180 episodes

Ask a Matchmaker is your weekly go-to podcast for all things love and relationships. Hosted by fourth generation matchmaker and founder of Agape Match, Maria Avgitidis, Ask a Matchmaker gives you no-nonsense insight into dating, relationships, compatibility, and love. Maria and her weekly special guest answer questions to help you venture through the jungle that is modern love. Whether you're looking for someone or you're happily taken, Maria will keep you inspired to keep going down the path of love every week, and hopefully gain a great tip or two to ignite the spark or keep the sparks flying!

Ask a Matchmaker Maria Avgitidis

    • Relationships

Ask a Matchmaker is your weekly go-to podcast for all things love and relationships. Hosted by fourth generation matchmaker and founder of Agape Match, Maria Avgitidis, Ask a Matchmaker gives you no-nonsense insight into dating, relationships, compatibility, and love. Maria and her weekly special guest answer questions to help you venture through the jungle that is modern love. Whether you're looking for someone or you're happily taken, Maria will keep you inspired to keep going down the path of love every week, and hopefully gain a great tip or two to ignite the spark or keep the sparks flying!

    Cheating Is Not A Deal Breaker w/ Lisa Brateman

    Cheating Is Not A Deal Breaker w/ Lisa Brateman

    This week's episode, Matchmaker Maria interviews psychotherapist Lisa Brateman on financial infidelity and moving on. They are joined by Matchmaker Chrisoula. 
    Lisa Brateman, LCSW, is a psychotherapist, relationship specialist, public speaker, and media commentator with more than two decades of experience. She offers individual, couples, and group therapy in New York City. Her areas of expertise include anxiety and depression, couples therapy—marital and premarital—and conflict resolution. Analyzing the psychological impact of betrayal as well as current events, Lisa demystifies human behavior and relationships for clients and the media. As an internationally recognized expert in her field, Lisa is a frequent commentator for TV, radio, newspapers, and magazines and has appeared on CBS Evening News, WPIX-TV Evening News, NBC Evening News, Arise America-TV News, CCTV, Asia America Television, CTV and more. She has contributed to articles in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, CNN, Forbes, GQ, U.S. News & World Report, MSNBC, WSJ Market Watch, Vogue, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Harper's Bazaar, CBS News MoneyWatch, Rolling Stone, The Independent, TODAY, the Daily Mail, New York Magazine, Cosmopolitan, PBS, Teen Vogue, Bravo TV, New York Daily News, Brides magazine and the New York Post. Her second book, What Are We Really Fighting About? will be published by Rowman & Littlefield in Fall 2024.
    Links: Website
    https://www.lisabrateman.com/
     
    The Courage to Walk Away (Just came out February 20, 2024)
    https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Walk-Away-Identifying-Relationship/dp/1646045580/
     
    What Are We Really Fighting About?
    https://www.amazon.com/What-Really-Fighting-About-Conversations/dp/1538182246
     
    Follow her on social media @LisaBrateman
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    You can work with Maria and Chrisoula by either joining the matchmaking database at agapematch.com or enrolling in an upcoming Agape Intensive. https://agapematch.com/agape-group-coaching-intensive/
     
    Maria and Chrisoula host an annual retreat to Greece! Join them: https://www.agapeescapes.com/
     
    Follow the podcast @askamatchmaker
    And follow Maria @matchmakermaria
    ***** Work with Matchmaker Maria and her team! 
    Book a personalized strategy call with our expert matchmaker to gain valuable insights and tailored advice. https://calendly.com/felix-louie

    Join Maria in Greece: Our upcoming retreat promises a unique blend of relaxation, adventure, and connection-building activities. Reserve your spot now and have the best week of your life! 

    Escape to Paros - June 22-29, 2024 https://bit.ly/3UXqgOC
    Escape to Crete - July 1-6, 2024 https://bit.ly/3Te6wFl

    Stay Connected! 
    @matchmakermaria (Follow!)
    @askamatchmaker (Follow the pod!)

