Too Smart For This

By Alexis Barber

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Category: Self-Improvement

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Episodes: 162

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For smart and superficial girls everywhere, this podcast helps multifaceted women untangle society's expectations of them through candid conversations and tangible tips for crafting your own journey. Hosted by Alexis Barber, entrepreneur, creator and ex-YouTube and Google employee, you'll hear both the realities of being an ambitious 20-something that identifies as a #MaterialGirl and plenty of gems from our wide range of guests. Follow the show on Instagram and TikTok at @toocollective.


Episode Date
162. Recap of my first year as a Wharton MBA student
Apr 26, 2024
161. Entreprenuership, perfectionism, and the realities of growing a business
Apr 11, 2024
160. Life lessons and material girl favorites (wellness, beauty, fashion)
Mar 28, 2024
159. 8 non-negotiable health and wellness habits
Mar 21, 2024
158. Spring glow up guide
Mar 14, 2024
157. How I manage my money being self employed, career failure, and breakup tips (Q&A)
Mar 08, 2024
156. I’m self sabotaging and here’s what I’m doing about it
Feb 29, 2024
155. Dating life, my new job, and current favorites (Q&A)
Feb 22, 2024
154. From corporate burnout to a multi-passionate career with Madison Utendahl
Feb 14, 2024
153. What no-one admits about self-love
Feb 08, 2024
152. Being selfish is self-care
Jan 25, 2024
151. How to deal with people who try to make you feel small
Jan 18, 2024
150. My ins and outs for 2024 (habits, mindsets and self care)
Jan 11, 2024
149. The 411 on getting off birth control and healthy habits to balance hormone health
Jan 04, 2024
148. My 2023 favorites: skincare, makeup, home, fashion and more
Dec 28, 2023
147. How to reinvent yourself in 2024
Dec 21, 2023
146. Wharton AMA: cliques, finances, academics, parties
Dec 14, 2023
145. Lessons from 24, goals for 25
Dec 07, 2023
144. breaking free from boy stress, desperately trying to stay sane in the chaos, avoiding self-sabotage
Nov 30, 2023
143. Tangbile Tips I Used to Glow Up This Year
Nov 26, 2023
142. q&a: wharton finances, transitioning to single life, should you go to grad school?
Nov 16, 2023
141. Mented Cosmetics Founder KJ Miller Shares the Realities of Entrepreneurship, Pivots, and Her Take on The Beauty Industry Today
Nov 01, 2023
140. From Burnout to Forging Her Own Path with Carly Cardellino, former Cosmopolitan Beauty Director
Oct 26, 2023
139. In My Selfish Era: How to Put Yourself First [& A Life Update]
Sep 28, 2023
138. What All The Hot Girls Are Doing To Glow Up Ft. 4AM Skin Founder, Jade Beguelin
Sep 20, 2023
137. Healthy Habits That Have Changed My Life
Sep 14, 2023
136. My First Month at Wharton: Finances, Schedule, and Life Updates
Sep 10, 2023
135. HBO Sweet Life's @AmandaSaidSo: Living Life on Your Own Terms, Financial Literacy Tips, and Managing Friendships as an Adult
Sep 07, 2023
134. What To Do When You're Starting a New Era (In Career, Life, Or Otherwise)
Aug 28, 2023
133. How to Manage Your Time When Life is Unpredictable
Aug 24, 2023
132. How to Handle [And Give] Criticism Better
Aug 21, 2023
131. Sixtine Rouyre on Why Your Body Isn't Everything, How to Make Your Dreams Happen While Having Fun
Aug 17, 2023
130. Everything You Need to Know About Getting an MBA: Wharton, Choosing Schools, Interviews, Balance, and More
Aug 13, 2023
129. From Scarcity to Abundance with Queen of Confidence, Achieng Agutu - @noordinarynoire
Aug 10, 2023
128. What To Do When You Drop The Ball
Jul 30, 2023
127. The 4 Types of Rest: Why Partying is Good For You & How to Have a Blob Day
Jul 27, 2023
126. How to Glow Up For Real This Time with Dr. Danielle Richardson, Author of "The Glow Up Journal"
Jul 20, 2023
