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Jasbina Ahluwalia


Occupation
CEO, Intersections Match


Jasbina Ahluwalia is a matchmaker/dating coach and a radio host. She is also the founder and President of Intersections Match, a relationship coaching and online dating business for Indians.

A former practising attorney in Chicago, IL, and San Francisco, CA, She earned her JD from the University of Michigan Law School. She also holds both a BA and MA in philosophy from Vanderbilt University.[1][2][3][4]

Career

Podcasts

Ahluwalia hosts two podcasts on Blogtalk Radio.; Intersections Match Talk Radio, a lifestyle show,[5] and NetIP Spotlight – Live Your Potential, a monthly radio show featuring experts on trending topics, ranging from health to political affairs and leadership.[6]

She has also published relationship Q and A videos on her website.[7]

Panels

Jasbina Ahluwalia has participated in and moderated panels on entrepreneurship & work-life balance at:Harvard Business School,[8] Northwestern University,[9] Wharton,[10] and Columbia University.[11]

Ahluwalia has also anchored relationship Q&A sessions for numerous organizations, including: the Cornell India Association,[12] NetIP (Network of Indian Professionals)[13] Indus Women Leaders[14] AAPI[15] India Community Center in Silicon Valley[16] and The Indo-American Arts Council.[17]

Relationship Columns

Jasbina Ahluwalia has written columns on relationships and dating for online forums and print publications, including YourTango,[18] Digital Romance,[19] Lavalife.com,[20] India Currents (CA),[21] India West (CA),[22] Bibi Magazine (NYC),[23] Oye! Times (Canada),[24] Desi Express (Atlanta),[25] Desi Club (U.S.),[26] and Lights Camera Action (TX).[27]

Industry Conferences

Ahluwalia has spoken at several matchmaking industry conferences regarding cultural nuances in the South Asian singles relationship coaching business, including the Matchmaking Institute,[28] Matchmakers Alliance,[29] iDate[30] and the Great Love Debate National Tour in Austin, Chicago, Dallas, San Diego, San Jose, Toronto (Canada), Washington D.C.

References

  1. Young South Asians, meet your match, Ahmed-Ullah, Noreen S.. Chicago Tribune(10 January 2010).
  2. Matchmaker, matchmaker, make me a (Hindu) match. Washington Post(20 April 2012).
  3. A 21st Century Spin on the Matchmaking Business, Daswani, Kavita. Entrepreneur Magazine, Inc.(21 December 2010).
  4. Immigrant matchmakers: old-fashioned and modern, too, Newman, Bruce. San Jose Mercury News(24 April 2009).
  5. Intersections Match Talk Radio. blogtalkradio.com(23 November 2009).
  6. NetIP Spotlight- Live Your Potential -How to Network in Any Setting - Jasbina. Blogtalkradio.com(20 May 2014).
  7. Videos. Intersections match.com.
  8. 19th Annual Dynamic Women in Business Conference. Intersections match.com.
  9. Northwestern.
  10. 11th Annual Wharton Women in Business Conference. Wharton Women.
  11. Columbia women in business presents the 17th annual CWIB conference. Columbia Student Organization.
  12. An Interactive Relationship & Dating Teleconference. Intersections match.com.
  13. NetIP.
  14. Relationship Q&A Indus Women Leaders Annual Fund Raiser. Intersection match.com.
  15. AAPI 29th Annual Convention. Intersections match.com.
  16. ICC Singles Club. Intersections match.com.
  17. A Cultural Paradigm Shift: Relationships & Social Dynamics in Our Generation. Indo American Arts Council.
  18. Jasbina Ahluwalia Matchmaker. Your Tango.
  19. Digital Romance.
  20. Lavalife.com.
  21. Articles by Jasbina Ahluwalia. India Currents. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  22. Jasbina 'The Matchmaker'. India West.
  23. Jasbina the Matchmaker. Bibi Magazine.
  24. Relationship Advice – Oye! Times (Canada). Intersections match.com.
  25. Desi Express (Atlanta).
  26. Relationship Advice – Desi Club. Intersections match.com.
  27. People: Jasbina Aluwalia. LCA Houston International Society News.
  28. Matchmakers Conference (Matchmaking Institute 2014). Intersections match.com.
  29. Matchmaker's Alliance Conference (2013). Intersections match.com.
  30. Agenda iDate 2012. idate2012.

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