Archive - Too Smart For This.

Emma Grede Will Take The Credit, Thank You Very Much

I asked a career icon of mine about rage, credit, money, and the Gucci thong. She answered everything. Welcome to ANNOTATED: ISSUE 001.

Sep 21 • Alexis Barber

My creator business is booming. So why am I going back to the office?

I went to the Hamptons for lunch and ended up with a job: a framework for following your frustration and knowing when to say yes.

Sep 14 • Alexis Barber

I'm not white-knuckling another Q4

how to use fun to conquer Busy Season (and 10x your progress)

Sep 1 • Alexis Barber

July 2026

5 Steps To Turning Your Expertise Into Career Leverage

How founders, professionals, and creatives can build a personal brand that creates opportunities (without becoming a full-time influencer)

Jul 26 • Alexis Barber

1:00:48

would younger you be obsessed with your life?

i have an mba and 11 income streams, spend the week with me <3

Jul 24 • Alexis Barber

the smart girl's career crisis

my most impressive friends are panicking, and the way out is an asset you can build yourself. (oh, and PEOPLE wrote about me this week)

Jul 22 • Alexis Barber

Crying at the Ritz Paris

A man told me I didn't have what it takes. The seven shifts that made his opinion irrelevant.

Jul 6 • Alexis Barber

1:07:22

Trust Is The Only Currency Left

Cannes Lions was a movie. Here's what it signaled about substance, reach, and why we need more Smart people on the internet.

Jul 2 • Alexis Barber

June 2026

Summer of Substance!

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

Jun 21 • Alexis Barber

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

51:24

Smart Girls Take Themselves (and their Fun) Seriously

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

Jun 3 • Alexis Barber

May 2026

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

1:05:14

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