Coming Up for Air

On this week’s episode, Kailey and Kelsey are joined by their bff Ashley Lutz (who made her first appearance in episode four!). As two women in the friend group who never belonged to a sorority, Kailey and Ashley get to ask Kelsey all the questions they’ve ever had about Greek Life. And as former sorority president, Kelsey spills all the details. By the end of the episode, Kailey and Ashley have their answer for whether they should have joined a sorority back in the day (and is it too late now???). 

We discuss:

-What initially drew Kelsey to Greek life

-Details about the “rush” process

-How Kelsey became president of her sorority

-What stereotypes about sororities the media get right and wrong

-How sorority life influenced dating

-What a week in the life of a sorority president is like

-Benefits of joining a sorority

-What aspect of sorority life Kelsey is most thankful for 

Grab your Airpods, slip on your sneakers, head outside, and tune in to your weekly dose of fresh! 

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CUFA // @letscomeupforair

Kailey // @yourbestfeelingforever

Kelsey // @ubeautifulsoul

On this week’s episode, Kelsey and Kailey discuss a topic that comes up across the board with friends and clients alike: self-care. From the misperceptions of self-care on social media to their own practices of self-care and self-maintenance, Kelsey and Kailey suss out the difference between the two and define what self-care means for them. This episode is for any woman who is looking to get in tune with themselves and expand their own self-care practices. 

We discuss:

-Kelsey & Kailey’s Coming Up for Air moments of the week

-Definitions of self-care versus the perception of self-care

-Self-care versus self-maintenance and hygiene

-Kelsey and Kailey’s personal self-care practices

-Where therapy falls in the self-care-self-maintenance spectrum

-Helpful tips for how to find the best self-care practices for you

Grab your Airpods, slip on your sneakers, head outside, and tune in to your weekly dose of fresh!

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CUFA // @letscomeupforair

Kailey // @yourbestfeelingforever

Kelsey // @ubeautifulsoul

On this week’s episode, Kailey and Kelsey are joined by their hilarious bff Kaitlin Egan. If you’re in the mood for girl chat and to laugh your ass off, this is the episode for you. Get to know Kaitlin, who will DEFINITELY be a recurring character on CUFA. She shares her story of coming to LA, being Kailey’s roommate, and how early aughts pop culture influenced our lives. Most importantly, perhaps, Kaitlin shares a very important piece of their friendships’ folklore: ghost encounters. 

On this episode we discuss:

-How Kaitlin, Kailey, and Kelsey all met

-Growing up in PA and making the move to Los Angeles

-What life is like for a young 20-something in the heart of West Hollywood

-How Real Housewives and pop culture are big-time Coming Up for Air moments 

-Her haunted room in Palm Springs during our infamous 2015 Fourth of July weekend

-Surviving the summer of 2015 overall

-What inspired her move from Los Angeles to San Diego

-Her daily CUFA moments

Raised in Pennsylvania and now living in Southern California, Kaitlin has over 10 years of hospitality PR experience, working with a variety of hotels and restaurants across the country. After moving to LA in 2011 and living there for almost 9 years, Kaitlin moved to San Diego in early 2020 where she is currently Group Manager of hospitality at Crowe PR. When she’s not working, you can find Kaitlin binge-watching any and all Bravo shows, taking SoulCycle classes, or flying down the freeway on her way to LA to visit her friends.

Grab your Airpods, slip on your sneakers, head outside, and tune in to your weekly dose of fresh!

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CUFA // @letscomeupforair

Kailey // @yourbestfeelingforever

Kelsey // @ubeautifulsoul

On this week’s episode, Kailey and Kelsey are joined by Kelsey’s bff Ashley Eakin. As a writer-director with a physical disability, she shares her journey to actualizing her dreams of working in Hollywood. From assisting director Jon M. Chu during the filming of CRAZY RICH ASIANS to writing and directing her award-winning project SINGLE, Ashley details the ins and outs of making it in the film industry.

We discuss:

-How Kelsey and Ashley met in Los Angeles

-Bridging the gap between journalism school and the film industry

-Ashley’s journey as a young assistant in Hollywood

-The turning point in Ashley’s career

-Ashley’s viral SoulPancake video and its impact

-Disability representation in film

-Making the move from assistant to writer to director

Born in California and raised in Nebraska, Ashley Eakin is a writer-director based out of Los Angeles with a physical disability. She was most recently selected for the Powderkeg Fuse Incubator, curated by Paul Feig, in addition to the 2021 Commercial Directors Diversity Program. Last year she was 1 of 8 women selected for the AFI Directing Workshop for Women and her project SINGLE was selected for the 2020 SXSW Film Festival and received the Special Jury Recognition Award. The film has played in over 30 festivals winning 7 awards and 2 nominations. Eakin was also the recipient of the New York Women in Film Loreen Arbus Disability Awareness Grant. In 2020 Eakin was hired as a Staff Writer on an Animated Netflix series, featuring a character with a disability. Prior to working on her own projects, in 2019 Eakin worked for and shadowed Mark Pellington on the Quibi series SURVIVE filmed in the Italian Alps starring Sophie Turner and Corey Hawkins. Prior to this, Eakin was the assistant to film director Jon M. Chu. In 2017 she spent 5 months in Malaysia and Singapore working on his critically-acclaimed box-office hit CRAZY RICH ASIANS.

Grab your Airpods, slip on your sneakers, head outside, and tune in to your weekly dose of fresh!

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CUFA // @letscomeupforair

Ashley // @asheakin

Kailey // @yourbestfeelingforever

Kelsey // @ubeautifulsoul

On this week’s episode, Kailey and Kelsey have a beautiful soul-to-soul, bff catch-up session. In addition to discussing their Coming Up for Air moments of the past week, they talk about their intentions for the month and how they’re showing up for themselves within their intentions. 

