Happy Valentine's Day my beautiful friends! Jodie Taylor is back, and this episode couldn't have come at a better time.

Jodie is a Senior Director of DEI at Sony Music Group, Northwestern alum, and one of the most followed voices in the ambitious women space. She's been featured in the New York Times, Vogue, and The Cut — and she's one of the first people Alexis has seen put into actual words what it feels like to navigate dating and career as a successful woman.

This episode is full of the big sister advice we all need to hear — dating as an ambitious woman, the two types of men you attract, why physical capital matters more than most high-achieving women want to admit, and why a bias towards action is the only thing standing between you and the life you want.

Find Jodie: @jodyktayl (IG) | @jodyktay (TikTok) | glowupmasterclass.com

What You'll Learn:

The two types of men ambitious women attract (and why both are exhausting)
Jodie's dating framework: pacing, time boundaries, and filtering out love bombers
How to find your non-negotiables (look at your childhood, not TikTok)
Why physical capital is one of the most underrated investments you can make
What "visible currency" means and why a stylist changes everything
How to map your social network and create proximity with the women you want around you
Why you need to be 70-80% of the way there before reaching out to a mentor
Why alignment will always outperform effort
Why having a bias towards action is everything

EPISODE CHAPTERS

[00:00] - Welcome back Jodie Taylor

[05:30] - Mindset shifts for becoming visible

[11:45] - Alignment vs effort: zone of genius

[17:20] - Dating as an ambitious woman

[23:40] - The dating framework: pacing, boundaries, vetting

[30:15] - Non-negotiables as an ambitious woman

[36:50] - Physical capital and why women undersell it

[49:10] - Networking: mapping your social circle and creating proximity

[55:30] - Bias towards action: the big sister advice you need to hear

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ABOUT TOO SMART FOR THIS

You're ambitious. You're overwhelmed. And you're definitely too smart to keep sacrificing your well-being for someone else's definition of success.

Too Smart For This is the show for ambitious material girls just like you who are learning how to channel their chaotic energy into a more intentional and fun life.

Join your host, Alexis Barber (author, Wharton MBA, former Google/YouTube strategist, and certified ambitious material girl), every Monday for the frameworks, authentic conversations, and tangible tools you need to build a life that's both driven and deeply enjoyable. Because self-care is part of the business plan—and you're too smart to settle for anything less.

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ABOUT YOUR HOST

Hello, love!

I'm an ambitious material girl obsessed with wellness, business, consumer culture, and the creator economy. I write from New York City, where I'm busy enjoying being young, gifted, and Black, oversharing online, and remembering that self-care is part of the business plan.

This show is supported by Other Kind Media — otherkindmedia.com