125. How to Deal with Bad Mental Health Days [Sunday Solo]
Jul 16, 2023
124. It's Never Gonna Be Balanced: How to Embrace Flexibility When You're Ambitious
Jul 13, 2023
123. How to Start Journaling, How I'm Paying for Wharton, and Martha's Vineyard Recap
Jul 09, 2023
122. How to Invest in Your Mind, Body, Soul, and Career; Soft Life Living, and Glow Up Tips with Jodie Taylor
Jul 06, 2023
121. How To Deal with Rejection & Survive Post-Grad [Sunday Solo Ep. 4]
Jul 02, 2023
120. Why I've Been Acting Brand New: Mid-Year Check In, Favorites, & Health Updates
Jun 29, 2023
119. How to Make New Friends [Sunday Solo Ep. 3]
Jun 23, 2023
118. Navigating the Music and Modeling Industries as a Multifaceted Black Woman with Olay Noel
Jun 22, 2023
117. How To Have a Hot and Healed Girl Summer [Sunday Solo Ep.2]
Jun 19, 2023
116. How To Be More Consistent [Solo Sundays Ep. 1]
Jun 11, 2023
115. Career Advice that People Aren't Saying Out Loud: 10 Things I Wish I Knew Before Google, Accenture, Wharton, and More
Jun 08, 2023
114. How to Advocate for Your Health and Support Those with Chronic Illness with Nancy Davis, Founder of Race to Erase MS
May 25, 2023
113. Creating Your Own Opportunities, Keeping an Open Mind, and Fashion Tea with @NYCxClothes
May 18, 2023
112. The Smart Girl's Guide to Travel: How I Plan, Budget For, and Pack for Trips
May 11, 2023
111. How to Cultivate Your Creativity & Find Your Own Family ft. Cole Habersham, @cashmeretote
May 04, 2023
110. April Favorites, How I Got into Wharton & My B-School App Process
Apr 27, 2023
109. Blake Newby on Doing it All, Coming Back from Burnout, and Building a Career on Her Terms
Apr 20, 2023
108. The Smart Girl's Guide to Making & Maintaining Female Friendships
Apr 13, 2023
107. Micaéla Verrelien on Creating Your Dream Career, Overcoming Insecurities, and Refusing to Settle
Apr 07, 2023
106. Life Update: I Failed At My Q1 Goals, What I'm Planning For Q2; How I Got in to Wharton; Favorite Products
Mar 30, 2023
105. 5 Steps to do a Spring Reset
Mar 23, 2023
104. The Smart Girl’s Guide to Time Management
Mar 16, 2023
103. The Smart Girl's Guide to Body Acceptance
Mar 09, 2023
102. The Smart Girl's Guide to Lucky Girl Syndrome
Mar 02, 2023
101. How To Stop Arguing for Your Limitations
Feb 23, 2023
100th Episode: I Quit My Job at YouTube! + 4 Reasons Why I Was Able To
Feb 16, 2023
How To Know If You're Codependent [& What to Do About It] with New York Times Bestselling Author Melody Beattie
Feb 09, 2023
Topicals CEO & Founder Olamide Olowe: The Heart Behind the Hype, Running a Company at 26 Years Old, and How She Became the Youngest Black Wo
Feb 02, 2023
Sometimes Self-Care Isn't Enough: Dealing with Depression & Life Updates
Jan 26, 2023
From Disowned to Major Tastemaker: @Shookerd Gets Real on the Power of Confidence in Dark Times
Jan 19, 2023
How to Cultivate Confidence Despite External Forces with Alexa Jay McCoy, Influencer & Plus Size Model
Jan 12, 2023
UNIEKUE: How To Stand Out By Being Yourself
Jan 02, 2023
The Tea on my 2023 Goals, Product Favorites from 2022, and How to Live a High-End Life when You Don’t Have Unlimited Funds
Dec 26, 2022
BFFR: The Overlooked Step to Achieving Your Goals in 2023
Dec 19, 2022
What to Stop and Start Doing in 2023
Dec 12, 2022
How To Make an Intentional Vision Board for 2023
Dec 06, 2022
Setting Boundaries, Advocating for Yourself with a Chronic Illness, and Building Confidence with SI Swim Model Gigi Robinson
Nov 28, 2022
A Guide to Taking Care of Yourself and Your Health When You're at Your Worst with Alyssa Francois
Nov 14, 2022
How to Stay Independent While In A Relationship with Bri Springs
Nov 07, 2022
20+ Micro-Tips That Help me Win The Everyday as a Business Owner, Woman in Tech, and Creator
Oct 31, 2022
3 Ways to Minimize Seasonal Depression BEFORE It Starts
Oct 27, 2022
What If You Were A Little Nicer To Yourself?
