Too Smart For This.

Too Smart For This.

Some People Inherit a Path. Smart People Invent Their Own.

How a pitch competition reminded me that your background isn’t a barrier, it’s a blueprint.

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Alexis Barber
Dec 12, 2025
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Where are you from?” says the person you just shook hands with. I‘m known for always shooting back: “Guess!”

Without fail, people panic for a split second before landing on some version of: “You give major coastal elite energy.” East Coast if my hair is straight, West Coast if it’s curly. They picture the kind…

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