Chairman & Founder
JoAnn Ward, the original Master Matchmaker, is a natural at pairing her clientele with their ideal mates. Her company's foundation rests on her passion for uniting desirable singles in rewarding, long-term relationships. JoAnn takes time to learn about her clients' backgrounds, personalities and relationship goals, thus eliminating many of the obstacles they face when searching for a partner on their own.
A happily married mother of three adult children, JoAnn Ward has enjoyed all of the successes her clientele wish to enjoy themselves. A native and current resident of the Philadelphia area, JoAnn also lived in northern Virginia for five years while cultivating a career in recruiting and introducing professionals to each other. Through her unique approach to matchmaking, JoAnn has been able to create hundreds upon hundreds of successful relationships for people of varying backgrounds and ethnicities. In today's fast-paced world, she's found that the biggest challenge for successful singles is finding the time to focus on building intimate, personal relationships. As a result, Master Matchmakers® decreases the amount of time and energy it takes for its clients to find a long-term relationship.
"Our approach is completely different than any other service in the business of matchmaking, which is why we're so successful," asserts JoAnn Ward. "Most of the other companies are nothing more than 'dating factories' only interested in 'handling' their clients, rather than taking a genuine interest in their needs. We pride ourselves on the depth and quality that we put into vetting and pairing candidates."
Her personalized approach does more than set the Master Matchmakers® apart from other services – it often results in producing successful relationships and long-term love.
JoAnn is appearing alongside her son Steven in the VH1 reality show, Tough Love, produced by Drew Barrymore's Flower Films and High Noon Entertainment. She has been featured as a love expert and dating counselor on Good Morning America, Fox News, KABC-TV in Los Angeles as well as on several local network affiliates in her hometown of Philadelphia and in Washington, D.C. JoAnn has also been cited for her intuitive matchmaking expertise in prestigious national magazines including Redbook and Woman's Day.
In addition to emerging as a Master Matchmakers® in his own right, with scores of long-term relationships and marriages under his belt, Steven has been instrumental in implementing critical technological improvements, allowing Master Matchmakers® clients to have the accessibility and convenience offered by online dating services while also incorporating the interpersonal matching approach used by his mother for nearly two decades. ... more
Chief Executive Officer
Throughout his life, Steven Ward has been immersed in his mother's matchmaking business. Learning from his mother, JoAnn, the basics of a solid relationship – trust, respect and communication – Steven was destined for a career in the family business. After graduating from Drexel University in his hometown of Philadelphia, Steven joined forces with his mother to take her business to the next level.
In addition to emerging as a Master Matchmakers® in his own right, with scores of long-term relationships and marriages under his belt, Steven has been instrumental in implementing critical technological improvements, allowing Master Matchmakers® clients to have the accessibility and convenience offered by online dating services while also incorporating the interpersonal matching approach used by his mother for nearly two decades.
Steven is the centerpiece of the VH1 reality show, Tough Love, produced by Drew Barrymore's Flower Films and High Noon Entertainment. Steven, with on-air counsel from JoAnn, strives to transform a group of women's destructive dating by putting them through his "Tough Love Boot Camp".
Steven has been featured as a love expert and dating counselor on Good Morning America, Extra, access hollywood, KABC-TV in Los Angeles as well as on several local network affiliates in his hometown of Philadelphia and in Washington, DC. Additionally, Steven has been featured in Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Woman's Own and Complete Woman magazines for his matchmaking prowess.
