Too Smart For This.

For ambitious material girls learning to channel their chaos into an intentional, fun, and fully lived life.

By Alexis Barber

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The Smart Girl’s Winter Wellness Curriculum

you're too smart to lose an entire season to sadness. 9 practices for staying grounded, glowing, and genuinely well when it’s dark by 4:32 p.m.

Nov 6, 2025 • Alexis Barber

Smart Girls Don't Want a Man, They Want Money

And meaning, of course. Welcome to the era of the Ambitious Material Girl.

Nov 20, 2025 • Alexis Barber

Summer of Substance!

being smart is the bare minimum. a lot of you are boring.

Jun 21 • Alexis Barber

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Smart Girls Evolve

Jul 20, 2025 • Alexis Barber

You're Too Smart for Scrolling

Jun 8, 2025 • Alexis Barber

The old career playbook is dead. Smart girls are writing their own.

Feb 5 • Alexis Barber

Smart Girls Don’t Wait for Clarity — They Create It

Oct 24, 2025 • Alexis Barber

Smart Girls Don’t Play It Safe

Aug 27, 2025 • Alexis Barber

i shouldn't have gone to business school...

May 27, 2025 • Alexis Barber

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maybe you're the only one who's not taking you seriously

i finally decided i wanted more. the (paid) opportunities followed.

Jun 12 • Alexis Barber

Smart Girls Take Themselves (and their Fun) Seriously

4 assignments for the summer you stop settling for "good enough".

Jun 3 • Alexis Barber

We paid $250k to learn how to build an empire. Here's how it's going...

nobody's career looks how they thought it would, wharton MBAs included.

May 20 • Alexis Barber, Hannah Zhang, and Simi Shah

Smart Girls Don't Just Go Viral, They Go the Distance

4AM Skin's Sabrina Sade and Jade Beguelin on Clean Sheets, a $4M raise, 1,800 Target doors, and the five-year build the internet is about to call an…

May 15 • Alexis Barber

Welcome To The Credibility Economy

welcome to the credibility economy.

May 7 • Alexis Barber

Smart Girls Build

A $43 billion wealth gap and why I'm done being passive about AI (even though I'm scared!!!)

Apr 13 • Alexis Barber

Exactly How I Turned a Chaotic Quarter Into a Clear Strategy

How I used AI to audit my Q1, find the gaps, and build a Q2 plan to double my revenue.

Apr 3 • Alexis Barber