Babes of Quinte

Hello babes! Kay wanted to start this episode by being honest. She was in a bike gang with our next guests #commutebicycle. The Brake Room is what you get when you combine everything you love and make it into a business. Coffee + Bicycles + Community.  Babes of Quinte, please welcome Adam Tilley & Laura Voskamp.  Learn more about The Brake Room here Follow The Brake Room on Instagram...

We truly do not think we could write an introduction to do our next guest justice. She is a ray of positivity, one of the strongest people we know, and a pillar of the Bay of Quinte Community.   Babes of Quinte please welcome Kristin Crowe.   Connect with Kristin Crowe on LinkedIn here . Thank you to this episode’s partners Family Dental Centre  ✨  Follow FDC on Inst...

The Quinte Economic Development Commission (QEDC) is a regional economic development organization dedicated to the promotion of economic growth in Belleville, Brighton, and Quinte West. Can you tell we took all that information directly from their website because we are novices when it comes to economic development? Today we are going to learn the essentials of QEDC from the experts: Chris King, t...

Did you know Pomegranate was a skincare hero ingredient? Neither did we. We had the pleasure of meeting our next guest through this podcast.   Joy Tilberg is an out-of-towner who now calls Frankford home. She spent over 20 years as a makeup artist in the beauty, fashion, bridal, and TV industry. She combined her experience and skills to launch Create Essentials, a hand-poured small-batch...

Today, we are excited to welcome back to the podcast Samm Foley, the badass Founder and CEO of The Beauty Collective in Belleville and The Scene in Toronto, with locations in Leslieville, and Forest Hill.   Samm gave us the inside scoop on her decision to sell The Main Character PEC to focus on herself and other businesses. Babes of Quinte please welcome back to the podcast Samm Foley.&n...

We are big supporters of therapy and therapists on this podcast, so we are excited to have three of them in the studio today.   Moss Psychology offers psychological, counseling, and psychotherapy services for children, adults, and seniors, including assessment and therapy for individuals, children, families, and couples.   Dr. Andrew Moss is the clinical director. He trained as...

Will not lie, I am fangirling a little bit. Natalie, or more formally known online as ‘Ambivalently Yours,’ is a multi-talented individual who wears many hats in the creative world.  Not only is she an artist, but she is also a graphic designer with our buds at Northern Craft Supply and an arts educator with the Ontario College of Art & Design. She is most known for her unique hand-d...

We knew this guest was cool but once we started our pre-interview research we realized her coolness was next level. Sam Valdivia is originally from Mexico, she left her home country to immerse herself in new adventure. From travelling, and scuba diving at 86ft, to getting married in Vegas, she lives an extraordinary life. She settled in Hillier in PEC two years ago and *oh are we happy* she did. S...

Starboard Communications Ltd. has two radio stations, on digital news source and TWO podcasts, so obviously we had to do a crossover episode to start 2024! The Mark & Charity Coffee Podcast is updated daily from Monday to Friday, the pod goes beyond the radio waves, offering extended interviews and casual banter about the hottest trending news items. Mark and Charity bring their signature blen...

In 2019, Judith Burfoot, a Black woman in Prince Edward County, noticed a need for rural Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour (BIPOC) to connect and based on recent events, there was also a broader need for anti-racism. All Welcome Here is a non-profit organization that focuses on linking people of color in rural PEC in order to provide support, social connectedness and business assistance.  Ju...

Our next guest ran so we could walk. Anna Fraiberg, Jen Achilles, Trevor Norris and Dug Stevenson make up the Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing Board. You want to talk about loving where you live? These individuals spend countless hours marketing tourism in Belleville, Brighton, Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte, Napanee, Quinte West, and the Quinte Home Builders Association. Babes of Quinte, please wel...

When people hear "CDC" they immediately think Centre for Disease Control, but we are here to change that. CDC Quinte stands for the Community Development Council of Quinte. The organization provides food security programs to help the people of Hastings and Prince Edward Counties access an adequate supply of safe, affordable, and nutritious food without social or economic barriers. Today we are goi...

