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Our mission is to provide the best way for people to establish relationships that add meaning to their lives. 8minuteDating events provide a fast, fun, safe and comfortable way for singles to meet one another, live and in person, for dating, friendship or business. 8minuteDating.com is a division of Match Events, Inc., headquartered in Boca Raton, FL.
Click here to read the Entrepreneur Magazine article
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Tom Jaffee - CEO and Founder
Tom Jaffee, a successful entrepreneur, founded 8minuteDating.com in January of 2001. In its first two years, Tom grew the company from a one-man start-up to the world's most popular speed dating service, with more than 60,000 customers and 150 Event Organizers planning and holding events in 55 cities in the United States and Canada.
Tom formed 8minuteDating.com after recognizing that the singles population needed a better way to meet new and interesting people. Tired of the bar scene, pick-up lines, blind dates and guessing games, he combined his technical and marketing skills with his experience as a single (at the time), and created a fast, fun, safe and comfortable way for singles to meet others with similar interests, live and in person. It's an approach that works - over 90% of participants meet someone who they want to see again and over 99% report that they enjoyed the event.
Prior to 8minuteDating.com, Jaffee founded WinStruct.com - 'The No-Brainer Trainer', where he wrote, produced and marketed a library of training CD-ROMs and videos that teach people how to use Microsoft software. WinStruct's products have been sold nation-wide at chains including Costco and Best Buy, with new computers from IBM, through the Microsoft Press catalogue and many other locations. Prior to WinStruct.com, Jaffee held engineering and marketing positions at Martin Marietta Aerospace, Johnson & Johnson, and Microsoft Corporation where he was one of the four Product Managers who launched Windows 3.0.
He holds an MBA from Columbia University, and a BS in Engineering from Tufts University.
Tom currently lives in Florida with his wife Cathy. Click here to read his romantic engagement story that appeared in the Boston Globe in July 2002.
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Event Organizers
United States
Arizona
Jacqueline Mead
Chandler
Marilyn Cabrera
Goodyear
Donna Reckelhoff
Phoenix
Denise Goetter
Yuma
California
William Sanville
Huntington Beach
Tonya Reid
Los Angeles
Joshua Fanning
Los Angeles
Antonio Morton
Oakland
Kim Hackworth
Orange County
Karissa
Pleasanton
Scott Swanson
San Francisco
Sheryll Casuga
San Francisco
Tracy Poe
San Jose
Jodi Espinoza
Torrance
Jennifer Kerstner
Tustin
Priscilla Pitpit
Westminsters
Colorado
Bridgette Bush
Boulder
Julie Armstrong
Colorado Springs
Amy Amore
Denver
Mary Kay Stewart
Denver
Nancy Lewis
Highlands Ranch
Michael Fitts
Superior
Connecticut
Lisa Malanson
Branford
Julianne Burdo
Fairfield
Barbara Martin
Pawcatuck
Washington, D.C.
Rae Allen
Washington
Florida
Susie Fantuzzi-Randa
Cape Coral
Jeffrey Rye
Casselbury
Maria Testa
Hollywood
Jacquelin Shoemaker
Jacksonville
Farrah Adams-Longaker
Lutz
Laine Doss
Miami Beach
Elena Martinez
Miami Lakes
Joy Degele
Odessa
Pamela Joy
Plantation
Caroline Ammundsen
Plantation
Deana Pamies
St. Augustine
Latoya Brown
St. Petersburg
Tameka Lamrani
Tampa
Brian Williamson
Tampa
Gail Danos
Windermere
