Kelleher International is a professional

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service that caters to high-net-worth individuals and celebrities. It was founded in 1986 and is headquartered

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. Amber Kelleher-Andrews is the company's

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. As of 2013, the company had 13 offices throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. It has worked with Fortune 500 executives, Hollywood celebrities, members of the British royal family, and professional athletes among others.As of 2022 Kelleher International has launched a Social Club and an in depth relationship coaching program to compliment their matchmaking service.

History

Jill Kelleher, a former photographer, founded Kelleher International in 1986 in

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, an unincorporated community outside of

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. Prior to opening Kelleher International, Jill worked as a photographer for a video dating service for three years. Her daughter, Amber Kelleher-Andrews later opened up Kelleher International's second office in Beverly Hills, California. Amber Kelleher-Andrews, a former actress, was later appointed

of Kelleher International. The company focused its operations in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York City for its first twenty years before expanding throughout the United States and internationally. In 2013, Amber Kelleher-Andrews starred in '' Ready for Love'', a

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. Kelleher International hosts and annual gathering with hosts Amber Kelleher-Andrews and Sir Richard Branson at Necker Island that benefits

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since January 2014.

References

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