Have you ever watched the show “The Millionaire Matchmaker”? Ever wondered what it’s really like to be a matchmaker today? In a world full of Tinder, The Bachelor and eHarmony, Jolene Manuel joined the show to give us the inside scoop on connecting people in the romance department and how she’s earned her stripes as a solopreneur.

Jolene got her start in the matchmaking world through a company called “It’s Just Lunch”, a female-owned and operated business based out of Chicago that has now gone nationwide. After the company was bought out, she and the rest of the staff were all laid off.

Like any great solopreneur, Jolene saw this as an opportunity to strike out on her own; she became an independent matchmaker with her own web site and podcast.

Today she works individually with her clients, all of whom want to “outsource” their dating life. They turn to Jolene to find them potential matches; she takes the legwork out of dating for them.

Although she’s new to being a business owner, Jolene has always been a hustler. Along the way she’s learned valuable lessons such as:

* Why being the best version of yourself is so important for your life and your business

* The similarities between dating and business: why failure is so critical to both

* The ideal client and the ideal partner: you’ve got to know what you want in both before you’ll land either

* How important coaching was to her initial success as a solopreneur

* How she has mastered time management and how you can too

* The necessity of the learning curve and how your experience helps others to shorten theirs

I met Jolene through one of Nick Unsworth’s Life on Fire events and it’s been a joy to watch her grow her business and create a life she loves. Today she lives the ultimate solopreneurial lifestyle: she dictates what she does with her days and she loves every minute of it.

There’s plenty of information in this episode that’s relevant to your business and future growth strategies, whether you’re single or happily hitched so be sure to have a listen.

Be sure to connect with Jolene and show her some Soloist love on Facebook and Twitter!

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Resources from this episode:

Jolene's web site

It's Just Lunch

JJ Collier

Vinnie Tortorich

Tinder

Sexy Six

8 Steps to Becoming a Successful Solopreneur