Our goal at Good Hearts Meet is to support singles in building marriages and family. We work to achieve this mission through the following services:
PRIVATE COUNSELING
Helping singles bridge the knowledge gaps between singleness and marriage/family.
INTENTIONAL INTRODUCTIONS Bringing compatible couples together in a space and setting that encourages lasting connection.
EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS - Deconstructing handicaps and fallacies in today’s dating scene; illuminating successful practices.
CHURCH OUTREACH AND SUPPORT
Sharing data, research and best practices with ministries.
IN-PERSON EVENTS
Setting standards high for organic co-ed interaction.
Meet Helen
When people hear I’m a matchmaker, the first question is always: “How did you get into that?”
I love to telling the story, which was such a wild idea at the time, but makes perfect sense in hindsight.
The Foundation
I have been matching couples successfully since my college years.
Even then, my work with children and families gave me insight into personality types, compatibility, and partnership.
For over twenty years, I worked with families in crisis as a counselor, developing multi-layered wraparound support for struggling students.
Many of the roadblocks in modern dating trace directly back to the same root issues I spent decades helping families detangle.
New Paths
By 2019, my husband and I had been married for nine years, six of which had been spent on a grueling fertility journey. Finally, I decided to give myself a break from the world of growing families.
An avid amateur horticulturist and edible garden designer, I leaned into that passion and went back to school to study Landscape Design.
The World of the Marrieds
I began working in the landscape field in 2020, and it quickly dawned on me that clients seeking luxury design+installation services were overwhelmingly married couples.
I also noticed that these homeowners radiated confidence and contentment, even joy.
This was during the early years of the pandemic… a time when so many were stressed, sad, and scared.
But these couples were invigorated. You could hear the smile in their voices, even from behind their masks.
You could see the light in their eyes as they shared about the work they’d been having done in the interior of the home, their recent move or significant family developments… referring to projects that they’d accomplished with teamwork, communication, and patience.
Young couples tackling fixer-uppers. Older couples wanting space for their grandchildren to play.
Different ethnicities, cultures, ages, and budgets… each pair a united team.
In the face of all the stress and fear of the times, these couples found joy in the adventure of building their lives and homes as a team.
They shared worries and laughter, projects and tasks. Hand-in-hand, they crushed goals, strengthening each other instead of hustling alone.
Working with these couples was a constant reminder that marriage is a partnership; one that enriches and expands your life exponentially - emotionally, logistically, and financially.
The Recruiter
Having worked intimately within the family dynamic for so many years, my academic interest was hooked by how differently these married couples were experiencing the pandemic, versus even the most accomplished singles. I wanted to dig deeper, learn more.
So I reached out to national matchmaking company Three Day Rule and was hired as a Recruiter. My job was every bit as exciting and fun as everyone imagines: headhunting high-value men all over the country for TDR’s mostly-female clientele.
The Matchmaker
I earned my Certificate in Asian Matchmaking under the tutelage of veterans May Bugenhagen (Two Asian Matchmakers, Matchmaker May) and Xiaoli Mei (Elite Asian Matchmaker).
In contrast to TDR’s mostly-female clientele, Matchmaker May and Xiaoli Mei’s clientele exclusively consisted of high net-worth men: doctors, attorneys, and C-level executives.
“Making Sandwiches”
Matchmaking for these ultra-eligible bachelors was surprisingly less complicated than matching women. I came to call the work “making sandwiches.”
Take a wealthy, powerful man on one side and a beautiful, accommodating woman on the other side. Put them together, and voila!
This demographic knows what they’re doing. They value marriage and empire-building, and have the skills to negotiate and execute the plan. Little more is needed by a matchmaker beyond the initial introduction. Working with elite bachelors was interesting and educational, but I was itching to explore more.
The Matchmaker in the City
This need took me to my next training ground, Beverly Hills celebrity matchmaking company Matchmakers in the City. I was brought on to focus on their Christian and Catholic clients as a Dating Coach and Matchmaker.
MITC’s clientele were stunning, cultured, and at the top of their game. Yet over and over again, I discovered that there was very little difference between the dating expectations of religious and non-religious clients. The two groups were virtually identical.
It was an impactful illustration of the camel+needle parable. How does one maintain a luxury lifestyle without prioritizing secular standards of thought and behavior?
“Mitzvah”
Into that period of questioning stepped Julie Ferman and Associates, who asked me to come on board as Director of Mitzvah Matches.
The Hebrew term Mitzvah is one long-associated with the matchmaking world. It literally means “commandment,” and is used to describe a good deed.
This transition put me right where I wanted to be: providing heartfelt introductions to marriage-minded, vetted singles who weren’t exactly in the position to drop $75K on a matchmaker.
This experience was invaluable in showing me how a heart-driven Matchmaker can sustainably support many singles in finding love.
Fast-forward five years, and say hello to
GOOD HEARTS MEET.
Every matchmaking company has its own niche, and I have served the best of the best.
Now I bring that white-glove treatment to the people I resonate with the most…
