In this episode, Dr. Sheva interviews Bela Gandhi, the founder of Smart Dating Academy, about how to improve dating experiences and find the right partner. Bela shares her personal journey and the development of her dating method. She emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and being honest with oneself when looking for a partner. Bela also provides advice on how to navigate the challenges of online dating and maintain self-love and one's values front and center throughout the process. This episode is filled with insights, empowerment, and laughter!
Bela Gandhi is a dating/relationship expert, TEDx speaker, founder of Smart Dating Academy
and has been featured on most national/local media outlets including Good Morning America,
Steve Harvey, the Today Show, Kelly Clarkson, Access, ABC, NBC, Fox, and more.
After she graduated (with dual degrees in Finance and German from the University of Illinois in
Urbana/Champaign), Gandhi worked in mergers and acquisitions for Arthur Andersen in
Chicago for a year before joining her family's chemicals manufacturing company (called CCC),
where she divided her time between Chicago and Europe helping to expand the business. When
the Gandhi family sold its business to Fortune 500 company Akzo Nobel, she was asked to
remain its leader, and became Akzo Nobel Non-Stick Coating’s Global Vice President of
Housewares. But even as she quickly climbed the corporate ladder, Gandhi had a feeling that
her career would one day be taking a sharp turn in a different direction – because she
discovered her love of matchmaking and providing dating advice. She launched her Smart
Dating Academy in 2009.
Smart Dating Academy has quickly become one of the nation's top date coaching firms - and
teaches busy, successful professionals to jump start their dating lives successfully. Smart Dating
Academy is described by its clients “like going to Harvard Business School, but for dating and
relationships.” SDA’s coaches become personal trainers for their clients’ love lives – helping
them to navigate the ever-changing world of online & in-person dating. The SDA coaching
program is results-oriented and fun - which helps you to clarify who is right for you, stop old
dating patterns, and use technology the RIGHT way. Clients become positive and enthusiastic
about dating / relationships again and find love! Bela attends more weddings than she can
count and she “loves love”. https://www.smartdatingacademy.com/
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