LA Splash Magazine - May 07, 2005 Nicknamed by the press the "Cupid Academy" and "Love U". The Matchmaking Institute - The School of Matchmaking and Relationship Sciences. Is a new school where they not only train you to be a Matchmaker but offer a certification program. The "Cupid Academy" has been featured on ABC's 20/20, newspapers and magazines across the country and as far away as Singapore, it seems everyone is buzzing about this unique Institute. I caught their broadcast on 20/20 and was intrigued. What was a Matchmaking Institute? Could matchmaking even be taught? Who thought up this [...]

The Christian Science Monitor - April 20, 2005 Original Text After trying everything from online match sites to 10-minute dating, an increasing number of singles are going the old-fashioned route. By Kim Campbell, Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor / April 20, 2005 NEW YORK If Yente, the matchmaker from "Fiddler on the Roof," were with us today, she would probably be a multimillionaire. Finding a meaningful relationship is so important to American singles that this age-old tradition is now a hip new career. But today's matchmakers are more likely to look as if they walked off a runway [...]

Valentine's Day is a celebration of relationships," Clampitt said. "It's one day, but it's really about celebrating the little things that you do in a relationship that are ongoing. There are many ways to make it special Read More

New York Times - January 16, 2005 There he was at a nightclub bash last fall. Bachelor No. 1. Hitting on a beautiful friend of mine who happens to be engaged. I had to intercede. Turns out he's a working actor whom I recognize from television -- smart and funny, with a stupendous jaw line. He could be useful for any of the other beautiful single women I know. I took his number and flew into action, with all the delicacy of a border collie. ''This guy's hot,'' I told a neighbor friend the next day. ''I've seen him on [...]

An Academy for Would-Be Cupids ABC 20/20 - Dec. 28, 2004 New York School Trains 21st-Century Matchmakers. From the classic musical "Fiddler on the Roof" to the film "Crossing Delancey" to reality TV shows, matchmakers have been portrayed as the gurus who find mates for the unlucky in love. But the fodder for comedies and musicals is also serious business to 100 million American singles, many of whom are seriously looking for love. That's a pretty good customer base for a new and potentially lucrative matchmaking industry that is blossoming in New York and other big cities. "20/20" visited New [...]

Rob Anderson, Gay Matchmaker NYC 24 - 2004 Rob Anderson is not everyone’s idea of a matchmaker. Clad in black, reclining on a zebra-patterned armchair with two Chihuahuas barking in the background, Anderson explains how he guides gay men through New York’s dating game. “People have this image of matchmakers being an old lady with blue hair. Matchmakers today are younger, they’re hip, they’re fun, from all different backgrounds for all different niches.” Ahead of Valentine’s Day, his phone is ringing off the hook. Gay men, says Anderson, are looking for more than one-night stands. That image of the gay [...]

India Times - April 25, 2004 It's an oft-heard refrain as men and women try to get past the loneliness that comes with being single. But, in this day of the information explosion, even Cupid can't afford to be left behind. The God of love needs to get his facts right if he wants his arrows to hit their mark. That's where effective match-makers come in. And riding on this need, Lisa Clampitt set up the Matchmaking Institute, The School of Matchmaking & Relationship Sciences. Established in August '03 in New York, the school's on a mission: to teach students [...]