Janis Spindel Explained
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". Spindel has been involved with several charities. 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. She had traveled to the US and Canada for her clients.[7] The website was launched in 2005. She originally worked with both men and women, but now only works with men.[8] She specializes in upscale professionals.[9]
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.
Her second book, How to Date Men: Dating Secrets from America's Top Matchmaker, was released in August 2007.[10]
Notes and References
- Web site: Professionals pay matchmakers to be 'headhunters for the heart' . USATODAY.com. 2017-04-18.
- Web site: Janis Spindel: NY's Dating Queen Matchmaker – HILARY MAGAZINE . 2009-07-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090303150443/http://hilary.com/dating/janis-spindel.html . 2009-03-03 .
- Web site: Upscale Matchmaker Service, Janis Spindel Serious Matchmaking, Inc . 2009-07-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090703171932/http://www.janisspindelmatchmaker.com/about.htm . 2009-07-03 .
- Web site: Janis Spindel, author of How to Date Men [laurielikesbooks.blog-city.com] . 2009-07-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110708013901/http://laurielikesbooks.blog-city.com/janis_spindel_author_of_how_to_date_men.htm . 2011-07-08 .
- News: Kuczynski . Alex . 14 February 1999 . PERSONAL BUSINESS; Running Cupid's Wall Street Office . 2017-04-18 . The New York Times.
- News: The New Arranged Marriage. Melanie. Thernstrom. 13 February 2005. The New York Times. 2017-04-18.
- Web site: Janis Spindel, Serious Matchmaking, Inc. Interview – Online Personals Watch: News on the Dating Industry and Business . Online Personals Watch . 2008-09-06 . 2017-04-18.
- Web site: Upscale Matchmaker Service, Janis Spindel Serious Matchmaking, Inc . 2009-07-27 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090211125620/http://janisspindelmatchmaker.com/formenonly.htm . 2009-02-11 .
- Web site: My Date With Janis Spindel, Matchmaker. 14 February 2007. Abcnews.go.com. 2017-04-18.
- News: It Adds Up to Love (Check Your Math). Liesl. Schillinger. 14 October 2007. The New York Times. 2017-04-18.