How do you date when all the bars are closed? Welcome to the 5 minute virtual video date. In today's episode, our guest founded a new dating app that features a video date when you can go out and have a date in your pajamas. We'll talk about red flags, dating horror stories, and how to live as a single in LA.
Heather Hopkins is currently the Founder & CEO of Graze, the first Video Based Dating App. In 2018, a 22 year old Heather Hopkins conceived the idea for Graze after spending time chatting with app matches for days or months, then finally meeting in person and knowing that it wouldn’t be a good fit within the first five minutes of conversation. She ran randomized focus groups in Uber Pools to figure out what real people wanted from dating apps (You can watch some of the real footage in the video below titled "Changing the Online Dating Equation"!), and found out that many of their complaints were similar: wasted resources, catfishing issues, awkward or unsafe first meetings, and endless texting. Hopkins was also able to draw inspiration from audience input on her popular dating podcast “The Hookup”. She quickly realized that implementing a required video date at the onset of “matching” is the most effective and fun way to address their concerns. Hopkins has a background in TV/film and is an actress known for roles in Criminal Minds, Freeform’s Grown-ish, True Blood, and more. Now, she is disrupting the online dating industry by changing the way people connect.
Connect with Heather: https://www.instagram.com/heatherahopkins/
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