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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.

Tom Jaffee Click here to read the Entrepreneur Magazine article 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.



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

North Carolina
   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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