396: How Alexis Barber Balances Being A Wharton MBA, Influencer, and Founder

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 pastHer transformative experience as an MBA candidate at The Wharton School at UPennHow 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 Check out episode 396 of Side Hustle Pro podcast out now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube This episode is brought to you by: Gusto offers modern, easy payroll, benefits, and HR to small businesses across the country. Sign up and give it a try at gusto.com/shp. Links mentioned in this episodeToo Collective Website: https://toocollective.com/  MLT Program: https://mlt.org/Harvard Summer Program: https://www.hbs.edu/svmp/Pages/default.aspx Pietra: https://www.pietrastudio.com/  Click here to subscribe via RSS feed (non-iTunes feed): http://sidehustlepro.libsyn.com/rss Guest Social Media Info 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  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.