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Patti Stanger founded Millionaire's Club in January 2000. Ms. Stanger, the club's owner, is the former Director of Marketing for Great Expectations (the largest and oldest dating service in the United States), as well as an experienced third-generation matchmaker. She also has ten years of experience in the fashion industry and has worked for such well-known companies as Union Bay Sportswear, Jou Jou Jeans, and Saks Fifth Avenue. Ms. Stanger felt that successful men in the dating arena needed a private, exclusive club where they could come to find their beautiful and intelligent wives. Introduction services in the new millennium were, after all, no longer only for the dateless and desperate, and were becoming far more acceptable and mainstream. Patti realized that busy, upscale men simply didn't have the time to go looking for a relationship, weren't meeting the kind of women that they dreamed about, or were looking for a certain "type" that they couldn't find. These men needed a service where they could be introduced to exceptionally beautiful women in a relaxing, discreet and confidential manner. She also saw that, in the dating service industry, the odds of a beautiful woman joining a premier dating service on her own were very low--so she set out to recruit women from across the country and around the world through advertisements, magazine articles, dating scouts, and television appearances. The Millionaire's Club currently has over 10,000 women available for its members to date and continues to sign up new ladies each and every day. The service is free to women only; each woman is thoroughly screened and receives a comprehensive personal evaluation before she is introduced to a male member. The Millionaire's Club is based out of Los Angeles, but caters to male and female members all around the globe. Millionaire's Club's contemporary approach sets it apart from those of traditional matchmakers. In addition to offering a complimentary membership to women, the club works closely with a leading psychologist, relationship counselor, date coach, hypnotherapist and image consultant, as well as with a variety of top-notch personal trainers, plastic surgeons, dentists and hairstylists. Ms. Stanger believes if a man wants to woo and win a "Perfect 10" female, he must himself become a "Perfect 10" both internally and externally in order to reach his objective. The Millionaire's Club works with every male member on an individual basis. It coaches the particular member through each stage of the dating and mating process--from the initial meeting through the marriage proposal--by providing him with highly tailored feedback every step of the way. Most clubs only give their members one date per month, but the Millionaire's Club offers them as many dates as they wish, and encourages them to date a variety of women before selecting "the one." Ms. Stanger personally matches every member according to his exact preferences and requirements, and follows up with each one on a regular basis. Every member also receives a special customer service number so that he can ask questions and solicit that important post-date feedback. As one member of Millionaire's Club put it, "Patti knows just what men want when it comes to dating, and provides them with exactly what they're looking for." Millionaire's Club is not a matchmaking service that provides its elite members with "gold diggers." Their women seek an old-fashioned, traditional relationship where the woman has the option of staying home and raising the children while her husband pursues his career. Based on the present state of the economy, it usually takes two incomes to make ends meet. This has become the norm--a big change from the way it was in previous generations. No matter how much money a man has, however, nothing can replace chemistry. The Millionaire's Club knows that chemistry is everything, which is why catering to its members' precise standards remains its top priority. Ms. Stanger has been in a long-term relationship for several years, and hopes to someday seal the deal by walking down the aisle with her longtime love. Time will tell if this love doctor can work her magic in her own personal life.

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