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The Chocolate Chip Cookie Challenge is back in 2023!

Guest judges, Andy Hay and Quake Matthews join us to find the best cookie in Halifax. We taste a whopping 21 cookies this year. In a huge upset - we have a new #1. 

Find out who ranks 1, 2, and 3. 

Show notes:

Connect with Andy Hay at Andy's East Coast Kitchen: @andyseastcoastkitchen_

theeastcoastkitchen.com

Connect with Quake Matthews: @quakematthews

Listen to Quake's new EP with Young Buck: Learn As I Go

Chat with us & connect @rivalandqueen

Thank you to all our cookie contestants!

• Whisk & Crumble
• Bliss Caffeine Bar
• Steve-O-Reno's
• East Coast Bakery
• Pavia
• Lara Cafe
• Bird's Nest
• Tart & Soul
• Ori
• Layers
• Terra Cafe
• Phat Cookies
• Dilly Dally
• Grounded
• CHKN CHOP
• Luke's Small Goods
• The FOG company
• Edible Matters
• Apartment 3
• 24 Carrot
• Tim Hortons

Who said cookies?? It’s been a hot minute but we are back! We have lots to catch you up on. 

This week we fast-forwarded to prepping for the holidays and Sarah’s ultimate Christmas trip. And of course how we are doing fall fashion, why we buy and use certain products, AND we are planning the legendary cookie-tasting episode. Stay tuned for more and our special guests!

Follow Sarah’s new podcast, Reconnect & Awaken
Living Libations Skincare

Connect with us and chat on Instagram @rivalandqueen

• Links & Luau Women's Charity Golf Tournament July 15th 
  
  
• Nominate R&Q for The Best of Halifax
• Half Baked Harvest Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookie

More at rivalandqueen.com

Martina Kelades is the founder of Life Out Loud and the Life Out Loud Podcast, a mental health consulting and creative company. In the episode, Martina shares her story experiencing burnout, facing fears, discovering her vulnerability, and gaining the courage to live out loud. Martina aims to continue conversations related to mental health and wellness and make it a normal part of our day-to-day.

Connect with Martina:
@lady_kelady
@lifeoutloud_ns
lifeoutloud.ca

Anna Townsend has been involved in the fitness industry for many years. She is an experienced health & fitness coach, and recently opened her own fitness studio, The Fitness Room just 2 years ago.

Anna is all about creating the best version of yourself through self-love, nourishing your body with wholesome food, rethinking self-image, and the importance of listening to your body. She strongly believes that working out is more about self-care than counting calories and pant size.

Follow:
@annatownsendfit
@thefitnessroomhfx

The pandemic has created a very unique job market for job seekers and anyone looking to make a career change. Career designer and matchmaker,  Jen Warrington shares her take on finding your next career path and how to navigate this process virtually. She covers how to improve your online profiles, networking remotely, interview tips and how to negotiate with confidence.

Connect with Jen on LinkedIn: Jen Warrington
Instagram: @jen__stagram

Her new digital course is coming soon. You can follow her Instagram for launch details.

Taylor Crosby is a women's hockey player who most recently played for St. Cloud University, in Minnesota, and she also happens to be the younger sister of Sidney Crosby.

Taylor shares her journey through hockey, shines a light on what being a female athlete means, her hopes for the future of female sports, and how she applies the values and skills that sports gave her which help her in other aspects of her life.

Alex Livingston is a professional poker player, born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He splits his time between the east coast of Canada and Las Vegas, Nevada. Just last year, Alex placed 3rd in the World Series of Poker Main Event, which was a huge accomplishment in the poker player's career. Alex tells us what led him down this unique career path, introduces us to different types of poker, and shares lots of hilarious stories along the way.

Follow: @rumnchess

This week we are re-releasing excerpts from our conversations with Tyler Simmonds and Verena Rizg.

Tyler and Verena talk openly about their experiences with racism, how we make people feel, the importance of empathy and compassion, and how to have meaningful conversations that can create real change. In support of the Black Lives Matter movement, we thought it was more important than ever to revisit this conversation.

Verena Rizg

• @verenarizg
• Intentional by Verena Rizg
• Ep. 24 - Verena Rizg on faith and powerful conversations

Tyler Simmonds

• @tylersimmonds
• Meditations with Tyler
• tylersimmonds.com
• Ep. 34 - Enhancing your life with Tyler Simmonds

Resources

• A Conversation with Verena Rizg & Tyler Simmonds on Unity (Part I)
• Boys Don't Cry by BZLY
• Awoken Word Podcast: #007 Jeff Perera-"Mankind. Kind Men"
• Sickboy Podcast, 243 - Black Lives Matter
  
  

This week Danielle Soppa, co-founder of Pure Private Wealth is teaching all about managing money! Danielle gets us thinking about mindset around money and feeling empowered about our finances. She teaches us how to rethink traditional budgeting, manage our finances in 30 minutes a week, redistribute our money to things that actually matter to us, and more.

Follow:
@deesopp
@pureprivatewealth

Resources:
21-day Abundance program with Deepak
Rich Dad, Poor Dad
The Compound Effect