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	5 Dating Tips For Busy People Dating Paradise Blog, February 15, 2010 Whether you are a grad student, a busy executive or a divorced mom, it seems as each year goes by more responsibilities are piled on and the faster time flies. Read More...
	What Millionaires Want: Q&A w/ Top NY Matchmakers NBC New York - January 12, 2010 Two top New York matchmakers share inside scoops on finding love with successful singles in the New Year! Read More...
	A Matchmaker Talks About What's Really Important New York University Lisa Clampitt married her husband within two months of meeting him. Six years ago, she spotted the City University of New York professor while getting coffee. Read More...
	Annual Matchmaking Pro Conference: A Place for Yentas to Schmooze and Cruise NY Blue Print - September 23, 2009 The event will bring together personal matchmakers, introduction services, and dating/relationship coaches from North America, Asia, Australia and Europe. Read More...
	Study: Men Can Fall In Love In First 10 Seconds CBS - March 26, 2009 With so many women looking for love, you might be shocked how long it takes for men to fall in love at first sight. Read More...
	Sorry, girlfriend, he's just not that into you Los Angeles Times - February 04, 2009 Those six words have become the single person's satori, a clear-eyed, catch-all explanation for anyone wondering why the guy who just took you out on a date never calls. Read More...
	Old-Fashioned Matchmakers Make a Comeback npr - April 20, 2008 Some singles are giving up on personal ads and online dating services to find true love. Instead, they are turning to professional matchmakers for help. Although it may seem old-fashioned, the profession is thriving in the United States. Read More...
	Matchmaker Mixes Business With Pleasure The Washington Post - February 24, 2008 Matchmaking is a growing field, attracting former real estate brokers, headhunters and human resources professionals, said Lisa Clampitt, executive director of the Matchmaking Institute training program in New York. Read More...
	How To Read Your Date in 5 Minutes New York Post - March 22, 2007 IN New York, you don't have an entire evening to waste wondering if your date is The One. But you do have a solid five minutes. Read More...
	Making Money Making Matches Forbes - February 09, 2007 Almost seven years after launching her own matchmaking business, Lisa Clampitt is still amazed at her good fortune. Read More...
	Matchmakers Making Comeback CBS News - April 20, 2005 When you reach a certain age and a certain maturity level, traditional methods of dating aren't as effective as they used to be... Read more...
	Matchmaker, Matchmaker (It Could Be You) Eyewitness News ABC 7 - February 5, 2005

	The age of dissonance. Let's You and Him Date New York Times - January 16, 2005 There he was at a nightclub bash last fall. Bachelor No.1. Hitting on a beautiful... Read more...
	An Academy for Would-Be Cupids ABC 20/20 - Dec. 28, 2004 New York School Trains 21st-Century Matchmakers. "20/20" visited New York City's Matchmaking Institute, a school that bills itself as a "Cupid Academy" and sat in on a class led by Lisa Clampitt, the institute's co-founder and executive director. Read more...
	Cupid Academy Time - Feb. 16, 2004 The Matchmaking Institute, which offers the nation's first certification course for would-be Cupids, is attracting students from as far away as Singapore. It helps that the modern-day yenta looks less like Sylvia Miles in Crossing Delancy and more like Alicia Silverstone's Miss Match: young, attractive and a long way from loserdom - just like her clients... read feature article (PDF)
	Offline Dating Time Out NY, January 19, 2004 The Institute offers a standardized certification class for newcomers to the field, in which students learn a range of skills. The school also plans to host a database of its graduates. Read more... (PDF)
	Have I got a girl for you: Helping your friends dump the dating service Wall Street Journal - December 2003 You can't just throw two people together because they're both single, says Matchmaking Institute Founder Lisa Clampitt; you have to weigh people's energy levels, priorities, values and vulnerabilities. Here are some tips for fixing up friends..." read article
	Learn How To Become A 'Yenta' WNBC - November 25, 2003 Course In Matchmaking Helps Students Prescreen Clients, Start Businesses. The brainchild of a social worker turned matchmaker, the Matchmaking Institute will teach would-be Cupids everything they need to know about the delicate art of love. (...) After taking the 22-hour course, students become "certified," and they are also given tips on how to develop their database, as well as how to start up their business. Read more...

