Bevy Smith Climbed the Ladder, Looked Around — and Jumped Off

Bevy Smith Climbed the Ladder, Looked Around — and Jumped Off

May 11, 2026 · 46 min · Episode 44

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Bevy Smith shares her journey of leaving a successful career to pursue new opportunities in entertainment.

What does it take to walk away from a six-figure career with no plan, go broke, and come out the other side with a Bravo show, an Amazon Prime series, and a Broadway stage credit? In this episode of The Messy Parts, the one and only Bevy Smith tells Maryam about growing up in Central Harlem, cutting her teeth in luxury fashion advertising, landing at Vibe and Rolling Stone, and then walking away from all of it to start over — completely sure she was making the right call. Find out what caused...

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