Our goal at Good Hearts Meet is to support singles in building marriages and family. We work to achieve this goal 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 singles’ standards high for organic co-ed interaction.
MEET HELEN
When people hear that I’m a matchmaker, the first question is always: “How did you get into that?”
I love telling the story, because it’s so amazing to me, to this day, how I was led on this journey step-by-step.
I worked with students and families in crisis for two decades as a private education counselor, developing wrap-around support for students who struggled with challenges or burnout.
Many of the roadblocks in dating today trace directly back to the same conflicts I helped families identify and detangle for decades.
In 2019, I made the decision to explore a new career. Our difficult fertility journey and disappointments had taken its toll. I needed a break from the world of children and growing families.
I went back to school to study Landscape Design, then got a job in landscape construction. It began to dawn on me that the majority of my clients were married couples.
This was during the pandemic - a time when so many were stressed, sad, and scared. But these homeowners were invigorated. Their eyes danced. You could hear the smile in their voices, behind their masks. Young couples tackling fixer-uppers. Older couples wanting space for their grandchildren to play. Different ethnicities, cultures, ages, and budgets… but each pair a united team.
In the face of all the stress and change, these couples found joy in the adventure of building a life and home together. They shared worries and laughter. Hand-in-hand, they crushed goals together, strengthening each other instead of hustling alone.
Day in and day out, I met and worked with amazing married couples. It was a constant reminder that marriage is a partnership. One that enriches and expands your life exponentially: emotionally, logistically, and financially.
Having worked with children, parents, and the family dynamic for over two decades, my academic interest was hooked by these observations. I wanted to dig deeper, to learn more.
(And I wanted to know if any of these amazing landscape clients had single friends, neighbors, family members or co-workers to introduce to my single cousins!)
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 it to be: headhunting high-value men all over the country for TDR’s female clientele.
I also 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 clients were high net-worth men: surgeons, attorneys, executives. Searching for, and on behalf of, a totally different demographic added dimension to my matchmaking experience.
But from my first foray into this industry, my ultimate goal was to bring Christian singles together. I jokingly called high-value matchmaking “making sandwiches.” Take a wealthy client on one side, an accommodating, attractive match on the other, and put them together like the two sides of a sandwich.
I craved the complexity and soul of mission-minded work - encompassing a God-breathed mystery of a person and his/her unique ecosystem. Finding the barriers and unlocking long-shut doors to let in everything needed for joy and growth.
So my next stop was Beverly Hills celebrity matchmaking company, Matchmakers in the City, where I served their Christian and Catholic clients as a Dating Coach and Matchmaker.
Once I’d learned how to “make sandwiches,” the challenge was gone. There was no spiritual component, and working by faith is all I know.
MITC’s clientele are stunning, cultured, and at the top of their circles. But the irony I discovered was that very few people can afford personal matchmaking services without leading deeply secular lives. Their prejudices, priorities, and patterns are honed to bring them closer to money, not love.
This presented an ethical dilemma, and into that period of questioning stepped Julie Ferman and Asociates. I was asked to come on board as their Director of Mitzvah Matches. This transition put me right where I wanted to be: providing free introductions to marriage-minded, vetted singles who weren’t necessarily in a place to drop tens of thousands on a personal matchmaker.
The Hebrew term Mitzvah literally means “commandment,” but it is used to describe a good deed - especially in the matchmaking world. This experience showed me how multi-tiered membership levels can allow a heart-driven Matchmaker to serve many at a basic level while serving a handful at a higher level.
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…
those who lead and live with their hearts.
Join in this journey as we outgrow dating, and learn to unlock love. <3
