Janis Spindel is a
matchmaker,
author
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, and
entrepreneur
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.
She started her business, Janis Spindel Serious
Matchmaking
Matchmaking is the process of matching two or more people together, usually for the purpose of marriage, in which case the matchmaker is also known as a marriage broker. The word is also used in the context of sporting events such as boxing, in ...
, Inc. in 1993. According to her website, she created this business after she had matched fourteen different couples together and they all ended up getting married within one year.
Her company is headquartered in New York City on the Upper East Side of Manhattan
and in the summer months, she opens up her office out in the Hamptons in addition to her headquarters in New York.
Although she is located in New York, she travels all over the country and into Canada for her clients.
Her website was launched in 2005. She originally worked with both men and women as her clients, but has now narrowed down her clientele to only men
and she specializes in upscale professionals who range in ages of 27 to 78.
Spindel is a former fashion executive. Prior to matchmaking, she was the proprietor of 9 retail locations of "Mommy and Me".
Spindel is involved with charities including
The Libby Ross Foundation,
Susan G. Komen Foundation
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,
City Meals On Wheels, and
St. Judes Hospital.
Books
Her first book, ''Get Serious About Getting Married: 365 Proven Ways to Find Love in Less Than a Year'' was published by Harper Collins/Regan Books in January 2006. The book hit the New York Times Best Seller list upon its release.
Her second book, “How to Date Men: Dating Secrets from Americas Top Matchmaker” was released in August 2007. It was published by Plume/U.S. Penguin Group, and also hit the New York Times Best Seller list. An article in New York Times addressed the issues that the book touches upon. “Ms. Spindel’s guide addresses typical benchmarks like the first and second date, a relationship’s failure to thrive and adjustment issues…”
References
External links
Janis Spindel's website"60 minutes, Meet Janis Spindel", Yahoo News, September 16, 2008
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Living people
American women writers
American marketing people
Marketing women
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century American women