Under the Influence Podcast

Sheila Bella is the host of the Pretty Rich Podcast, a dynamic top-rated show on iTunes for Business & Careers. She is an international conference speaker, the President of The American Academy Of Micropigmentation & founder of the Pretty Ambitious Summit. Sheila is considered one of the leaders in the world of permanent cosmetics and beauty, having built a 7 figure beauty business in 3 ye...

Whitney is coming at you with a solo while in Nashville! As she’s hosting an event for Clearstem skincare, what better time to talk about event marketing and how she has expanded into hosting events. Whitney shares the breakdown of the first event she ever hosted to market her agency, the huge impact it created, and how this led her to discover her passion for hosting events. In this episode of Un...

Scout Sobel is the CEO of Scout's Agency, the founder of The Emotional Entrepreneur, which is a podcast and bestselling book, and the co-host of the popular Okay Sis Podcast. She is a trailblazer in the media industry for utilizing podcasts as a powerful form of PR. After starting Okay Sis, which focuses on female guests, Scout fell in love with spreading women's stories and identified the...

Today, Whit is diving into a solo episode sharing 3 tips for navigating your life and starting a business in your 20s. She shares her biggest lessons on being resourceful and offering value (not just taking someone to coffee!) when networking, along with why we need to evaluate the people we surround ourselves with. In this episode of Under the Influence: How being resourceful will get you any job...

Natalie is an influencer turned entrepreneur. She began her social media career in 2011 on YouTube in the beauty guru phase. She has grown her following to over 360,000 followers throughout her platforms, made it her full-time job, and pivoted multiple times in her journey. She is the host of The Real Reel Podcast, a show where she speaks to entrepreneurs, business leaders, creators, and everyone...

In today’s solo, Whitney unpacks her process for hiring, exploring the importance of hiring people who excite you and having a shared vision with your team. Whitney breaks down what she looks for when hiring, why creating clear expectations is critical, and the systems she has for communication to build trust and strong company morale. In this episode of Under the Influence: Factors Whitney consid...

Aimee Yang is the Founder and CEO of BetterBrand, a consumer food tech company working to challenge the status quo of diet and healthy eating by taking on the refined carbs industry. Born in LA, BetterBrand is transforming the most carb-heavy foods into the least, starting with bagels. Aimee launched BetterBrand in 2021 after securing a record-breaking $1.2M pre-seed round, making Yang the first A...

Today, we’re looking at influence and marketing through the lens of the craft beer industry with brewer and brand ambassador for Ballast Point Brewing Co., Jeff Lozano. Jeff Lozano left a career in nursing to get his foot in the door of the San Diego brewing industry any way he could. He started as a weekend night-shift janitor at Ballast Point and worked his way up to brewer within three years. J...

In today’s solo, Whitney is unpacking how she shifted out of scarcity mindset by releasing the tight grip she had on her agency. She talks about her process for healing the disappointment and resentment she had been holding onto, and how shining a light on these harbored emotions allowed her to bring in new opportunities. In this episode of Under the Influence: How Whitney has experienced scarcity...

Ali Bonar is CEO & founder of Oat Haus, a food company on a mission to make food fun. Their flagship product, Granola Butter, is the world's first oat-based spread. Ali created Granola Butter out of her eating disorder recovery, and is passionate about helping others with body image and food freedom. She lives in Philadelphia with her partner Eric and dog Squishy. In this episode of Under...

In today’s solo, Whitney shares her recent experience with navigating anxiety and how she’s been prioritizing mental rest. She takes you through her key practices for moving through her fear, exploring how creating space to mentally purge, feeling through the emotion, and leaning into self-forgiveness have been crucial tools for her self-healing. In this episode of Under the Influence: How Whitney...

Call it passion, love of people, or maybe just a natural knack for storytelling — whatever it is she's fueled by, Jess isn't slowing down any time soon. From the get-go, she knew her desire to represent brands and leaders with a purposeful story was a strong one, and after 12 years in PR -- seven at the helm of BAM The Agency and five leading communications for the Fresh Snacking leader, P...

