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Meet the woman charging at least $40k to play cupid

Taylor Francois-Bodine started out helping her colleagues find love, but now charges a minimum of $40,000 to help the ‘elite’ find love.

Running a matchmaking service from her home in Washington, DC, Taylor travels throughout the USA playing cupid for her clients.

While working for a prominent private senator on Capitol Hill she spent time after hours doing matchmaking with various colleagues.

“I found that I was matching people so well, I decided I would leave that profession and start the matchmaking firm,” Taylor told Barcroft TV.

Photo: Barcroft TV
Photo: Barcroft TV

“I never take on more than eight to ten clients at a time. The caveat to [my success rate] is that it’s within a two-year time frame.”

She says her costs vary or different clients because everything is customised to their needs.

“I would say when looking for a good matchmaker, if one is not ready to invest a minimum of $40,000 for a rather simple search, it would not be advantageous,” she revealed.

“The typical professions of my clients really vary, all of them are successful, I have doctors, lawyers, presidents of fortune 500 companies, varied levels of celebrity.

“They’re all very successful in their own right, which is why they can use a matchmaker. Their issue is not their level of success, it’s simply that they do not have the time to commit to putting in the work to finding the appropriate partner.”

Once Taylor has had a FaceTime or Skype call with one of her clients, she travels to meet them face to face, something she says is very important and adds a personal touch.

The initial step for the matchmaking process, is for Taylor to improve the client’s confidence by working on their appearance.

Photo: Barcroft TV
Photo: Barcroft TV

“We would do some styling sessions, a hair and makeover session, and then it will end in a photoshoot,” she said.

“I think once we have everything pulled together, you’ll have such a sense of confidence when you go on these dates that it will change everything.”

After the makeover process, Taylor focuses on practise dates and learning about the client’s criteria for their ideal match.

“With each client I get better at this. You run into different personality types, different problems that you didn’t know before and it’s really interesting even the growth that I have, because you’re constantly learning something.”

Photo: Barcroft TV
Photo: Barcroft TV

One of Taylor’s current clients, Stephanie Schwab, an employee at a Silicone Valley high-tech company, is hoping the matchmaker can find her dream man.

“I want to be in a relationship so badly and I have been doing all of the online dating, and things like that but I don’t feel like it’s resonating with me because I’m still single, and I feel like I have so much to offer the world.

“I think that in order to find that ideal person, you need to call in outside help.

“I do feel very hopeful that not only will Taylor find me a date but she will find me my future husband.”

You can watch Taylor in action with Stephanie in the video above.

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