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Jay Shetty, a global bestselling author, award-winning podcast host of On Purpose, and purpose-driven entrepreneur who officiated Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck's wedding in 2022, is now Match's Relationship Advisor. [Photo: Match]
Match Enlists Former Monk and Modern Sage Jay Shetty to Help Daters Find ‘the One’
by Quincy Preston | Jun 4, 2024
Jay Shetty, a popular podcast host and author of bestselling books 'Think Like a Monk' and '8 Rules of Love,' will reimagine dating advice on the Dallas-based dating giant's app. In a recent TikTok video, Shetty said, "Dating is hard, I know. That's why I'm so excited to announce I am partnering with Match as their Relationship Advisor."
by Lance Murray |
Mar 29, 2024
Veteran executives Laura Jones and Spencer Rascoff have been appointed to the Match Group’s board of directors, effective immediately.
Match Group Chairman Tom McInerney expressed enthusiasm about the new board members, highlighting the unique contributions they’re poised to bring....
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by David Seeley |
Jan 27, 2023
Match Group CEO Bernard Kim, who took the helm of the online dating giant last year, has named a new executive leadership team and outlined an organizational structure to carry the company into the future. The executive moves include hiring former Snap Inc. VP of product Will Wu as CTO.
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by David Seeley |
Jan 10, 2023
The course of true love never did run smooth. But lately it's been running downright dangerous—with dating scams emptying victims' bank accounts and leaving would-be sweethearts broken both emotionally and financially. Today Dallas-based Match Group tried to do something about it by launching a global public awareness campaign to help daters and consumers "date safer" and "stay protected against the different forms of online fraud."
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Tech Comes of Age in Dallas-Fort Worth
by Dave Moore | Jan 27, 2021
Dallas-Fort Worth has a spirit of optimism and checks the right boxes for tech companies, experts say. The region has earned its stripes as a top-growing global location for business technology.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Dec 7, 2020
Match Group, which owns Dallas-based dating platforms Match and BLK, is teaming up with the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization to continue creating safer online communities.
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by Alex Edwards |
Oct 1, 2020
Tracey Breeden joins Match Group after serving as the head of women's safety and gender-based violence operations at Uber. She brings a breadth of knowledge to the new role—Breeden has worked with more than 200 women's safety groups and advocacy organizations.
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by Dave Moore |
Sep 23, 2020
HR experts from BGSF, Corgan, the Match Group, and Omnitracs have tips to foster connectedness, maintain productivity—and inspire fun.
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From Matching to Meeting: Match Launches First-of-its-Kind Feature to Move Singles Outside the App
by Alex Edwards | Sep 15, 2020
Match has introduced Dates: A new dedicated space within the app that provides insight into a potential connection's dating style and preferences. In a time of social distancing, Dates aims to help users have a clear vision when going out in the real world.
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by Alex Edwards |
Sep 3, 2020
Hear from Hesam Hosseini, CEO of Match; Stephen Bohanon, founder of Alkami; Jim Adler, managing director of Toyota AI Ventures; Rex Kurzius, founder of Asset Panda; and more at Dallas Startup Week's Corporate Innovation Summit.
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by Sophia Gonzalez |
Aug 4, 2020
The #BLKVoices initiative gives the Dallas-based dating app's users a chance to have conversations that impact their life beyond the dating world.
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by Chantal Canales |
Jun 10, 2020
The local information services company has committed to matching up to $5 million in employee incentives for eligible small businesses.
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CEO Hesam Hosseini on a Zoom conference call with Pecan Lodge owners Justin and Diane Fourton. [Photo: Courtesy Match]
Match is Giving the Dinner Bell Foundation $30,000 to Feed COVID-19 First Responders
by Alex Edwards | Apr 8, 2020
Founded by the owners of Deep Ellum barbecue joint Pecan Lodge, the foundation will use Match' donation to give 5,000 meals to those on the front lines in Dallas.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 28, 2020
Match Group also named Gary Swidler as chief operating officer, in addition to his role as chief financial officer.
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by Maddie Preston |
Jan 23, 2020
Match Group, the parent company of Match, Tinder, OKCupid, Hinge and several other dating apps, is investing and partnering with Noonlight to offer online daters tools to feel and stay safe during dates.
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by Lance Murray |
Jan 23, 2020
In this weekly roundup of funding, merger, and acquisition activity in North Texas, you’ll also find news from Match Group, On the Road Lending, Oakview Capital, Sales Benchmark Index, TPG Capital, Mark Cuban, P10 Holdings, Cloudvisory, Metro Energy Savers, and Trudela Partners.
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