    Make sure to subscribe and sign up for notifications for fantastic dating and relationship advice brought to you by Maria Avgitidis!
     
    🤩 Check out My Websites and Socials! 🙃
     
    💖Podcast Website: https://www.askamatchmaker.com/
     
    💖Agape Match Website: https://agapematch.com/
     
    💖Matchmaker Maria TikTok: realmatchmakermaria
     
    💖Matchmaker Maria Instagram: matchmakermaria
     
    💖Agape Match Instagram: agapematch
     
    💖Agame Match Facebook: AgapeMatch
     
    💖Agape Match Twitter: AgapeMatch
     
     
    ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗 Ask a Matchmaker is your weekly go-to podcast for all things love and relationships. Hosted by fourth generation matchmaker and founder of Agape Match, Maria Avgitidis, Ask a Matchmaker gives you no-nonsense insight into dating, relationships, compatibility, and love. Maria and her weekly special guest answer questions to help you venture through the jungle that is modern love. Whether you're looking for someone or you're happily taken, Maria will keep you inspired to keep going down the path of love every week, and hopefully, gain a great tip or two to ignite the spark or keep the sparks flying!
     
    #matchmaker

    • 49 min
    Unbelievable! How Women Pay More for EVERYTHING! with Janine Rogan

    Unbelievable! How Women Pay More for EVERYTHING! with Janine Rogan

    This week’s guest is Janine Rogan, author of The Pink Tax and founder of the Wealth Building Academy.
    Janine’s mission is to educate and empower women to grow their wealth confidently and profitably through financial feminism—financial equality for all. Janine has been featured internationally in a number of publications and has delivered keynotes to thousands of individuals and companies around the world. She currently sits on the CPA Alberta Education Foundation board, the board of FESA, and the planning committee of the AICPA Global Women’s Leadership Summit. Janine is a University of Alberta alumni, born and raised in Edmonton, Canada. She is based in Calgary, where she lives with her husband, Andrew, and son, Theodore.
    Links :
    https://janinerogan.com/ ww.thewealthbuildingacademy.com/summit https://the-wealth-building-academy.thinkific.com/courses/the-wealth-l Instagram @janinerogan 
    https://www.linkedin.com/in/janinerogan/?originalSubdomain=caHer Financial Courses: https://www.thewealthbuildingacademy.com/courses
    ***** Work with Matchmaker Maria and her team! 
    Book a personalized strategy call with our expert matchmaker to gain valuable insights and tailored advice. https://calendly.com/felix-louie

    Join Maria in Greece: Our upcoming retreat promises a unique blend of relaxation, adventure, and connection-building activities. Reserve your spot now and have the best week of your life! 

    Escape to Paros - June 22-29, 2024 https://bit.ly/3UXqgOC
    Escape to Crete - July 1-6, 2024 https://bit.ly/3Te6wFl

    Stay Connected! 
    @matchmakermaria (Follow!)
    @askamatchmaker (Follow the pod!)

    Make sure to subscribe and sign up for notifications for fantastic dating and relationship advice brought to you by Maria Avgitidis!
     
    🤩 Check out My Websites and Socials! 🙃
     
    💖Podcast Website: https://www.askamatchmaker.com/
     
    💖Agape Match Website: https://agapematch.com/
     
    💖Matchmaker Maria TikTok: realmatchmakermaria
     
    💖Matchmaker Maria Instagram: matchmakermaria
     
    💖Agape Match Instagram: agapematch
     
    💖Agame Match Facebook: AgapeMatch
     
    💖Agape Match Twitter: AgapeMatch
     
     
    ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗 Ask a Matchmaker is your weekly go-to podcast for all things love and relationships. Hosted by fourth generation matchmaker and founder of Agape Match, Maria Avgitidis, Ask a Matchmaker gives you no-nonsense insight into dating, relationships, compatibility, and love. Maria and her weekly special guest answer questions to help you venture through the jungle that is modern love. Whether you're looking for someone or you're happily taken, Maria will keep you inspired to keep going down the path of love every week, and hopefully, gain a great tip or two to ignite the spark or keep the sparks flying!
     
