Sameera Sullivan

Sameera Abdulaziz Sullivan is an American dating expert, matchmaker, and image consultant, best known for her modern spin on old-fashioned matchmaking.[1][2] She is the founder and CEO of Lasting Connections, a professional matchmaking service for elite singles.[3][4][5]

Early Life And Education

Originally from Karachi, Pakistan, she moved to the United States when she was 11 years old. She grew up in Sugar Land, Texas, and moved to Portland, Oregon, as a young adult, where she studied psychology at Portland State University. She earned both a Bachelors in Social Sciences and a Masters in Education Administration, focusing on K-12 Education and Adult Psychology. She then went on to attend Walden and Capella University to attain her Ph.D, ultimately dropped out after her third year, instead attaining a second master's degree in Clinical Psychology with a focus on personality psychology.[6]

Career

In 2009, Sameera attempted to start River City Academy, a private school in Portland, Oregon for children with neurological differences. She was working with the Monarch School in Houston, Texas, in order to replicate their model as she felt there was a shortage of private schools catering to children with special needs. But due to the economy at the time Sameera was unable to raise the funding necessary to launch the school.

She then went to work as an Executive Headhunter and Recruiter in the Aerospace Engineering industry,[7] before gaining employment at It’s Just Lunch as part of their matchmaking team. While working for It’s Just Lunch, Sameera rediscovered an old love she had for matchmaking,[8] and ultimately in 2012 she chose to start her own matchmaking business after realizing there was a niche she could fill as most dating services didn’t offer personalized recruiting for their clients.[9][10][11]

As of 2015, Sameera continues to work with her elite clients personally through Lasting Connection,[12][13][14] and had also have launched a matchmaking dating app with video, Love Atlas.[15][16][17][18][19]

References

  1. ↑ Caroline McMillan Portillo (14 February 2015). "Yes, (offline) matchmaking is alive and well — and capable of bringing in six-figure revenues". Bizjournals. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  2. ↑ Caitlin Burke (15 February 2015). "Relationship Expert Offers Tip for Valentine's Anxiety". Cbn.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. ↑ Aly Walansky (15 July 2015). "7 Biggest Mistakes You Can Make In A Relationship, According To Experts, Because It's Actually Pretty Easy To Screw It Up". Bustle. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  4. ↑ "Words to avoid when using online dating sites". Wandtv.com. 25 April 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  5. ↑ Christian Gollayan (13 July 2016). "Is this the end of bisexuality?". New York Post. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  6. ↑ Jennifer Bolger (26 February 2013). "Single Ladies Night Out March 13 at Henry's Tavern". Oregonlive.com. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  7. ↑ Stephen Person, Sam Coggeshall (16 April 2013). "My Millionaire Makeover". Portland Monthly Magazine. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Sameera Sullivan of Lasting Connections talks about Dad Bods". WSPD. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  9. ↑ "Is there money to be made in the anti-online dating world? The Offline Society thinks so". Bizjournals. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Looking for Love Online? Learn the Do's and Don't's". Cbn.com. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  11. ↑ Laura Gunderson (14 February 2014). "Matchmaking sites in Oregon deliver frustration instead of dates". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  12. ↑ Katie Leone (4 February 2015). "'Mistress Day' an opportunity to catch cheaters". TheIndyChannel.com. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "continues to work with 'Mistress Day' an opportunity to catch cheaters her elite". Newsnet5. 4 February 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  14. ↑ HANNAH HICKOK. "7 Effective Tricks to Catch a Cheater". StyleCaster. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "The Latest and Greatest New Dating App". Patti Feinstein. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  16. ↑ "Online Dating Hazards: Advice from a Matchmaker". 8 May 2015. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  17. ↑ "Learn How to Intrigue a Guy on a Dating App". Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  18. ↑ "Algorithm, meet matchmaker". Portland Tribune. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  19. ↑ "TIRED OF WADING THROUGH ONLINE DATING PROFILES ALL ON YOUR OWN? WE HAVE AN APP FOR THAT!". Retrieved 31 July 2016.

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