Featured Interviews, by Mark Brooks
Parship - Tim Schiffers (January 2019)
MeetMe - Geoff Cook (August 2018)
Affinitas - Bart Visser (August 2017)
eHarmony - Grant Langston (December 2016)
Spark Networks - Michael Egan (January 2016)
Zhenai - Dr Song Li (October 2014)
POF - Markus Frind (June 2014)
Match Group - Sam Yagan (May 2014)
POF - Markus Frind (January 2014)
eHarmony - Dr Neil Clark Warren (February 2013)
Gary Kremen, Founder of Match.com (January 2012)
JiaYuan - Rose Gong Haiyan (July 2011)
August '24
Colin Hodge - DOWN, fireside chat
July '24
Brandon Wade & Dana Rosewall - Seeking, fireside chat
June '24
Jim Safka - former CEO, Match, fireside chat
March '24
Jim Safka - former CEO, Match, interview
November '23
Snehil Khanor - Truly Madly, 'Dating' in India
September '23
Dmitry Volkov - interview
December '22
Ruben Buell - RealGifts, G-commerce service
October '22
Jamie Wykes-Hobday - FITFCK, dating app for gym lovers
August '22
Aurora Townsend - Planet Theta, dating in metaverse
May '21
Gitte Bendzulla - Spark Networks, driving growth and innovation in the pandemic environment
Patti Stanger - Millionaire's Club, dating apps should partner with matchmakers to provide a VIP experience
April '21
Catherine Cook Connelly - The Meet Group, the journey from myYearbook to The Meet Group
March '21
Dave Heysen & Daniel Haigh - RSVP, acquisition & launch of Helium Dating
February '21
David Stephen Hyatt - Luxmada, new matching algorithm
January '21
Adam Cohen-Aslatei - CEO of S'More, what's next
October '20
Valon Asani - CEO of Dua.com, dating app for Albanians and diaspora
June '20
Jeff Tinsley - CEO of RealMe, improving user safety
April '20
Karinna Karsten - CEO of Relationship AI, helping with dating decision making and life
January '20
Jason Lee - CEO of Free.Date, free dating
July '19
David Minns - CEO of DMCubed, dating platform that integrates web and mobile
June '19
Mauricio Botero - CEO of Prelinker, European-centric affiliate network
April '19
Hal Oppenheimer - CEO of Dating Service Network, dating site aggregator
March '19
Dr Eike Post - Founder of IQ Elite, looking for partner / merger
Ross Williams - CEO of WhiteLabelDating, 100% commission offer
February '19
Marci Rubin - CEO of Yak Network, games for online daters
Garfield Wright - CEO of Rumpur, ethnic gay dating service
Grant Langston - CEO of eharmony, Relationship Happiness study
January '19
Tim Schiffers - CEO of Parship, eharmony acquisition
December '18
Ryan Surratt - CEO of Wonder, introduction to Wonder
Volkan Yazicioglu - CEO of Waplog, introduction to Waplog
November '18
Adam Cohen-Aslatei - MD of Chappy, the new MD interview
George Kidd - CEO of Online Dating Association, online dating safety
Stan Bradbury - CEO of DateAha!, the "Yelp for online dating"
David Vermuelen - CEO of The Inner Circle, the company's growth
August '18
Geoff Cook - CEO of Meet Group, live video integration
May '18
Eve Peters - Founder of Tonight, former GM Product at OkCupid
March '18
STRV - Lubo Smid, Tinder's Apple TV app developers
February '18
eHarmony - Jeannie Assimos, interview at iDate
Lovestruck Infinity, Gorgeous Networks - Lorraine Adams, machmaking
December '17
RomanceOnly.com - Laura Brashier, dating site for Sex-C people
November '17
Happy Couple - Julien Robert, HC is raising capital
September '17
The Meet Group - Geoff Cook, video integration
August '17
Affinitas - Bart Visser, AttractiveWorld's launch in Australia
April '17
MeetMindful - Amy Baglan, dating app for mindful living
Hinge - Justin McLeod, interview at iDate Miami 2017
Matchmaking Institute - Lisa Clampitt, MMI conference
February '17
Woo - Sumesh Menon, Indian dating app
Elena's Models - Elena Petrova, premium international dating
December '16
eHarmony - Grant Langston, eHarmony's new era