    #matchmakermaria #askamatchmaker #datingadvice #datingprofilereview #podcast

    • 1 hr 9 min
    Sisters Spill Secrets: The Unfiltered Truth About Modern Dating

    Sisters Spill Secrets: The Unfiltered Truth About Modern Dating

    It’s a family affair! Matchmaker Maria brings on Matchmaker Chrisoula and they discuss their childhood memories, 90s movies, YentaCon, and what they’re doing in NYC together. They also take your hotline questions!!
    You can work with Maria and Chrisoula by either joining the matchmaking database at agapematch.com or enrolling in an upcoming Agape Intensive.
    https://agapematch.com/agape-group-coaching-intensive/ (https://agapematch.com/agape-group-coaching-intensive/) Follow the podcast
    ***** Work with Matchmaker Maria and her team! 
    Book a personalized strategy call with our expert matchmaker to gain valuable insights and tailored advice. https://calendly.com/felix-louie

    Join Maria in Greece: Our upcoming retreat promises a unique blend of relaxation, adventure, and connection-building activities. Reserve your spot now and have the best week of your life! 

    Escape to Paros - June 22-29, 2024 https://bit.ly/3UXqgOC
    Escape to Crete - July 1-6, 2024 https://bit.ly/3Te6wFl

    Stay Connected! 
    @matchmakermaria (Follow!)
    @askamatchmaker (Follow the pod!)

    Make sure to subscribe and sign up for notifications for fantastic dating and relationship advice brought to you by Maria Avgitidis!
     
    🤩 Check out My Websites and Socials! 🙃
     
    💖Podcast Website: https://www.askamatchmaker.com/
     
    💖Agape Match Website: https://agapematch.com/
     
    💖Matchmaker Maria TikTok: realmatchmakermaria
     
    💖Matchmaker Maria Instagram: matchmakermaria
     
    💖Agape Match Instagram: agapematch
     
    💖Agame Match Facebook: AgapeMatch
     
    💖Agape Match Twitter: AgapeMatch
     
     
    ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗 Ask a Matchmaker is your weekly go-to podcast for all things love and relationships. Hosted by fourth generation matchmaker and founder of Agape Match, Maria Avgitidis, Ask a Matchmaker gives you no-nonsense insight into dating, relationships, compatibility, and love. Maria and her weekly special guest answer questions to help you venture through the jungle that is modern love. Whether you're looking for someone or you're happily taken, Maria will keep you inspired to keep going down the path of love every week, and hopefully, gain a great tip or two to ignite the spark or keep the sparks flying!
     
    #matchmakermaria #askamatchmaker #datingadvice #datingprofilereview #podcast  

    • 1 hr 14 min
    Money Party with the Fiscal Femme, Ashley Feinstein

    Money Party with the Fiscal Femme, Ashley Feinstein

    Money parties? Amazon 30? Budgeting while dating? We've got the answer this week with personal finance expert Ashley Feinstein Gerstley! Ashley is a CFP®, speaker, and the author of Financial Adulting and The 30-Day Money Cleanse. She founded The Fiscal Femme, a feminist money platform and has helped thousands of people feel financially confident, achieve major financial goals, and destress their relationships with money.

    Follow Ashley!
    Instagram: @thefiscalfemme
    TikTok: @thefiscalfemme
    LinkedIn: knowingyourworth

    Buy her books:
    The 30-Day Money Cleanse https://amzn.to/3V3cdqI
    Financial Adulting - https://amzn.to/3V23RzG
    ***** Work with Matchmaker Maria and her team! 
    Book a personalized strategy call with our expert matchmaker to gain valuable insights and tailored advice. https://calendly.com/felix-louie

    Join Maria in Greece: Our upcoming retreat promises a unique blend of relaxation, adventure, and connection-building activities. Reserve your spot now and have the best week of your life! 