Oct 21, 2022
ICYMI: Building a Herd Mentality with Entrepreneur Madisen Dewey
Oct 17, 2022
How to Manage Your Time When You Want to Do Everything
Oct 13, 2022
A Masterclass in Believing in Yourself: Adina Eden, CEO of Multi-Million Dollar Jewelry Line Adina Eden & Forbes 30 Under 30 Recipient
Oct 10, 2022
The 4 Steps to Finding Balance
Oct 06, 2022
What We Get Wrong About Balance ft. Les Alfred, founder of Balanced Black Girl
Oct 03, 2022
Using Rituals to Accomplish My Goals Faster [My new system!]
Sep 29, 2022
A Deep Dive on How to Set Goals [Solo Episode]
Sep 26, 2022
3 Steps to Create Regenerative Rituals
Sep 22, 2022
My Story: How I Used Rituals to Go From Insecure to Inspired
Sep 19, 2022
Setting Boundaries 101: The Secret to Feeling Better & Getting What You Want
Sep 15, 2022
How to Overcome Setbacks and Burnout by Putting Yourself First with Bria Jones
Sep 12, 2022
Do Any of Us Know How To Relax?
Sep 08, 2022
How to Become an Influencer in 2022 with Kensington Grey Founder Shannae Ingleton Smith
Sep 06, 2022
Why Is Taking Care of Yourself So Hard?
Sep 01, 2022
How to Change Your Life When You're Stuck, Growing on TikTok in 2022, and Founding a Tech Startup with @itxmejules
Aug 29, 2022
How to Stay Motivated while Being Multi-Passionate with Eni Popoola, @enigivensunday
Aug 22, 2022
My SPECIFIC Evening & Morning Routines and Why I Do Them
Aug 18, 2022
The Transformative Tool Haley Hoffman Smith Uses to Manifest Success as a Creator, Speaker, and Singer
Aug 15, 2022
How to Tune Out the Noise & Make the Most of Your Early Career with EveryStylishGirl founder Nana Agyemang
Aug 12, 2022
The secret to routines that ACTUALLY work
Aug 12, 2022
8 Mood-Boosting Tips For Pulling Yourself Out of A Rut
Aug 04, 2022
You Don't Have to Glow Up Overnight with @averagesisi
Aug 01, 2022
How to create thriving businesses in every industry with Dulma Altan
Jul 25, 2022
3 Ways to Stop Feeling Stuck
Jul 21, 2022
Survivng the Corporate World, Influencer Tips, and Dating Tea with Simone Alyssa
Jul 18, 2022
How Not Knowing Yourself Costs You
Jul 14, 2022
The Hard Work Behind Soft Life Living with Chrissy Rutherford
Jul 11, 2022
What's The Obsession With Humbling Other Women?
Jul 07, 2022
The Last Episode of 2021 (and for awhile!)
Dec 30, 2021
Finance & Career Tips
Dec 23, 2021
Vision Boards & Goal Setting for 2022
Dec 16, 2021
My 23rd Birthday Reflections
Dec 09, 2021
Practicing Law & Self Love with Dellara (@LegalBaddie)
Dec 02, 2021
Q&A: Moving to NYC, Working at Google, & More!
Nov 18, 2021
Building a Herd Mentality with Herd Social Founder Madisen Dewey
Nov 05, 2021
Writing the Realities of a Modern Black Woman with Jayne Allen
Oct 28, 2021
My Journey With MS
Oct 21, 2021
Owning Her Identity IRL & Online with Kendra Austin
Oct 14, 2021
The Years Behind An Overnight Success with Kelsey Kotzur
Oct 07, 2021
45. how to manage your finances while living your life with @financesreimagined
Sep 23, 2021
Your Job Doesn’t Equal Your Worth: What I’ve Learned 1 Year into the Workforce
Sep 09, 2021
Do it for You, Bestie: What I’ve Learned from a Year on Social Media
Sep 02, 2021
42. @BalancedLes on Wellness for Black Women, starting @BalancedBlackGirl, and How She Manages Emotions Effectively
Aug 26, 2021
41. Alexa Jay (@flexylexxxy) on Building Confidence, Becoming an Influencer & Midsize Model, and Dating in LA
Aug 19, 2021
40. Q&A: Boarding School, Moving in With My Boyfriend, Plastic Surgery
Aug 15, 2021
39. @nocarbsforsam talks WW, Owning your Personality on Instagram, and Dating in NYC
Aug 12, 2021
38. 4 Crucial Tips to Survive the Corporate World with Alexis Barber [+ my exact tools!]
