MISHI MEHTA SOOD
Co-founder
Mishi Mehta Sood is one of the two brains behind the story of Matchme. With an early education at the Sacred Heart Convent boarding school in Dalhousie and consequently pursuing a bachelor’s degree from Lady Shri Ram College New Delhi, she developed her skillsets as a leader and a mentor. One of her core values being the belief in a long sustained and dependable relationship with individuals. This value system is showcased with her highly cherished friendships that stemmed during her days of education and have evolved into an exemplary show of trust, love and mutual admiration. These are just some of the traits that she brings to Matchme where interaction with people from all walks of life is key, assisting them in finding their eternal match.
During her post graduation degree for Finance from the Amity Business School, she realised that entrepreneurship is what drives her. Understanding the importance of work experience she began her career as a financial consultant and subsequently helped her families real estate business to flourish as well. Within a short while, her traditional family business transformed into one that is not only modern, but also agile keeping up to the demands of the new age. When change beckoned and having played Cupid to many of her friends and relatives, Matchme seemed like the perfect fit for her skill sets, experience and passion. Mishi has always been the enthusiastic and optimistic person in any room. Someone who breaks the ice and steers conversations that become indulging talks.
She believes that a marriage should either begin at a friendship or transition into one, where two people accept each other’s similarities and differences with grace and learn to grow not in each other’s shadows but individually, having absolute faith that they have each other’s back.
TANIA MALHOTRA SONDHI
Co-founder
A Delhi university Amity Business school MBA graduate in Marketing , Tania is the co-founder of MatchMe. She has several years of high level experience in the recruiting and HR industry. She has conducted executive searches for several top companies in India and the Middle East.
Understanding the nuances of people’s needs and actualising them is her core strength. After honing her skills in successfully recruiting the right talent for companies both in india as well as internationally, she has decided to use her impeccable strengths to bringing the right people together for relationships for life.
Tania belongs to a renowned family from Jalandhar and is married into a well-established family in Delhi. Her great family lineage and education give her a uniquely blended perspective of traditional and modern values. Married for 13 years to the love of her life, Tania wholeheartedly believes in the age old adage "a great marriage is not when the perfect couple comes together, it is when the imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences". Through her personal experiences she realises how meaningful and joyful life can be if you spend it with the ‘right’ person. Hence the significance of connecting with the ‘one’ and the commitment of MatchMe towards making this happen.
"We want MatchMe to be recognized as the most efficient and trustworthy matchmaking service for Indians across the globe."
NIPPA BHATIA
Associate Partner, UAE
Ever since Nippa realized that she could find happiness in art, décor, and interiors, she involved herself in it while pursuing her childhood dream of a career in the Airline industry. A Delhi University, Hindu College topper for her graduation in Sociology, she started her career with Singapore Airlines. She moved to Mumbai after marriage and set up the Customer Services Unit for Jet Airways. Subsequently, she shifted to Dubai and worked with Emirates Airlines for 9 years. Her core strength has been PR, and interacting with people from all walks of life. She has been a resident of Dubai for over 22 years, honing her skills by actively participating with various Expat groups apart from keeping busy with a social cause by creating a charity that assists laborers stuck in the country due to medical issues. She has been featured in many local publications including a coffee table book “Super 100 Women Achievers from India and The Middle East”. Her network of friends from different backgrounds and affable nature has helped in continuing her hobby over the years by accessorizing homes, Landscaping, and dealing in stone artifacts. This is something that brings out her creativity to the core, which she enjoys immensely. Married for 28 years, she has a son who is working in Dubai after graduating from Boston and a daughter who is currently doing her under graduation from Boston. She believes that marriage is about growing as a couple. One has to understand their individual differences to reach the maximum potential. It’s a life long journey taken together as equal partners. Nippa handles our Dubai office. She would love to bring likeminded people in the region and give them space to meet each other to connect.