We discuss:

-Coming Up for Air moments

-Intentions for the month

-Their respective creative processes

-Releasing fear when it comes to creativity 

-How Kelsey pivoted her business in the pandemic 

-The importance of REST and its benefits

-Watching Real Housewives as self-care 

-Exploring healing after trying times

-Latest health and food trends

Grab your Airpods, slip on your sneakers, head outside, and tune in to your weekly dose of fresh!

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CUFA // @letscomeupforair

Kailey // @yourbestfeelingforever

Kelsey // @ubeautifulsoul

On this week’s episode, Samantha Markiewicz joins Kailey and Kelsey to share the adventure her past year has been. As Digital Managing Director for a food and hospitality agency, Samantha discusses what it was like to navigate the direction for her clients amidst the pandemic. Throughout the hour, she also shares the intimate details of becoming a mother, launching her own business, and finding her Coming Up for Air moments through it all. 

We discuss:

-Food and hospitality PR

-Social and digital landscape 

-Longevity in her Los Angeles career

-Pregnancy in the pandemic

-Learning to slow down and take time to just be

-The beauty of motherhood

-Launching Moon in Pisces 

Raised in Oregon and now living in Venice Beach with her husband and baby girl, Samantha Markiewicz is the Digital Managing Director at bread & Butter, a hospitality agency designed to help restaurants, chefs and hotels tell their stories. With 10 years of agency experience, Samantha oversees the national day-to-day operations of social media, paid social and influencer marketing for a growing brand portfolio. Past and current clients include: North Block Hotel, Nobu Hotel Los Cabos, a number of Kimpton properties, Thompson Hotel Washington DC, Hopdoddy Burger Bar and more. When she's not working, Samantha is mothering (well, usually doing both at the same time...) and she created a baby clothing brand, Moon in Pisces, to celebrate the unique traits and individual spirit of her daughter, Mila Jo. Samantha shares food, travel and motherhood thoughts on @samantha.markiewicz www.samanthamarkiewicz.com and you can find her cute baby clothes at @mooninpisces.co  https://shopmooninpisces.com/

Grab your Airpods, slip on your sneakers, head outside, and tune in to your weekly dose of fresh!

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CUFA // @letscomeupforair

Kailey // @yourbestfeelingforever

Kelsey // @ubeautifulsoul

On this week's episode, Ashley Lutz joins Kailey and Kelsey to discuss her recent move from NYC to Los Angeles. As a high-powered media exec in NYC for the past decade, Ashley ultimately made the decision to move to Los Angeles-- and then a global pandemic hit. Throughout the hour, she shares what it was really like to start a new life and take the next step in her career path on the West Coast amidst one of the most challenging years. 

We discuss:

-How Ashley and Kailey met 

-Ashley's New York City life

-Career highlights

-What led to Ashley's big move

-NYC vs. LA 

-Finding a new path in a new city...during a pandemic

Ashley Lutz was born and raised in Fairfield, Ohio. She started writing for the local newspaper at age 15 and went on to Ohio University, where she was editor in chief of The Post and gained fame as Muffin on Kailey Mann's successful blog Snackface. Ashley moved to New York in 2010, working for a journalist and editor for Bloomberg and Business Insider and Vice President and Editor in Chief at The Points Guy. She currently lives in the Marina del Rey neighborhood of Los Angeles and works in content and audience development.

Grab your Airpods, slip on your sneakers, head outside, and tune in to your weekly dose of fresh!

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CUFA // @letscomeupforair

Kailey // @yourbestfeelingforever

Kelsey // @ubeautifulsoul

On this week's episode, Kailey and Kelsey open up about their personal health journeys and what led them to become professionals in the health space. From our personal relationships with food and exercise to the details of Best Feeling Forever and U Beautiful Soul, they take a look at the pivotal moments in their health. Topics covered include:

-What health coaching looks like with @yourbestfeelingforever and @ubeautifulsoul

-What fitness looks like through the UBS lens

-How Kailey and Kelsey found their rhythm with fitness

-Kailey's journey with an eating disorder and her recovery

-Overcoming diet culture

-Finding their personal brands of health and wellness

Grab your Airpods, slip on your sneakers, head outside, and tune in to your weekly dose of fresh!

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CUFA // @letscomeupforair

Kailey // @yourbestfeelingforever

Kelsey // @ubeautifulsoul

On this week's episode, Kelsey opens up about her entire career journey. From being the president of her sorority in college to moving to Los Angeles and becoming a high-powered producer, Kelsey's journey is one of strength, tenacity, and determination. While working on international campaigns for brands we all know and love and traveling the globe, Kelsey reaches her big Coming Up for Air moment. It was the moment that set her future as a health and fitness professional into motion, and what ultimately led to U Beautiful Soul. Grab your Airpods, hit the road, and get ready to hear Kelsey's incredible story. You won't want to miss a twist or turn!

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CUFA // @letscomeupforair

Kelsey // @ubeautifulsoul @kelseyreddicks

Kailey // @yourbestfeelingforever @kaileyelisemann

On our first episode, Kelsey interviews Kailey about all the little steps in her career that led to the creation of Best Feeling Forever, her coaching business. From moving to Los Angeles to working in social media in the celebrity space to eventually coming to a huge Coming Up for Air moment, no detail is left behind. Every twist and turn leads to an ultimate journey to connect with her innermost self. Grab your airpods, take a moment for yourself, and come up for air!

CUFA // @letscomeupforair

Kailey // @yourbestfeelingforever @kaileyelisemann

Kelsey // @ubeautifulsoul @kelseyreddicks