MouseMingle - Dave Tavres, dating site for Disney fans
October '16
Twoo.com - Joost Roelandts, Match experience, video launch
September '16
GreenLight - Tommy Wolf, PokemonGo Meets Tinder
August '16
MeetMe - Geoff Cook, Skout acquisition
June '16
The League - Amanda Bradford, elite dating app
May '16
Jaumo - Jens Kammerer, German dating app
March '16
Affinitas (eDarling & EliteSingles) - Jeronimo Folgueira, premium dating
Elena's Models - Elena Petrova, international dating
Ruben Buell - former CTO & President of True.com
January '16
Spark Networks - Michael Egan, interview at iDate Miami
September '15
Paktor - Joseph Phua, Asian dating app
Hift - Marie Yates, mobile app for people with STDs
BeehiveID - Mary Haskett, user authentication
August '15
The Dating Lounge - Samantha Daniels, matchmaking app
Date2Relate - Steve Spector, manage your idating life across several sites
Fondoo - Keith Wright, mobile dating app
May '15
ON - Dan Sherman, photo-centric dating app
SweetMatch - Maxim Kolotsay, Malaysian & Indonesian market
April '15
SinglesWarehouse - Jonathan Bird, Team management tips
World Singles Networks - Darren Romeo, Working with remote teams
SparkStarter - Tony Kramer, Friends play matchmaker
March '15
LafLife - Bennett Johnston, Sense of humor compatibility
NetParty - Jeff Strank, Events
MillionaireMatch.com - Jason Du, Dating site for wealthy people
February '15
Modamily - Ivan Fatovic, Co-parenting
21pictures - Michael Bond, Behavioral matchmaking
Mamba.ru & Wamba - Andrei Bronetskiy, iDate interview
January '15
Oasis Active & RSVP - Dave Heysen, The merger deal
Simply Marry - Sanjeev Kumar, Indian matrimonials market
Zhenai - Dr Song Li, Recommended reads
November '14
MeetMe - Geoff Cook, Mobile chat
October '14
15winks - Sam Mendez, 15 second videos
Zhenai - Dr Song Li, Chinese dating site
Instant Chemistry - Ron Gonzales, DNA testing
August '14
LoveRoom - Joshua Bocanegra, Airbnb meets Tinder
June '14
POF - Markus Frind, Mobile dating
HowAboutWe - Aaron Schildkrout, Getting offline
Aclipsa - Tom Oh, Video messaging
May '14
Match Group - CEO Sam Yagan
February '14
BeehiveID - Mary Haskett, ID verification technology
PAR Program - Jeremy Shoemaker, How to get and retain customers
Online Dating Association - George Kidd, iDating industry standards
January '14
POF - Markus Frind, At iDate Las Vegas
HowAboutWe - Brian Schecher, Nerve.com acquisition
MateSafe - Dr Jeff Collier, STD testing
Neo4j - Emil Eifrem, Open-source graph database
November '13
VideoDate - Marcel Cafferata, Mobile video dating
Christian Filipina - Peter Christopher, International dating site
Canaan Partners - Deepak Kamra, The Love VC
October '13
Single.dk - Rune Heickendorf, Danish dating site
MeetMe - Geoff Cook, Charm dating app
Noonswoon - Peter Panas, Thailand dating app
Cherry Blossoms - Mike Krosky, International dating site
September '13
SafeCharge - Shemer Katz, Online payments
MatchMedia.eu - John Meuffels & 50plus-treff.de - Marianna Exter, iDate Cologne 2013
Cupid plc - Phil Gripton, iDateCologne 2013
Internet Dating Conference - Marc Lesnick, Cologne 2013
Freedating.co.uk - Dan Winchester, iDate Cologne 2013 & Online Dating Association
World Dating Company - Magic Coper, iDate Cologne 2013
Karolina Schaefer - Metaflake.de, iDate Cologne 2013
DatingWebsites.nl - Rutger Tolenaar, iDate Cologne 2013
SocialClicks - Jeroen Leijer, iDate Cologne 2013
IntelligentElite - Greg Swierad, iDate Cologne 2013
August '13
AtThePool - Alex Capecelatro, Social discovery site
eDarling - Lukas Brosseder, European dating site
ThreeDayRule - Talia Goldstein, Online matchmaking
July '13
myZamana - Ashish Kundra, Social discovery site
April '13
Bang With Friends - "C", Facebook hook up app
February '13