Aug 08, 2021
37. How Lynette Adkins Channeled Her Spirituality to Skyrocket her Platform & Leave Corporate America
Aug 05, 2021
36. My 3 Step Trick for Managing Anxiety & Building Confidence
Aug 01, 2021
How to Navigate Long Distance, Money Differences, and Find Your Person with My Boyfriend of 4 Years, Jeff!
May 11, 2021
Michelle Pellizzon, Holisticism Founder, on Building an Intuitive and Inclusive Wellness Brand with Spiritual Tools & Anticapitalist Values
May 04, 2021
33. Staying True to Myself Amidst Influencer Culture, Capitalism, and the Corporate World
Apr 30, 2021
32. How @astasiawill Built a Career In Sports Media From Tweeting
Apr 27, 2021
How To Get Your First Job Post Grad
Apr 23, 2021
30. Helen Phelan on Intuitive Exercise and Building a Digital Business in a Pandemic
Apr 20, 2021
29. @BalanceByKrystle on Being a Nurse During the Pandemic, Learning to Love Yourself, and Her Natural Hair Journey
Apr 13, 2021
28. The Truth About Being a Black Content Creator
Apr 09, 2021
27. @justjazzzyidk talks TikTok Growth, her Real Estate Career, Confidence and Identity
Apr 06, 2021
26. How @kiarablanchette Wrote 2 Poetry Books, Started an Online Editorial Company, and a Wine Business At 22
Mar 30, 2021
25. How To Navigate “Post-Pandemic” Body Anxiety
Mar 27, 2021
24. Co-Founders of KARITE Shea Butter on How to Start a Business with Family while Working Full Time and How Black Women Do It All
Mar 23, 2021
22. @lanibfit on Social Media Growth, Intuitive Eating, And Journaling For Self Care
Mar 16, 2021
21. What Meghan Markle & Being Mixed Have Taught Me About Advocating For Myself, Setting Boundaries & Self Love During the Pandemic
Mar 12, 2021
20. Astrology For Self Discovery with @maxineluzia
Mar 09, 2021
19. @LisaHayim on Our Brains and Food, Anti-Diet Culture, and Cultivating Self-Love
Mar 02, 2021
18. Q&A Part 2: Dieting, Having MS, and How I Got Into Content Creation
Feb 26, 2021
17. Q&A Pt 1: Budgeting, How I Got My Job, and My Move to NYC
Feb 23, 2021
16. Lola Adewuya, founder of @thebranddoula, on Starting A Design Studio, Achieving & Setting Goals, and Corporate Job Realities
Feb 16, 2021
15. Why Do We Love Black Women’s Culture, but Fail to Love Them or Allow Them To Love Themselves?
Feb 12, 2021
14. @insidethenout Founder Nya Jones on Self-Reflection, Starting a Product-Based Business While Working at Facebook, and Stepping Into Your
Feb 09, 2021
13. The Roots of Diet Culture: Racism & Fatphobia
Feb 05, 2021
12. @camarynalejandra on The Pressures of Instagram, Social Justice & Climate Activism, and Growing Into Your Authenticity as A Black Person
Feb 02, 2021
11. 6 Months after Ditching Dieting: I Still Don’t Love My Body
Jan 29, 2021
10. @sami on Betches’ Evolution, Today’s Politics, and Letting Go of Dieting
Jan 26, 2021
09. @bykwest on Blackness in the Wellness Space, Managing 3 Jobs, and Launching A Business
Jan 19, 2021
08. @norajmaxwell on 3 Ways to Be a Better Ally and Breaking Down Systemic Racism on Instagram
Jan 12, 2021
07. The Problem With Not Getting Political
Jan 08, 2021
06. Ali Bonar @avokween on Comparison, Body Image, and Launching a Product Based Business Kween & Co
Jan 05, 2021
05. How I’m Setting Goals for 2021 + New Templates!
Dec 31, 2020
04. @SkinnyHangover on Growing on Instagram, Balanced Eating after Dieting, and Launching her First Product
Dec 29, 2020
03. My Dietitian @lisamnutrition on 3 Ways to Heal from Disordered Eating, Get Rid of Body Bias, and It’s Okay to Want to Lose Weight, Too!
Dec 25, 2020
02. @freckledfoodie on Pregnancy, Relationships, and Getting Political on Instagram
Dec 22, 2020
Episode 01: Too Smart For This
Dec 05, 2020