Janis Spindel

Janis Spindel
Occupations
Websitewww.janisspindelmatchmaker.com

Janis Spindel is a matchmaker, author, and entrepreneur.[1] According to her website, she created the matchmaking service after matching fourteen couples who married within one year.[2][3][4] Before entering the matchmaking field, she owned nine retail locations of "Mommy and Me".[3] Spindel has been involved with several charities.[3] Spindel is also a former fashion executive.[5]

As the founder, her company, Janis Spindel Serious Matchmaking, Inc., was established in 1993 and is headquartered in New York City on the Upper East Side[6] and, in the summer months, in the Hamptons.[3] She had traveled to the US and Canada for her clients.[7] The website was launched in 2005.[citation needed] She originally worked with both men and women, but now only works with men.[6][8] She specializes in upscale professionals.[9][7]

Books

Her first book, Get Serious About Getting Married: 365 Proven Ways to Find Love in Less Than a Year, was published by HarperCollins in January 2006.[citation needed]

Her second book, How to Date Men: Dating Secrets from America's Top Matchmaker, was released in August 2007.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Professionals pay matchmakers to be 'headhunters for the heart'". USATODAY.com. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  2. ^ "Janis Spindel: NY's Dating Queen Matchmaker – HILARY MAGAZINE". Archived from the original on 2009-03-03. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  3. ^ a b c d "Upscale Matchmaker Service, Janis Spindel Serious Matchmaking, Inc". Archived from the original on 2009-07-03. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  4. ^ "Janis Spindel, author of How to Date Men [laurielikesbooks.blog-city.com]". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  5. ^ Kuczynski, Alex (14 February 1999). "PERSONAL BUSINESS; Running Cupid's Wall Street Office". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  6. ^ a b Thernstrom, Melanie (13 February 2005). "The New Arranged Marriage". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  7. ^ a b "Janis Spindel, Serious Matchmaking, Inc. Interview – Online Personals Watch: News on the Dating Industry and Business". Online Personals Watch. 2008-09-06. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  8. ^ "Upscale Matchmaker Service, Janis Spindel Serious Matchmaking, Inc". Archived from the original on 2009-02-11. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
  9. ^ "My Date With Janis Spindel, Matchmaker". Abcnews.go.com. 14 February 2007. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
  10. ^ Schillinger, Liesl (14 October 2007). "It Adds Up to Love (Check Your Math)". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-04-18.