Rachel Russo Relationships, has been in existence as my side hustle for the better part of the past decade, as I always worked full-time as the head matchmaker of several top NYC matchmaking agencies. A year ago, after a weird twist of fate, I decided to leave my comfortable Director of Matchmaking position and contemplated quitting the only industry I’ve known, loved, and had tremendous success in.
Even though I felt satisfaction knowing that my work resulted in many happy relationships, as well as sustainable marriages and the births of children, there was something about the traditional matchmaking business model that wasn’t really working for me--or a considerable number of my clients.
MY PHILOSOPHY
I believe that most people can have the real, lasting love they crave. That the relationship of their dreams is out there waiting to be claimed.
But I don’t believe anyone can find or keep real love without doing the work.
The task at hand usually involves overcoming love blocks, developing a deeper understanding of the relationship that would truly lead to happiness, and coming up with a solid plan for attracting the right type of partner.
Unfortunately, the problem with many of my past clients who did not have the success we hoped for was that they didn’t believe they needed to do anything other than hire me to give them access to eligible singles. On the one hand, I understood some of their reasoning. These were typically megasuccessful, attractive men and women--venture capitalists, millionaire CEOs, successful entrepreneurs, and people who are rock stars in their industries. They thought that once they got in front of compatible partners, they’d be riding off into the sunset in no time. But as I worked with them, I learned that some of their expectations were unreasonable, and some of their behaviors were undesirable. They were getting in their own way and didn’t see it.
Of course, as a trained Marriage & Family Therapist who took on dating and relationship coaching clients in her free time, I was always trying to get them-not to mention some of my employers- to see the light. These clients needed COACHING! As I was coaching them throughout the matchmaking process and giving them honest feedback after every date, I saw that it was making a difference. But some needed so much more. After all, limiting beliefs and self-sabotaging behaviors have deep roots and don’t go away with the snap of a finger.
Needless to say, after more than my fair share of stress from difficult clients who’d make even Mother Teresa lose her patience, I did some brainstorming and soul-searching. Fortunately, I realized that I didn’t want to stop trying to make real love happen in peoples’ lives. I just wanted to do it differently. In a way that seemed better than anything that I had seen done before. In a way that is more authentic to me and would lead to success for more clients.
ENTER RACHEL RUSSO RELATIONSHIPS
A year ago, I took the entrepreneurial leap and made my side gig my full-time business. I’ve proudly created a signature matchmaking program in which dating and relationship coaching is a pre-requisite for every client.
Now when singles work with me, they receive so much more than the introductions and dating feedback that most matchmakers provide. My clients prosper in their love life as they:
Develop a deep understanding of how to overcome their unique challenges in dating and relationships
Learn to identify and attract the right type of partner, who is emotionally available, ready for a serious commitment, and, of course, a compatible match
Make the best impression in the early stages of dating and set the foundation for a lasting love
Quickly access long-term potential, avoiding common dating mistakes that waste time, money, and emotional energy
Make healthy decisions that put the relationship on the marriage track
Have a strong support system to help with troubleshooting in dating and relationship
Guess what? I am on a mission, and I am never looking back. Because, I am certain: When people want real love, they need to do real work to find and keep it.
MY BIO
Rachel Russo is a veteran of helping high-caliber, marriage-minded singles find and keep love in the NYC area. With fourteen years experience working full-time as a matchmaker and dating & relationship coach, Rachel provides world-class advice and personalized introductions through her boutique matchmaking and relationship coaching company, Rachel Russo Relationships.
With a master’s degree in Marriage & Family Therapy from Iona College and a bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Iona College, Rachel has the expertise and empathy to help her clients navigate the challenges of modern day dating. A thought leader in the field, Rachel is a Master Executive Certified Matchmaker who teaches other entrepreneurs how to be successful matchmakers by creating courses, teaching certification programs, and speaking internationally at live events through The Matchmaking Institute.
Super-passionate about all things relationships, Rachel regularly appears in media and co-hosts events. A committed self-help writer, she is the author of two books-How To Get Over Your Ex: A Step By Step Guide To Mend A Broken Heart Italian American Style and A Fab Job Guide To Become A Matchmaker- as well as countless blogs. She writes a weekly newsletter that her readers say has been life-changing. Rachel’s advice comes from both professional and personal experience. No stranger to long-term relationships, dating, or heartbreak, she once went on ninety-two NYC dates in one year and blogged about them.
In her “spare time,” she enjoys answering teenagers’ dating questions through her column at The Teen Mentor, analyzing her friends’ post-date text messages, and working on her own happily-ever-after. Rachel is pleased as punch to get up every day knowing that her work has resulted in many happy relationships, as well as sustainable marriages and the births of children. Although she’s tried, Rachel finds it hard to consider doing anything other than helping people with their love life.
A bonafide relationship expert, Rachel was honored to be awarded one of NYC’s Best 12 Matchmakers of 2014 by DatingAdvice.com. She was recently named one of the Best Female Relationship Experts of 2018 by LoveySigns. Once called “The Taylor Swift of dating,” Rachel has the credentials, expertise, connections, character, passion, and commitment like no other in her mission to make real love happen for high-caliber singles today.
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