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Matchmakers

A small number of clients. Introductions made by hand.

The team

The people you will work with

A small team. You will work with one of us, not with a queue.

  • Isabelle

    Founder & Matchmaker

    Eleven years matchmaking

    Started the service after fifteen years in executive search, having noticed that the hard part of both jobs is the same one: understanding what somebody actually needs as opposed to what they have asked for.

  • Marcus

    Matchmaker

    Seven years

    Handles most of our clients outside Europe and does the post-introduction conversations. Trained as a psychotherapist, which is exactly as useful as it sounds.

  • Rania

    Matchmaker & Client Care

    Four years

    Joined from hospitality and brought its standards with her. She is the reason nobody in this service has ever had to chase us for an answer.

The team

The people you will work with

A small team. You will work with one of us, not with a queue.

  • Isabelle

    Founder & Matchmaker

    Eleven years matchmaking

    Started the service after fifteen years in executive search, having noticed that the hard part of both jobs is the same one: understanding what somebody actually needs as opposed to what they have asked for.

  • Marcus

    Matchmaker

    Seven years

    Handles most of our clients outside Europe and does the post-introduction conversations. Trained as a psychotherapist, which is exactly as useful as it sounds.

  • Rania

    Matchmaker & Client Care

    Four years

    Joined from hospitality and brought its standards with her. She is the reason nobody in this service has ever had to chase us for an answer.

Who we work with

We are not for everybody, and that is the point

  1. 01

    People who are genuinely ready

    Not "open to it". Ready — out of the last thing, clear about what they want, and with room in their life for somebody. We ask directly and we can usually tell.

  2. 02

    People who are interesting on a Tuesday

    Achievement is not what makes somebody good to be around. We look for curiosity, humour and the ability to be still. Our clients tend to have accomplished a great deal and to lead with none of it.

  3. 03

    People who will take our advice

    The introductions that work are frequently not the ones a client would have chosen from a photograph. Working with us means being willing to be surprised.

  4. 04

    People who are kind

    We have declined clients for this reason and we would again. Everybody we introduce is somebody else’s introduction too.

Before you get in touch

No, and that is deliberate. Nothing about our clients is published, and there is no browsing on this site. Your matchmaker does the looking and brings you the people they think are worth meeting.