AForeignAffair - John Adams, International dating service
AnastasiaDate - Larry Cervantes, International dating portal
eHarmony - Dr Neil Clark Warren, iDate 2013
January '13
Meetme - Geoff Cook, Social discovery site
September '12
Cupid plc - Sean Wood and Art Seredyuk, Mobile dating
OnlineBuddies (Manhunt.net) - Adam Segel and Tim Feeley, Gay dating
MiniDates - Beverly May, Real-life blind dates
eHarmony - Arvind Mishra, eHarmony mobile
August '12
MeetMoi - Alex Harrington, Mobile dating app
WhiteLabelDating - Barry Frost, White label service
HowAboutWe - Aaron Schildkrout, Offline dating site
SinglesAroundMe - Chris Klotz, Mobile dating
July '12
Grindr - Scott Lewallen, Gay dating app
Meexo - Romain David, Mobile dating
Badoo - Jessica Powell, Social discovery site
Tagged - Steve Sarner, Social dating
Dating Factory - Tanya Fathers, White label service
June '12
Tingle - Ian Bell, Mobile dating
April '12
Sparkology - Alex Furmansky, Elite online dating service
March '12
FlipMe - Rachel DeAlto, Dating cards
February '12
Skadate - Emil Sarnogoev, Dating software
Teloop - Arnaud Passafe, French mobile dating site
Frances Maier, co-Founder of Match.com
January '12
Scruff - Eric Silverberg, Gay dating app
51taonan - Johny Du, Chinese free dating site
Gary Kremen, Founder of Match.com
December '11
Mektoube.fr - Laouari Medjebeur and Thomas Nomaksteinsky, French dating site
Agape Match - Maria Avgitidis, Matchmaker
November '11
Istanbul.net - Levent Gultan, Turkish dating sites network
October '11
Sites Instantly - Michael O'Sullivan, White label dating service
PhotoVerified - John Maitland, Photo verification service
Intro Analytics - Nick Tsinonis, Data intelligence matching company
OM Dating - Shellie Hunt, Dating Site for Those Who Practice Meditation and Other Spiritual Activities
September '11
PembePanjur - Seda Berber, Turkish dating site
WhiteLabelDating - Ross Williams, WhiteLabelService
ChristianCafé - Sam Moorcroft, Christian dating site
LeadsCon & Daily Deal Summit - Jay Weintraub, Daily deals
Mamboo - Gloria Diez, Social dating site
August '11
IntegrityID - Joe O'Neil
Procall - Jim Rush, Multi-national outsourcing
SugarDaddie, 7orbetter, MeetAtTheAirport - Steve Pasternack, Serial entrepreneur
Procall - Al Cuccinelli, Multi-national outsourcing
Roy Sheppard - Speaker and Author
July '11
JiaYuan - Rose Gong Haiyan, Top idating site in China
WhiteLabelDating - Ross Williams and Red Hot Pie - Max McGuire, Background checks
April '11
Paul Larsen Consulting - Paul Larsen, Payment processors consulting
January '11
Datingstartshere - Chris Walker, Aggregator
DateBuzz - Sunil Nagaraj, Social dating
December '10
Grindr - Joel Simkhai, Gay dating app
Rob Bossart, Tax advisor
November '10
Intelligent Elite - Dr. Eike Post, Intelligent people matchmaking
Optimal Payments - Patricia Weber, Payment provider
eLove - Brad Megahan & Paul Falzone, Cupid's Coach acquisition
October '10
Friendscout24 - Martina Bruder, Germany #1 site
OculusAI - Siamak Ayani, Image moderation tool
September '10
WhiteLabelDating.com - Ross Williams, White label service
Meetcha - Jeffrey C. Taylor & Linda Natansohn, Dating site for baby boomers
July '10
Dr. Robert Epstein - New matchmaking test
Dating Central - Mike Fitzgerald, White label dating provider
Urban Social - Anna Cooney & Jim Strong, Sociable singles dating
SNAP Interactive - Clifford Lerner, Mobile dating
Opposites Connect - Larry Wilson, Different matchmaking approach
June '10
Skout.com - Christian Wiklund, Mobile dating
SpeedDate - Dan Abelon, Mobile dating
Match.com - Deepak Thomas, Mobile dating
David Siegel - Semantic Web
April '10
SacredLove - Karinna Kittles-Karsten, Love lifestyle & dating site
Herway.com & OnlineBootyCall.com - Moses Brown, Women date efficiently
iTelebill - Scott Pattenden, Mobile billing provider