Articles

June 23, 2005 - Can't Buy Me Love . . . Maybe
High-end Matchmaking Service
Matches made in Manhattan
Wealthy clients pay Lisa Clampitt thousands of dollars to spend the evening with models, Playboy bunnies and other curvy sirens. But it's all perfectly legal.
By Stephanie Lehmann
OC Metro Women Section September 2004
Economic Times September 2004
Women and Business Magazine August 2004
South Florida Single Living May 2004
Daily News March 2004
Dallas Morning News March 2004
eharmony.com February 2004
eventme.com February 2004
NYU Livewire February 2004
Sabah.com February 2004
Staten Island Advance February 2004
The New Paper (Singapore) February 2004
Time Magazine February 2004
Time Out NY January 2004
Career Journal December 2003
Wall Street Journal December 2003
Crain's New York October 2003
New York Planet June 2003
New York Post March 6, 2003
Successful Meetings February, 2003
Ripe Lifestyle Magazine October 2002
Cosmopolitan Magazine September 2000

TV Appearance

CBS Morning News with Linda Lopez - October 2005
Matchmakers Making Comeback
CBS News - April 20, 2005
Matchmaker, Matchmaker (It Could Be You)
Eyewitness News ABC 7 - February 5, 2005
ABC's 20/20 - December 28, 2004
CBS 5 O'Clock News with Linda Lopez - April 2004
WNBC Today in New York - November 2003
WMURC Channel 9, NH - November 2003
DaySide with Linda Vester - October 2003
Fox News - October 2003
Studio B with Shepard Smith - October 2003
The O'Reilly Factor - October 2003
Studio B with Shepard Smith - January 2003
The O'Reilly Factor - January 2003

Radio Appearances

MARTHA STEWART LIVING RADIO - Career Talk with Maggie Mistal - January 2006
NPR's the Market Place - February 2005
CBC Radio's The Roundup - February 2005
KFBK Newstalk Radio February 2004
KGO San Francisco February 2004
The Link - 107.9 FM January 2004
WNYC Radio November 2003