Georgia
Tanisha Holyfield
Atlanta
Adeline Flanigan
Atlanta
Carla Lindsay
Atlanta
Cindy Baker
Cumming
Antawnette Blade
Decatur
Dot Norman
Douglasville
Kejuiana Johnson
Hinesville
Andrea Amir
Norcross
Dominique Hicks
Smyrna
Illinois
Michelle Jones
Chicago
Rochelle Jones
Chicago
Becky Kasallis
Genoa
Thomas Seeling
Loves Park
Jennie Braun
Rockford
Indiana
Karen Spencer
Seymour
Kentucky
Alicia White
Louisville
Suzanne Connell
Louisville
Louisiana
Kimberly Simmons
Hammond
Madonna Shannon
New Orleans
Massachusetts
Kelly
Boston
Tiffany Dana
Boston Area
Steve Horan
Braintree - South Shore
Maureen Trickett
Cambridge
Tatum Stewart
Marstons Mills
Renee Guerrin
North Dighton
Lorie Hood
Raynham
Michelle Mobilia
Somerville
Erika Conner
Waltham
Greg Cowell
Wareham
Peggi Connolly
Whitman
Michael Walsh
Worcester
Maryland
Maria Bianchi
Baltimore
Thomas Bonebrake
Olney
Maine
Robin Rie
Bangor/Orono
Tina Paquette
Portland
Michigan
Susan Valentine
Adrian
Liliana Hintz
Bay City
Rania Eladi
Dearborn Heights
Maile McKalvia
Lansing
Joann Penverne
Saint Clair Shores
Minnesota
Melissa Varriano
Roseville
Christopher Westlund
St. Paul
Missouri
Kathleen Ball
Saint Louis
Shannon Guinn
Saint Louis
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Katherine Sawyers
Winston-Salem
New Hampshire
George Kalipolites
Manchester
Jerry Creteau
Nashua
New Jersey
Robin Zavian
Bergen County
Risa Glaser
Central
Angelo Masino
Elmwood Park
Stacy Coggan
Hainesport
Aliya Satku
Howell
Jodi Schwartz
Morristown
Tina Romero
New Brunswick
LaShaunn Mishoe
Newark
Ellen Burzynski
Old Bridge
Anissa Moody
Princeton
Paulette Walters
Roselle
Ed Lincoln
Southern
Ala Araj
Wayne
Jennifer Sheets
Williamstown
Natasia Shuford
Willingboro
Nevada
Cynthia Weber
Henderson
Ed Aleman
Las Vegas
Shannon Hall
Las Vegas
Dee Ignatin
Laughlin
New York
Stephanie Means
Albany
Carmela Barbagallo
Brooklyn
Stacey Toussaint
Brooklyn
Kate Resetarits
Buffalo
Jenn Raskauskas
New York
Dave Cervini
New York
Amy Shen
New York City
Michael Martin
North Tonawanda
Amanda Peluso
Queens
Courtney Jahn
Saratoga Springs
Alan Kohn
Tappan
Michael Witt
West Harrison
Gerardina Witt
West Harrison
Glenn Wiener
White Plains
Ohio
Debra Weber
Cincinnati
Jani Wasson
Cincinnati
Kimberly Calogar
Cleveland
Christopher Cochran
Dayton
Millie Williams
East Liverpool
Constance Carnegie
Garfield Hts
Sherry Lowe
Lima
Julie Polomsky
Olmsted Falls
Oregon
Jennifer Silfies
Medford
Mark Vitcov
Portland
Mark MacGibbon
Portland
Amber Hyde
Portland
Pennsylvania
Amanda Tumolo
Holland
Sandra Edling
Limerick
Saundra Aston
McDonald
Joe Spector
Philadelphia
Patrice Zinck
Philadelphia
Brian Gossett
Pittsburgh
Robin Wright
Pittsburgh
Kristin Grochowski
Scranton
Rhode Island
Rick Hanby
Albion
Debra Leclerc
Cumberland
Melanie DeCesare
Hope
Alan Noia
Pawtucket
Suzanne Perry
Providence
Tennessee
Chare Yancey
Collierville
Sergio Valenzuela
Hendersonville
Texas
Susan Howell
Austin
William England
Austin
Lisa Adams
Austin
Kim Edwards
Dallas
Andrea Spencer
Fort Worth
Helen Mills
Houston
Carlos Hernandez
Houston
Cherry Conner
Plano
Carla Sanders
San Antonio
Evelyn Huebner
Spring
Virginia
Stephanie Biddle
Alexandria
Pamela Tynes-Morgan
Hampton
Phoebe Kenney
Springfield
Leilani Orsulak
Virginia Beach
Stephanie Keyes
Woodbridge
Washington
Sonja Gilbert
Kent
Josie DeLellis
Seattle
Jeremy Tingley
Vancouver
Wisconsin
Yolanda Shannon
Milwaukee
West Virginia
Leanne Cardoso
Morgantown
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