Buckle up ‘cause Whitney’s coming in hot to open up a dialogue around what it means to be a woman in our society. She shares her own personal stories of experiences that left her feeling manipulated, disgusted, and small, and why it’s critical that we talk about these issues and stereotypes that women face every day. In this episode of Under the Influence: Whitney’s experience being raised by her...

Today, Whitney is talking to Jake Kelfer about what is really required to create the freedom for the life we want. Jake is a lifestyle entrepreneur, business coach, and life elevator dedicated to helping people create transformational experiences and achieve their true potential through connection. In this episode of Under the Influence What happens when your dream is redirected Creating the perfe...

Whitney takes you on yet another adventure via solo episode. She shares about the immense undertaking the Get Supr launch was and reflects on social media feedback post-launch. Whitney shares about the mental and physical burnout she is experiencing, the purpose behind our burnout and provides her own three actionable tips on how you could move through your own burnout season. Follow Along! Whitne...

In Episode 52, Whitney brings on Co-Founder Julia Broglie from BroglieBox to share her story behind the brand. They discuss the story behind BroglieBox and its mission to provide an all-in-one package that includes educational resources, actionable steps, and evidence-based tools to help recipients maintain mental health. Julia also shares her story as an entrepreneur from side hustle to a full-ti...

Episode 51 is HERE! Whitney welcomes guests back to the show and shares her intimate journey through taking a break from the podcast, walking through 2020, re-discovering herself through a mental health diagnosis, and establishing herself as a serial entrepreneur by getting a little more supr! Follow along @undertheinfluence.pod + @whitneyeckis

Sormeh Rienne’s mission is to create value by doing what is so highly prized: conveying your emotions into an experience. So that your expression becomes the experience. Enter The Guild - one of San Diego's oldest and most influential structures. Once a forgotten YMCA, turned iconic hotel.  Join Whitney  and Sormeh on a tour of The Guild . Become part of history and learn about the influence,...

Ashley and Lauren Wirkus collectively known as the Wirkus Twins ; identical twins born and raised in sunny so cal — Encinitas to be exact. They spent their 20s in the big apple balancing work play and chasing summer and rose in a little place called the Hamptons, ending with their casting on Bravo’s Summer House.  The Twins join Whitney to talk about their career shift; from working for a (literal...

This week on  Under the Influence Podcast ,   Whitney is joined by San Diego's  Fox5 Lifestyle reporter, Heather Lake .  Listen as they discuss the impact social media has had on her career in news media. Listen as they talk about Heather’s insane schedule as a morning news reporter, finding the time to run a charitable side hustle, balancing the mom life and career hustle including her self c...

 This week on  Under the Influence Podcast , we're getting real with on of San Diego's most bad-ass real estate warriors!  Whitney  jumps in with   Chase Cromwell , Founder, and Realtor with Cromwell Home Group . Chase is a father of five and has been a real estate warrior (as well as 9 other jobs) for 10 years. He has built two homes from the ground up (yes, with his hands) and is sharing...

This week on  Under the Influence Podcast , we're getting the scoop on San Diego's newest pop-up installation and filming our first video episode!  Whitney  dives in with the creative minds behind The Cado . Sisters Anne and Mary  also act as CEO and COO of & Boom Unlimited is a women-owned creative group, focused on making IRL moments that matter for people, places, and brands with ph...

This week on  Under the Influence Podcast , we're cooling off as summer winds down with Founder of Coolhaus , Natasha Case .       Whitney  dives in with this self-proclaimed "farchitect" .Natasha works as CEO, creating new products, designing merchandise and packaging, running the marketing department, building new relationships and innovating ideas that keep Coolhaus on top of its ga...

Chanel  Sonego is the founder and CEO of Dames Collective , a national networking community for female entrepreneurs, innovators and side-hustlers. Chanel joins Whitney  as they kick off September with some real talk. Listen along as they discuss how Chanel turned a brunch meet up into an empire, spending your time like you spend your money, how leveraging social media can help scale your business...

This week on  Under the Influence Podcast ,   Whitney is joined by Forbes 30 under 30 finalist, dogmom, and Frenchie.com founder Bridget Levine . Frenchie is a dog harness and apparel brand specializing in small-medium sized dogs. Her brand is focused around the community in all ways- giving back as much as they can to the dog community and those in need, creating products that their community of...