    Escape to Paros - June 22-29, 2024 https://bit.ly/3UXqgOC
    Escape to Crete - July 1-6, 2024 https://bit.ly/3Te6wFl

    Stay Connected! 
    @matchmakermaria (Follow!)
    @askamatchmaker (Follow the pod!)

    Make sure to subscribe and sign up for notifications for fantastic dating and relationship advice brought to you by Maria Avgitidis!
     
    🤩 Check out My Websites and Socials! 🙃
     
    💖Podcast Website: https://www.askamatchmaker.com/
     
    💖Agape Match Website: https://agapematch.com/
     
    💖Matchmaker Maria TikTok: realmatchmakermaria
     
    💖Matchmaker Maria Instagram: matchmakermaria
     
    💖Agape Match Instagram: agapematch
     
    💖Agame Match Facebook: AgapeMatch
     
    💖Agape Match Twitter: AgapeMatch
     
     
    ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗 Ask a Matchmaker is your weekly go-to podcast for all things love and relationships. Hosted by fourth generation matchmaker and founder of Agape Match, Maria Avgitidis, Ask a Matchmaker gives you no-nonsense insight into dating, relationships, compatibility, and love. Maria and her weekly special guest answer questions to help you venture through the jungle that is modern love. Whether you're looking for someone or you're happily taken, Maria will keep you inspired to keep going down the path of love every week, and hopefully, gain a great tip or two to ignite the spark or keep the sparks flying!
     
    #matchmakermaria #askamatchmaker #datingadvice #datingprofilereview #podcast

    • 53 min
    Who TF Did I Marry w/ Joyelle Nicole Johnson

    Who TF Did I Marry w/ Joyelle Nicole Johnson

    Reesa Teesa captivated millions of TikTokers with her 50-part series, "Who TF Did I Marry” and two of those people included Matchmaker Maria and incredibly talented stand up comedian Joyelle Nicole Johnson. On this week's episode of "Ask a Matchmaker," we talked about pathological liars and our listeners called in to tell us the biggest lie they were told by someone they were dating! 
     
    Joyelle is an everywhere-based stand-up comedian, writer, and actress, renowned for her ability to heal through laughter. With appearances on major platforms like After Midnight, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, and Late Night with Seth Meyers, Joyelle's comedic prowess knows no bounds. She's also graced screens in shows like Survival of the Thickest, Search Party, and Crashing, showcasing her acting versatility.
     
    Behind the scenes, Joyelle has contributed her wit and insight to projects like the 2nd season of PAUSE with Sam Jay on HBO and the final season of Broad City, earning her a Writer’s Guild Award nomination. Combining her passion for comedy with activism, she tours with the Abortion Access Front, founded by Daily Show co-creator Lizz Winstead.

    Follow Joyelle! 
    @joyellenicole 
    www.joyellenicole.com

    ***** Work with Matchmaker Maria and her team! 
    Book a personalized strategy call with our expert matchmaker to gain valuable insights and tailored advice. https://calendly.com/felix-louie

    Join Maria in Greece: Our upcoming retreat promises a unique blend of relaxation, adventure, and connection-building activities. Reserve your spot now and have the best week of your life! 

    Escape to Paros - June 22-29, 2024 https://bit.ly/3UXqgOC
    Escape to Crete - July 1-6, 2024 https://bit.ly/3Te6wFl

    Stay Connected! 
    @matchmakermaria (Follow!)
    @askamatchmaker (Follow the pod!)

    Make sure to subscribe and sign up for notifications for fantastic dating and relationship advice brought to you by Maria Avgitidis!
     
