{"id":2369,"date":"2016-11-16T11:19:45","date_gmt":"2016-11-16T11:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ivy-international.eu\/fr\/inga-verbeeck-portrait\/"},"modified":"2016-11-18T08:15:06","modified_gmt":"2016-11-18T08:15:06","slug":"inga-verbeeck-portrait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ivyrelations.com\/fr\/inga-verbeeck-portrait\/","title":{"rendered":"Inga Verbeeck \/ Portrait"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The classic sense of the term \u2018matchmaker\u2019 is obsolete as Inga Verbeeck puts into practice a new formula for finding love. Her consultancy and coaching service, Ivy International, is highly customized and firstly human, adding a touch of philosophy, psychology, and an old-fashioned sense of dignity to meeting Mr. or Mrs. Right.<\/strong><\/p>\n

In an era when time is short, communication is digital and a profile picture can make or break an illusion, Ivy International takes an entirely different route. It invests time to consider character, values, personal history, lifestyle and, most of all, one\u2019s path towards love through a splash of self-knowledge. Collect meets with Belgian businesswoman Inga Verbeeck, a.k.a. cupid for the highly discerning, who structures her services around an annual fee that entails a tailored mix of consulting coaching and eight meetings in person (before which, not one photo is exchanged). Here, she talks us through the Ivy International philosophy.<\/p>\n

What is your first approach?<\/strong><\/p>\n

We listen\u2014to get to a real understanding of each client, we assess his or her situation, their needs and learn how they feel about themselves. It\u2019s clich\u00e9, but it\u2019s true, because you have to feel confident and love yourself before you can love somebody else. The coaching is an organic process in which we listen, guide and explain things along the way. That\u2019s the basics. Then we also work with a selected group of consultants where necessary. It can start with a psychologist or a sexologist, because some people are blocked emotionally or physically because of past experiences. We also work with a date coach to give people confidence about being relaxed. If you haven\u2019t dated for 20 years, it can be an issue.<\/p>\n

Others are shy, whilst some need to learn how to listen to their dates, especially when they are caught up in their business life and are used to having people listen to them\u2014they forget there are different aspects to a social interaction\u2014so we help them blossom.<\/p>\n

People are busy, so sometimes you have to take them out of their bubble so they can get in touch again with the basics and take their time. In general, it takes us three months do the preparation work, analysing, screening and to assess the client properly, build trust and know exactly what they need. But it is flexible depending on the clients<\/p>\n

How do you select dates for your clients? <\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s quite simple: we make a shortlist of people, we pick one, present that profile in a description via email with no identifiable information, no picture, just a description of their personality, briefly what they do, i.e. entrepreneur or doctor, but as that\u2019s not the focus\u2014the focus is who is this person, what triggers them, what makes them smile, how they think about life, what their main values are. We then call to give more details, explain why we have picked this profile for them. We challenge our clients sometimes; it\u2019s our job to show them what we think is best and give them different options to enrich their world and present opportunities they wouldn\u2019t normally have. If they say no then we\u2019ve learned something about them and we\u2019ll move to the next one; and if they say yes, we always present the woman\u2019s profile to the man first so the man will say yes or no, and only if the man says yes will we present the profile to the woman. After they have met, we call both parties to get their feedback. In some situations, without us, they wouldn\u2019t have met again, but because we are there, we can clarify and help them move forward. Oneby-one, that\u2019s how we continue until we find the right person.<\/p>\n

And the results? <\/strong><\/p>\n

We have an approximate success rate of 70%. It varies between 60\u201485% depending on the age, because it is easier to match younger people. We want our clients to be happy and find the right person, but it is not the only thing you are buying with a membership\u2014you are buying a self-awareness program. You spend time working with us on yourself, on your personal life. There is emotional value in just the process; it enriches people\u2019s social lives. They meet new people, they broaden their social circle, so there are different aspects.<\/p>\n

You don\u2019t guarantee that they find love? <\/strong><\/p>\n

I wish I could guarantee love, but I cannot.<\/p>\n

By Michel Dupr\u00e9 for\u00a0Dorchester Collect<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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