why but it’s one of my favorite things so here are some of my favorite outfits from 2025. It’s basically my Spotify rewind but much more stylish.. ...
It`s time for Bode`s Top 5 of 2025, it`s like the @spotify Wrapped but not really at all. Full link in my story and bio and wherever else we put those things.
2025 was a dumpster fire of epic proportions, but it`s also the year women recognized and owned their power and influence; because of that, I wouldn’t change a thing (ok, maybe a few things).
Here’s my recap and what I think it all means for 2026.
1. The Gray Wave: Women are quitting men cause we`re tired, we have each other, and life is easier without you. Ouch.
2. I Beg Your F*cking Pardon: Women are ruining the workplace with competence, collaboration, and equality. How dare us.
3. The Price of Your Cowardice: Is America great again? Guess I haven`t noticed between inflation, rising health care costs, and the sh*tty economy.
4. The Sisterhood. There is power in our gender; when we recognize and own it, we are unstoppable.
5. You Are the Face of Your Business. People buy from people, not logos. Embrace your personal brand, get out there, or watch your business suffer.
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@crestongr @bestincreston outdid itself this year. @8thirtyfour brought back the boozy hot chocolate bar, and many of our favorites came back and declared us the best stop🎄.
@clifftonyoung @lisayounggr let us borrow their children.
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It’s the work no one notices or thanks you for. It’s evenings and weekends spent cleaning, organizing, filing, fixing, moving, and trying to catch up.
It’s calling the City because your garbage can is missing a lid, or waiting for the security company to come because there is a fault in your system, it’s shoveling the sidewalk every morning and weekends...it’s replacing bulbs in lights, scrubbing scuff marks off walls, washing windows...and it’s never ending.
Small business ownership is really hard, all-consuming, and only other owners truly get it. #personalbranding #smallbusiness
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