Tasha Shaw-Verbic is the owner & dog trainer at Fearless Tails. She is a Karen Pryor Academy Certified Training Partner, certified separation Anxiety Professional, and certified Family Dog Mediator. She uses Humane Training to offer programs for anxious, nervous, or reactive dogs, helping dog parents transform challenges with their dog's behaviour into something they can be proud of. Babes of...

The amazing Trenton Memorial Hospital Foundation team invited the Babes of Quinte podcast to record "live" at the Boots and Bling Gala 👢 The Boots and Bling gala was an incredible success, raising over $403,531 to purchase a new state-of-the-art C-Arm machine and five new video cystoscopes for bladder cancer screening.  We enjoyed speaking with sponsors, community members, and volunteers.  Babes...

Today we have a Quinte transplant in the studio who is positively impacting Quinte West. Jessica Coolen is the Executive Director of the Quinte West Youth Centre. She is originally from the Niagara Region and attended Brock University to complete a bachelor of arts in Child and Youth Services. She landed in Belleville in 2013 to complete the child and youth worker diploma. She is dedicated to the...

Today's episode is going to be a real treat. Our guest is not only a connoisseur of wine, but also an educator in more ways than one. Jenn Vanner is the owner and operator of Westy Wine Tours and an elementary school teacher. She grew up in Belleville, but got her teaching credentials from Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia.  She's here today to shed some light on wine touring in the count...

After doing some fast math, we believe Benjamin Batelaan is our youngest guest. From culinary school to pop-ups to magical macaroons and mirror-glazed cakes, Benjamin has been doing a LOT in a very short amount of time. He's a Loyalist College Alumni who graduated from Culinary Management in 2020 and went back last January to complete Business Management and Addictions and Mental Health. His new s...

Nicola Robertson is the owner of Diamond Physiotherapy. She earned a Bachelor of Science in Sports Science and a Bachelor of Science Honors in physiotherapy from the University of Glasgow. In 2008 she moved across the Atlantic Ocean to Nova Scotia to work as part of a multidisciplinary health team. Nicola eventually ended up in our little slice of paradise. She founded Diamond Physiotherapy to cha...

Our next guest describes Hypnotherapy as a very effective and profound journey through healing, discovery and change. Lindy Thomson was born in Belleville... lived life almost everywhere and then decided to settle back in Quinte. Throughout her life, she found people naturally gravitated toward her and felt safe sharing things they'd never told anyone. After realizing this was her calling, it led...

Our next guest has been recommended to us by multiple people. Larissa Punzalan grew up in Richmond Hill and now calls PEC home. Like many of us, she started a pandemic hobby but was one of the small number that kept at it! In the fall of 2021, she officially launched The Cookie Mama! Her skillet-style cookies are creative, delicious, and GIANT. Larissa uses her social media platforms to showcase h...

Our next guest is another person we have had on our hit list for a while. She is truly an inspiration and is a big part of the Quinte community. Breanne Matthews grew up in Toronto and has listed her first job as a horseback rider. After high school attended the University of the West of England to complete a Bachelor of Science in Sports Coaching. She has an impressive career in marketing and com...

As you may know (or not) before we interview guests, we have them fill out pre-interview forms. It's not deep: the basics, name, email, first job, current job, hometown. We also leave a spot for 'topics to avoid' or 'topics I definitely want to talk about and any additional comments we may need to know. Just to give you an idea of how this episode is going to go, our next guest wrote, "poo poo" be...

Indigenous peoples continuously work to reclaim their rights, language, and culture that were taken from them through colonization. Over 30 years ago a group of parents from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory came together to create a way to raise their children so they could learn and honour their language and culture. Through this goal came Tsi Tyónnheht Onkwawén:na which plays a significant role in en...

Today we are excited to welcome our most fabulous guest to date. That Queen Ethan is originally from Kitchener but came to Belleville for high school. After two years at York University for Theatre and living that city life he eventually returned to the Quinte area and oh are we happy about it. To prepare for this episode we naturally deep-dived into That Queen Ethan's Instagram. As you may expect...

Today is our second time having sisters on the podcast and it always gets fun having siblings on the podcast. I mean who can you get more real with than family? Naneen and Laurie spent most of their childhood in Toronto after their mom moved from Montreal to Tornoto and started a gourmet French food catering company. Naneen has worked a variety of jobs in the city and owned a landscaping business...