441: How Alexis Barber Balances Being A Wharton MBA, Influencer, and Founder
Side Hustle Pro
Nicaila Matthews Okome | Side Hustle Pro Media
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 4 December 2024
⏱️ 60 minutes
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Summary
This week in the guest chair we have Alexis Barber, a lifestyle influencer and founder of Too Collective, a modern wellness and loungewear brand. At just 25 years old, Alexis is the host of the top-rated Too Smart For This Podcast and has worked with brands like Lululemon, Rare Beauty, Microsoft, and Miss Dior as a content creator.
In this episode she shares:
- How growing up low-income provided the foundation for having confidence and an ambitious mindset to overcome the limitations of her past
- Her transformative experience as an MBA candidate at The Wharton School at UPenn
- How she makes a living off of content creation and the opportunities being an influencer has provided
Highlights Include:
00:00 Intro
03:00 Confidence and putting yourself out there
09:55 Becoming a lifestyle influencer
12:04 Navigating side hustling and a corporate role
19:27 Collaboration with Rare Beauty
20:48 Launching a robe company
29:09 MBA program at Wharton
39:20 Transparency in content creation
44:07 The importance of building a team
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Links mentioned in this episode
- Too Collective Website: https://toocollective.com/
- Too Collective Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toocollective/
- Alexis’ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@alexisbarber_
- Alexis’ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexisbarber/
- Alexis’ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@alexis_barber
- MLT Program: https://mlt.org/
- Harvard Summer Program: https://www.hbs.edu/svmp/Pages/default.aspx
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