In this episode, Alexa breaks down the real story behind that transformation. The fear, the firing, the years of scraping by, budgeting groceries on $50 a week, and the moment she realised her “safe” career was slowly killing her soul.

Before the brand deals, before the viral videos, before Hulu’s Secret Chef, Alexa was a journalist making less than a McDonald’s manager, questioning everything she’d worked for. What followed was not a clean pivot, but years of freelancing, rejection, anxiety, and doing it scared until one bet finally worked.

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1:44 From Food Stamps to Content Creation
11:43 Moving to NYC and Going Full Time
18:08 Alexa's Big Break
25:00 Working for Money vs Working for Exposure
33:44 Societal Pushback
40:10 Going from Hobby to Career
48:52 Philosophical Questions

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