We are FIRED up today. We're fresh off a girls' weekend with lots to talk about like our fall getaway, trying rum & cokes, and Halloween. We go into our favorite Halloween movies, apple bobbing, costume ideas and new monthly faves.

Check out the upcoming Rise Up, Shine Up event we're attending on November 13. Details here!

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This week we’re joined by Tareq Hadhad, founder of Peace by Chocolate. Born and raised in Damascus, Syria his family was forced to flee their home country to escape the war. 

Tareq shares his family’s story, and how they eventually made their way to Antigonish, NS. He talks about their experience of going from prosperity to starting over with nothing. Throughout the journey, his family's values, commitment to community, and determination to spread happiness have empowered them to create an incredible company and become leaders here in Canada.

In just 6 years, Peace By Chocolate has grown from a 1 product company to having 160 products, multiple locations, a book, a movie, and the Hadhad's are now a family of Canadians. 

Happy Birthday Tareq & congratulations to your mother on receiving her Canadian Citizenship!

Connect with Peace by Chocolate: 
@peacebychocolate
peacebychocolate.ca

Resources: 

• Book - Peace By Chocolate: The Hadhad Family's Remarkable Journey from Syria to Canada
• Peace by Chocolate in Space

Sometimes, we gotta keep it real and bring on one of our pals!

This week Chris Cunningham joins us and we get into some behind-the-scenes of podcasting, exploring new interests, and he gives us tips on curating the ultimate weekly podcast schedule (plus, all his favourite shows!). We also talk about how he actually took the time to reassess his life during COVID & the changes that stuck for him.

Connect with Chris: @cunninghamchris on Instagram

Thanks to Halifax Burger Week for sponsoring this episode. Burger week is BACK Oct 14-23, 2021. Plan your Burger adventures at Burgerweek.co or through the GetintheLoop app.

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Chris' Podcast Recommendations: 

• The Sunday Scaries Podcast
• How To Be A Better Human Podcast
• How I Built This
• Super Awesome Mix
• Turn Me On Podcast
• This Might Get Weird

This week we're joined by Self-Care Coach, Livia Boerger. Livia shares her journey from working in the fashion industry in NYC, where she was dealing with burnout, to becoming an entrepreneur with self-care at the center of her lifestyle.   We talk about:

• How to make self-care simple & approachable throughout your day
• Connecting your values to self-care
• Different ideas that help stop burnout
• Being intentional with your time, building a calendar that supports you
• Asking the question: Is this worth my attention, energy & time?

  Connect with Livia: @madewithlemonsco on Instagram madewithlemons.co   Get her free Phone Detox guide that helps build better boundaries with your phone and reduce screen time.   Thanks to Halifax Burger Week for sponsoring this episode! Burger week is BACK Oct 14-23, 2021. Plan your Burger adventures at Burgerweek.co or through the GetintheLoop app. TAG YOUR BURGERS @thecoasthalifax

We're back with our first All Talk episode of season 3!

We talk about:

• Our love for fall shopping,
• Ashley's brother Greg is making a big life change,
• Our frosh experiences & Dalhousie's students crazy back-to-class bash, and 
• Our monthly faves!

Follow along with us through Instagram @rivalandqueen

More at rivalandqueen.com

EPISODE 100! We are celebrating this week by bringing back one of our favourite guests from Season 1, Vicky Mina.   Vicky is the creator behind Vicky Mina Makeup line and a makeup artist in Halifax. We talk about:

• How she changed her business over the past 2 years & navigated the pandemic
• Reconnecting to the thing that made you fall in love with your work
• Aging beautifully, and celebrating aging

Connect with Vicky:
@vickyminamakeup
vickymina.com   You can listen to Vicky’s original episode:
Ep. 10
Ep. 11    More at rivalandqueen.com

Haley Hillesland and Jen Corcoran are two of the creators behind Grueter Golf. They are on a mission to get people out golfing no matter what!

We have recently gotten into golf, and have been loving it but it does come with a lot of stereotypes and some intimidation concerns so we are demystifying what it means to be a “golfer.”

This episode will leave you wanting to give golf a go if you haven’t already. We talk about what Grueter means, how they started, golf-style, what to wear, and what’s next for the GG community!

Learn more: www.gruetergolf.com/ 

Connect: @gruetergolf

References: 
Golf Boys

Big thank you to Luvo Wines for sponsoring this episode! You can get your Luvo at luvolife.ca

We are so excited to be back for Season 3, and are jumping right back into it, talking fall fashion, our favorite rom coms, and the idea of showering outdoors. 

Our first guest this season is Amber Balcaen, a racecar driver from Winnipeg, who is the only Canadian female in the top 5 series in NASCAR. Amber competes in the NASCAR ARCA series. 

We get to know Amber & talk about: 

• What it takes to be a driver - mental, physical & financial
• Her time on CMT's reality show Racing Wives
• How she reconnected to her love of driving
• What it's like to be behind the wheel
• How she trains
• Her role as full-time athlete & entrepreneur

Connect with Amber: 

@amberbalcae10
amberbalcaenracing.com

Show Notes: 

• My Unorthodox Life

 

The pany podcast! We welcome back our producer, Marc Boudreau to recap season 2.

We look back at the last 48 episodes, what we learned, the connections we made, highlights, our favourites, and more. We talk about our Instagram Live show - Waking Up with Rival & Queen, go through our August favorites, and what we’d LOVE to see happen in season 3.

Big thanks to our community for all your support. We LOVE you!

Come see us at our Live Show in Halifax, August 19 on the Halifax waterfront. Enjoy the rest of your summer!

We’ll be back September 9th.

Connect with us on Instagram @rivalandqueen, more at rivalandqueen.com

This week we welcome east-coast hip hop artist, Quake Matthews.

We talk about Quake's journey into music and becoming an artist, the ups and downs he's experienced, and how he bounces back from the lows. He shares a lot of personal stories, his creative process, and the inspiration behind his newest album, The Myth X.  

 

We also share the details about our Links & Luau Charity Golf Tournament and our very first LIVE show - August 19th on the Halifax waterfront.

 

Connect with Quake:

Quakematthews.com
@quakematthews

Check out his latest album: The Myth X

More at rivalandqueen.com

Big thank you to Luvo Wines for sponsoring this episode! You can get your Luvo at luvolife.ca