March '10
MeetMoi - Alexander Harrington, Mobile dating
SetForMarriage - Bradley Boyd, Matrimonials site
Weopia - Dave Wilkie, Virtual dating
February '10
Zoosk - Alex Mehr, Social dating
December '09
International Dating Ventures (eLove) - Terry Fitzpatrick, Matchmaking & online dating
Manhunt & Online Buddies - Jonathan Crutchley & Adam Segel, Acquisiton of DList
November '09
Datebility - Wayne Stillerman, Dating for disabled
messmo - Brendan O'Kane, Mobile dating
Gelato - Steve Odom, FriendFeed of dating
September '09
Harvard Business School - Michael Norton, Virtual date report
OkCupid - Sam Yagan, Founding story
August '09
6rounds - Ilan Leibovich, Video dating
Jumbuck - Ted Verani, Mobile dating
Shaadi - Anupam G. Mittal, Matrimonial service
July '09
People Media - Josh Meyers, Niche online dating
Done For You Dating - Luke Chao, Outsouced online dating
Woome - Stephen Stokols, Online speeddating
Kalerion - Greg Arnot, Mobile dating
June '09
Zoosk - Shayan Zadeh and Alex Mehr, Social dating
Samantha's Table - Samantha Daniels, High end matchmaker
May '09
BoonEx - Andrew Boon, Community software provider
Robin Gorman Newman, Relationship coach
RedHotPie - Max McGuire and Mark Semaan, Aussie dating
April '09
WomanSavers - Stephany Alexander, Date screening
Intro Analytics - Gavin Potter and Nick Tsinonis, People recommendation engine
March '09
messmo - Brendan O'Kane, Mobile dating
iovation - Greg Pierson, Scambusters
Basisnote.com - Dominic Senn, DNA matchmaking
February '09
Julie Spira, Cyber-dating expert
January '09
Meetmoi - Andrew Weinreich, Mobile Dating
ASE Softnet - Arthur Radulescu, Shopping comparison
Skout - Christian Wiklund, Mobile dating
December '08
be2 - Robert Wuttke, Global eHarmony rival
MIXTT - Eve Peters, Group dating
Tim Rees, Internet dating affiliate
November '08
LookBetterOnline - Merav Knafo, Dating photo service
RSVP - Hannah Schwartz, Aussie dating
Lunch Actually - Violet Lim, Matchmaking
Joel D Block, Ph.D., Personality profiling
Mate1 - Liz Wasserman, Darn scammers
Cupid's Coach - Julie Ferman, Matchmaking
October '08
TheRightOne & TogetherDating - Paul Falzone, Acquisition plans
Internet dating affiliate David Cliff, White labeler
RSVP - Hannah Schwartz, Darn scammers
September '08
SayHeyHey - Alex Gurevich, Video dating
BoneFish Ltd. - Mike Fitzgerald, Darn scammers
EasyDate - Max Polyakov & Bill Dobbie, Top UK dating group
Searchmate UK - Adrian Slatter, UK matchmaker
Singles Links - Dick Syatt, Singles events
Serious Matchmaking, Inc. - Janis Spindel, High end matchmaker
August '08
Tsavo - Mike Jones, Mystery startup
Adryenn Ashley, Book author
SelectAlternatives - Andy Sutcliffe, Newsweeklies personals product
ScientificMatch - Eric Holzle, DNA matching
Match.com - Arnaud Jonglez, French market
Frumster - Ben Rabizadeh, Jewish dating
July '08
LifeProject - Fernando, Compatibility matching
June '08
Sparkbliss - Joel Blatt, Privacy Respected
Baihe - Jason Tian, Chinese matchmaking
Zhenai - Dr Song Li, Chinese dating site
May '08
FriendScout24 - Christoph Mempel, Germany #1 Site
Internet Alliance - Emily Hackett, Lobbyist
Cybermedia - Marco Koeder, Mixi Internet Dating in Japan
Cybermedia - Marco Koeder, Use of avatars in Japan
Don'tDateHimGirl.com - Tasha Cunningham, Male review
April '08
Ashley Madison - Noel Biderman, For cheaters
Nielsen Online - Alex Burmaster, Industry Analysis
March '08
Dateline - Eddy Ankrett, Hybrid UK service
TrustPlus - Shawn Broderick, Reputation aggregator
Userplane - Michael Jones, Webchat
Mike Kahlowsky - Handwriting analysis
OmniDate - Igor Kotlyar, Avatar IM
February '08
SpeedDate - Dan Abelon, Online Speeddating
January '08
WooMe - Stephen Stokols, Online speed-dating
Y! Personals - Egon Smola, Delight your users!
