Bode loves small businesses, almost as much as she does dogs, so she spends her time happy houring, advocating, and writing about them. She shares her thoughts on leadership, culture, and communications on her blog, Small Biz Musings, and 8THIRTYFOUR podcast, Happy Hour Hustle. She has also written sensational articles on the reboot of The Gilmore Girls and a host of other subjects in Huffington Post, Thrive, Entrepreneur, Authority Magazine, and more. Surrounding herself with small business owners led her to serve on the Small Business Association of Michigan’s Legislative Action Council and Leadership Council Advisory Committee. Supporting women is another passion of Bode and she lives it out by serving as a board advisor for Michigan Women in Defense Chapter and as a part of the Leadership Advisory Council for Women Impacting Public Policy (WIPP). In her previous role on the Inforum Regional Council, she brought in people like Tarana Burke, founder of the Me Too Movement and Sarah Thomas, the first female NFL official to chat with the West Michigan community.She also sits on the board for North Quarter Corridor Improvement Authority, is a founding board member of the nonprofit, For the Vets and sits on the R&D committee for United Methodist Community House.When Bode isn’t networking and serving, she is hanging at her cabin in the woods with her incredibly supportive husband and six dogs.