Kim Bode, CEO of 8THIRTYFOUR, on why vulnerability in leadership builds more trust than a polished front ever could.
What happens when a CEO stops hiding a hard stretch from her team? Kim Bode, CEO and Founder of 8THIRTYFOUR, walks through the moment vulnerability in leadership changed how she runs her company.
"I was working from home a lot... I was almost like I was avoiding them," Kim says of a difficult period in the business. When she finally told her team the truth, their response surprised her: "We want you here, regardless of how you're feeling or the mood you might be in."
She also shares her daily reflection practice, forty-five minutes with her phone put away and her rescue dogs piled on her chair, and why she writes quarterly letters to her future self.
📅 Tuesday, June 30, 2026
🕚 11:00 a.m. PST
🎙️ Hosted by Stephen Sakach and Tullio Siragusa
🎧 Produced by Martha Huerta
🧭 In this video, Kim covers:
• Why she hid a hard stretch from her team, and what changed
• How vulnerability creates safety instead of weakness
• Why "people before profit" has to cost something to be real
• Her daily reflection practice and letters to her future self
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