    🤩 Check out My Websites and Socials! 🙃
     
    💖Podcast Website: https://www.askamatchmaker.com/
     
    💖Agape Match Website: https://agapematch.com/
     
    💖Matchmaker Maria TikTok: realmatchmakermaria
     
    💖Matchmaker Maria Instagram: matchmakermaria
     
    💖Agape Match Instagram: agapematch
     
    💖Agame Match Facebook: AgapeMatch
     
    💖Agape Match Twitter: AgapeMatch
     
     
    ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗 Ask a Matchmaker is your weekly go-to podcast for all things love and relationships. Hosted by fourth generation matchmaker and founder of Agape Match, Maria Avgitidis, Ask a Matchmaker gives you no-nonsense insight into dating, relationships, compatibility, and love. Maria and her weekly special guest answer questions to help you venture through the jungle that is modern love. Whether you're looking for someone or you're happily taken, Maria will keep you inspired to keep going down the path of love every week, and hopefully, gain a great tip or two to ignite the spark or keep the sparks flying!
     
    #matchmakermaria #askamatchmaker #datingadvice #datingprofilereview #podcast

    • 56 min
    The Best Greek Kok feat. Gus Constantellis & Christina Mavronas

    The Best Greek Kok feat. Gus Constantellis & Christina Mavronas

    Welcome to another exciting episode of Ask a Matchmaker! This week, Maria sits down with two remarkable individuals who bring humor, culture, and a whole lot of heart to the table. Joining her are Gus Constantellis and Christina Mavronas, the dynamic duo behind the @welcometotheneighborhoodpod.
     
    Gus, a Greek-American comedian known for his viral immigrant culture observations, and Christina, a Brooklynite with Greek roots and a knack for blending humor with the human experience, bring their unique perspectives to the table. From Gus's rise from Brooklyn to national headlining tours to Christina's journey through dance to filmmaking, their stories are as captivating as they are hilarious. Tune in for a dose of culture, dating insights, and plenty of laughs!

     
    Follow Gus and Christina:
    @constantlygus
    @christinamavronas
    https://www.youtube.com/@welcometotheneighborhoodpod
     
    And read this incredible tribute about Gus and his mom: https://www.today.com/parents/greek-mom-tiktok-death-rcna137728
     
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    Was traveling to Greece on your bucket list this year? Let's make it happen! Travel to Greece with Maria! http://agapeescapes.com 
     
    This episode is brought to you by Agape Match and the Agape Intensive program. Ready for a complete dating mindset shift? Enroll in an upcoming Agape Intensive!
     
    Enroll in virtual: https://agapematch.com/agape-group-coaching-intensive/
    Enroll in person: https://www.wetravel.com/trips/agape-intensive-in-real-life-nyc-2024-agape-escapes-llc-new-york-62720558
     
    You can also join Maria's database or become a matchmaking client! Visit https://agapematch.com 
     

    Follow @MatchmakerMaria and @askamatchmaker on IG so you can ask a question on the next live! 
    Make sure to subscribe and sign up for notifications for fantastic dating and relationship advice brought to you by Maria Avgitidis!
    🤩 Check out My Websites and Socials! 🙃
    💖Podcast Website: https://www.askamatchmaker.com/
    💖Agape Match Website: https://agapematch.com/
    💖Matchmaker Maria TikTok: realmatchmakermaria
    💖Matchmaker Maria Instagram: matchmakermaria
    💖Agape Match Instagram: agapematch
    💖Agame Match Facebook: AgapeMatch
    ABOUT THIS PODCAST 🔗 Ask a Matchmaker is your weekly go-to podcast for all things love and relationships. Hosted by fourth generation matchmaker and founder of Agape Match, Maria Avgitidis, Ask a Matchmaker gives you no-nonsense insight into dating, relationships, compatibility, and love. Maria and her weekly special guest answer questions to help you venture through the jungle that is modern love. Whether you're looking for someone or you're happily taken, Maria will keep you inspired to keep going down the path of love every week, and hopefully, gain a great tip or two to ignite the spark or keep the sparks flying!

    • 54 min

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