Other Press Coverage

For Love and Money
Modern Luxury - November 2009
Nearly every New Yorker has experienced pangs of fear over the economic meltdown of the last 18 months, but one select group of professionals thought thy had reason to bite their nails particularly hard. Read More...
Playgirl
Cutting to the Chase - September 2008
Does sex on the first date ruin the chances of a relationship? Read More...
The Dating Game
Gotham Magazine - 2007
The City's most exclusive matchmakers face off. Read More...
Helping Cupid's
Michigan Alumnus - Spring 2006
A U-M Alumna is using her experience in Social Work as a Matchmaker to help men and women find their soul mates. Read More...
Personal chemistry is more important than looks
Hi International - June 2005
People have gotten burned out on online dating and want more safety and security regarding their personal profile, says Clampitt, who's had hundreds of matchmakers graduate from her school. Read more...
Making Matchmakers!
LA Splash Magazine - May 07, 2005
Nicknamed by the press the "Cupid Academy" and "Love U", the Matchmaking Institute, the School of Matchmaking and Relationship Sciences, is a new school where they not only train you to be a Matchmaker but offer a certification program. Read more...
Goodbye, computer dating. Hello, matchmakers!
The Christian Science Monitor - April 20, 2005
After trying everything from online match sites to 10-minute dating, an increasing number of singles are going the old-fashioned route. Read more...
Modern-Day Matchmakers
OC METRO Women Section - 2005
Business is good for matchmakers these days and projections for the future are even better. Read more...
Find unique ways to celebrate relationships
Source Newspapers - February 14, 2005
Valentine's Day is a celebration of relationships... Read more...
Matchmaker School
Woo Factor - December 30, 2004
The extreme interest in people trying to find love whether it be online or through a variety of gimmicks such as dating in the dark or speed dating is enormous. It then comes as no surprise that there are classes on how to become a Matchmaker. Read more...
New Year, New Love
Great Boyfriends - December 28, 2004
You have to live your life. Have fun, challenge yourself, strive to make your life better and enjoy your friends and families. Read more...
Matchmaking, worth it
Worth magazine - December 2004
"My whole key is bridging from this circle to that circle, so people can gain access to the people who are exactly right for them" says Lisa Clampitt... Read more...
Entrepreneurial Woman
Women & Biz - Issue 6, 2004
Lisa Clampitt, founder of The Matchmaking Institute, tells her exciting and interesting journey as a matchmaker and a business owner. She also explains and sets the record straight about the matchmaking industry. Read more...
Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a...matchmaker
Daily News - March 18,2004
A new institute teaches the business of setups. So, you've already got a soft spot for romance, a wide social network and an entrepreneurial spirit - how do you become a matchmaker? Read more...
Make Me A Match
NYU Live Wire - Feb 25, 2004
The job market's so tight right now that matchmaking can be an amazing job opportunity... Read more...
Love is a growth industry
Crains Detroit - February 13, 2004
Time magazine reports that there's a Matchmaking Institute. Or, if you prefer, Love U.
Headhunter for the Heart
The Staten Island Advance, January 2004
The Matchmaking Institute aims not only to increase the number of professional matchmakers out there, but to provide technical support that ensures that those who are operating as matchmakers are caring, knowledgeable professionals. Read more... (GIF)
U.S. dating-service businesses are expecting revenue of $1.1 billion this year
"You can't just throw two people together because they're both single," says Matchmaking Institute founder Lisa Clampitt; you have to weigh people's energy levels, priorities, values and vulnerabilities. Read more...
School of Love
Daily News - November 2003
Becoming a professional matchmaker takes a lot more than a knack for setting up your friends. (...) Classes will cover the business aspect of the field, plus the interpersonal issues... Read more...
Professionals Cupids
Crain's New York - October 2003
From online dating services to NBC's new sitcom about a professional matchmaker, Miss Match, setting people up has become mainstream. Now all those yentas out there can actually earn certificates and start their own business. The Matchmaking Institute has just opened downtown... Read more... (GIF)
Dating A to Z
Dating A to Z - 2003
The Matchmaking Institute (MMI) is the leader in teaching people how to become matchmakers. Matchmaking Institute was setup in New York in 2001.
Online Dating or Old Fashioned Matchmaking?
EZdate - 2003
We're getting hundreds of singles, I mean hundreds of singles, saying, 'I want to find a matchmaker'

Press Coverage Abroad, from Australia to Sweden

Taiwan
Taiwan - April 5, 2005
China
China Times - April 3, 2005
Canada
The Roundup Program CBC Canada - January 21, 2005
So if you think you have what it takes to play cupid, but don't know where to start, don't worry. Because there is a school just for you. It's called the Matchmaking Institute. Lisa Clampitt is a professional matchmaker and the executive director of the Matchmaking Institute in Manhattan. Read more...
Hong Kong
Elle Hong Kong - 2005
India
India Times - April 25, 2004
saut de ligne Even lonely hearts need some 'professional' help. In this day of the information explosion, even Cupid can't afford to be left behind. Read more...
Sweden
Swedish daily Sydsvenskan
Fr tv r sedan grundade Clampitt Matchmaking Institute i New York, vrldens enda skola fr ktenskapsmklare. Sedan starten har Matchmaking Institute utbildat 150 ktenskapsmklare; i r kommer minst 100 nya att genomg helgkursen.