Just heard from eLove, I can finally mention some exciting news thats been under wraps for a while.
eLove, the fastest growing matchmaking firm in the country, recently acquired Cupid’s Coach, a Los Angeles-based matchmaking company. The addition of Cupid Coach’s two locations in Los Angeles and Westlake Village brings eLove’s total number of matchmaking offices to 50 nationwide.
“We’re positively thrilled with the addition of Cupid’s Coach for many reasons,” said Paul A. Falzone, CEO of eLove. “Besides giving us a presence in a large market like LA, it gives us the opportunity to add one of the great matchmakers in the business today, Julie Ferman.”
As the principal of Cupid’s Coach, Julie Ferman has been in the matchmaking business for more than 20 years. She’s appeared on NBC’s “Match Off”, E’s “Kendra” and was recently awarded iDATE’s “Matchmaker of the Year Award”. Ferman is responsible for more than 1100 marriages.
The partnership with eLove makes sense for us on many levels,” said Ferman. “We are now the first dating company to offer our clients both traditional matchmaking through eLove’s existing model and mutual selection matchmaking, using detailed personal resumes and professional photos. Cupid’s Coach brings two other innovations to eLove’s higher level service offerings: ongoing coaching and personal recruiting. So, not only are we able to search for the right match from within eLove/Cupid’s Coach client base, but also through the passive referral members we proactively recruit through avenues such as events and affiliate referrals.”
I’ve known Julie for a number of years and the eLove folks are just outside of Boston. Both companies have been heavily involved in iDate conferences and the Matchmaking Institute, and lately Julie has been on a real tear media-wise. There is a lot of cool stuff that eLove is working on as well that I can’t talk about just yet.
I’ve been working with eLove over the summer on a number of initiatives and it’s exciting to see the momentum they are gaining in the matchmaking space. This is a great deal all around, congrats to Julie, Paul, Terry and the rest of the eLove team.
