Stop Humbling Yourself: Owning Your Confidence with Alexis Barber
Why do successful, confident women seem to get hate for taking up space?
Today I'm bringing back content creator, podcast host of Too Smart for This, and founder of Too Collective, Alexis Barber, to chat about the burnout that comes with juggling multiple careers, what it takes to build a luxury brand, and how to deal with spaces that still question the value of female success. From dealing with hate comments to redefining what it means to be "relatable," we talk about feeling the pressure to stay small while reaching for big dreams. Whether you've been told you're too smart, or too ambitious, you're just getting started.
We Also Talk About…
How Alexis built a luxury brand while navigating the pressures of maintaining a full-time corporate career
The realities of burnout when you're balancing multiple careers and passions
The impact of hate comments and the challenges of staying confident as a woman in business
Redefining what "relatable" really means in a world that expects women to shrink
Why being unapologetically ambitious is necessary-and how to own it
Chapters:
00:00: Life updates since Alexis was last on the show
06:18: Navigating tariffs as an entrepreneur
08:33: Gender bias in startups
10:49: Navigating the challenges of success
14:10: The downsides of relatability
17:15: How to stop feeling undeserving
21:58: Dealing with burnout
24:23: Letting go of perfectionism
33:07: Alexis' Journal "Too Smart for This"
37:18: Following childhood dreams
42:42: Balancing being real with having an image online
Resources:
Follow Alexis on Instagram [@alexisbarber](https://www.instagram.com/alexisbarbe...)
Follow Too Collective on Instagram [@toocollective](https://www.instagram.com/toocollecti...)
Listen to Alexis' podcast [Too Smart for This](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...)
Check out [Too Smart for This: A Journal to Build Self-Trust and Stop Settling for Less Than You Deserve by Alexis Barber](https://amzn.to/4juO19Y)
Subscribe to [Too Collective on Substack](https://toocollective.substack.com/)
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