November '07
Scammer Victim, Swindled out of $10k
HonestyOnline.com - Mark Ezra, Background checks
October '07
Author - Myles Reed, Fishing for love on the net
PerfectMatch - Duane Dahl, New Movie Placement
Dating Direct - Alistair Shrimpton, UK internet dating
MyChurch - Joe Suh, Church SNS
Dating-Central - Mike Fitzgerald, White label service
September '07
The Right One/Together Dating - Paul Falzone, Ace matchmakers
WAYN.com - Peter Ward, Travellers' social network
Trustcash - Greg Moss, Alternative billing
Mate1 - Liz Wasserman, Casual dating leader
Manhunt.net - Michael Alvear, Manhunt.net sexpert
Leverage Software - Mike Walsh, Corporate SNS
August '07
Jangl - Michael Cerda, Anonymous calling
OnlineBootyCall - Moses Brown, Mo' Booty
RSVP - Hannah Schwartz, Aussie #1 Site
Sexologist Yvonne Fulbright, A sexperts spin
Oodle - Craig Donato, Classifieds aggregator
July '07
AnotherFriend - Kevin Greene, Irelands dating site
World Singles - Saïd Amin, Niche dating
White Label Dating - Ross&Steve, White Label Service
Table for six - Julie Paiva, Matchmakers
Jaxtr - Konstantin Guericke, Voice widget
June '07
myPartnerPerfect - Patrick Perrine, The gay hitch
Meetic - Marc Simoncini, France meets China
Match.com - Thomas Enraght-Moony, Areas of growth
SinoFriends - Dr Song Li, China online dating
Userplane - Michale Jones, Community tools
May '07
WorldFriends Networks - Dominic Penaloza, White label dating service
Iovation - Greg Pierson, Scambusters
WorldSingles - Saïd Amin, Niche online dating
Baihe - Jason Tian, Online/offline matchmaking
Webdate - Abe Smilowitz, Webdating and mobile dating
AnotherFriend - Kevin Greene, Ireland's dating leader
LoveAccess - Nelson Rodriguez, Dating and matchmaking
Plutolife - Eric Neraal, Mobile enabler
April '07
Manhunt - Jonathan Crutchley, Gay dating site
Frengo - Dan Mosher, Social play network
Ziki.com - Andre Taliercio, Identity central
Baihe - Jason Tian, China's eHarmony
March '07
Lavalife - Marina Glogovac, Mobile dating leader
Friendster - David Jones, Marketing insights
February '07
Romance Coach - Kathryn Lord, Matchmaking
PerfectMatch - Duane Dahl, Marketing insights
Cupids Coach - Julie Ferman, Matchmaking
January '07
Meetic - Marc Simoncini, Dating direct acquisitions
December '06
Match - Jim Safka, New ads, new services
Bharat Matrimony - M. Janakiraman,Matrimonials leader
November '06
Vumber - Cliff W. and Jodd R., Anonymous calling
Affinity Circles - Steve Loughlin, Social network provider
October '06
Spark Networks - David Siminoff, Niche leader
Meetic - Marc Simoncini, Europe's dating leader
Parship - Dr Arndt Roller, Europe's eHarmony
September '06
e-Cyrano - Evan Katz, Profile improvement guru
AnastasiaWeb - Alexei Negin, Russian dating site
August '06
Together Dating/The Right One - Paul Falzone, Leading matchmaker
Great Expectations - Robert Fisher, Leading matchmaker
June '06
Plentyoffish - Markus Frind, Free dating site
Wikipedia - Jimmy Wales, Founding story
WAYN - Peter Ward, Founding story
Jupiter Research - Nate Elliott, Personals industry analyst
May '06
Sexsearch - Adam Small, Casual dating
Craigslist - Craig Newmark, Craigslist phenomenon
April '06
FriendFinder - Andrew Conru, The FriendFinder network
March '06
Bebo - Michael Birch, Leading UK social network
Userplane - Michael Jones, Community tools
Webdate - Abe Smilowitz, Webdating & mobile dating
Hitwise - Bill Tancer, State of industry
February '06
Plentyoffish - Markus Frind, David vs Goliath
Phone Matrix - Andy Siks, Anonymous phone calling
January '06
Community Connect - Ben Sun, Founding story. Expansion
November '05
Author - Dr John Gray, Compatability matching
October '05
Match - Jim Safka, Chemistry.com launch
Yahoo! Personals - Lorna Borenstein, Future perspectives
September '05
Jupiter Research - Nate Elliott, Personals industry analyst
August '05
Senator Cropsey, Sponsor of the Michigan background checks legislation
Webdate - Joe Brennan, Mobile phone dating
July '05
Friendster - Taek Kwon, New social platform
TRUE.com - Dr Jim, Personality profiling
Cupid.com - Eric Straus, Built on radio advertising
June '05
Webdate - Abe Smilowitz, The innovative upstart
TRUE.com - Herb Vest, Revolutionary entrepreneur
Perfect Match - Duane Dahl, eHarmony competitor
May '05
Click2Asia - Pierre Wuu, Asian online dating
Tribe New - Jan Gullet, Tribe plans
April '05
Kevin Ambler, Florida legislation