00:00Ngayong nalalapit na ang araw ng mga puso. Maraming gustong humabol, magkaroon ng love life.
00:06Are you single? Ready to mingle? At naghahanap na makakadate this Valentine's Day?
00:14Baka si Coach V ang inyong the one that got awake para makatulong maging makulay ang inyong love life.
00:20Pupido, is that you?
00:30Uy, sa mga trentahin dyan, umaasa pa rin ba kayo sa organic encounter?
00:38Aba, galaw-galaw na. Kung hindi pa dumarating ang para sa inyo, baka oras na para hanapin nyo.
00:48Operation Magkajowa Step 1, maaaring sumali sa mga event na inoorganisa para sa mga single, gaya ng speed dating.
00:56Sa dating gimmick na ito, may ilang minuto lang para makipag-usap sa kapwa mo, naghahanap din ang partner.
01:08Pagkatapos, lilipat na sa kasunod na prospect.
01:11Ulitin lang ito hanggang makakilala ng maraming tao.
01:15Malay nyo, may spark pala kayo ng isa sa mga nakausap nyo.
01:20We are now going to one of the most exciting parts of the event.
01:25Pero ang speed dating na ito, may twist.
01:28Ang mga kasali kasi rito, nakapiring para raw masubo kung totoo bang love is blind.
01:33We've done a lot of mga themes before, but this is the first time in history that we're putting singles in a speed dating event blindfolded.
01:42Pag tinanggal mo ba ang visual, posible ka pang ma-inlove?
01:46O puro ganda at boogie ka lang?
01:48We're really talking about real, real connection here.
01:51Say in love!
01:52In love!
01:53Ang nagsisibing copy daw ng mga single na sumasali, si Vanessa Antonio o Coach V, isang US-certified matchmaker at science-based dating coach.
02:03May ganon?
02:04Back in 2014, we started it as a fashion project together with my friends who are all single.
02:11So sabi namin ba't hindi natin ayain yung mga kaibigan nating single sa iisang location and we'll just, you know, chat, we'll have a drink, we'll eat together.
02:20And then after three years, nakita namin abay maraming kinasal.
02:23So because of that, I got really inspired. Sabi ko, pwede pala siyang gawing business.
02:30Nine love si V sa ideyang ito kaya kumuha siya ng master's degree sa sociology.
02:35Nang mabigyan ang pagkakataong makapagtrabaho sa Amerika, isinabay naman niya ang pag-aaral ng matchmaking sa New York.
02:41When I was already doing it in the United States, sabi ko, bakit walang ganito sa Philippines?
02:47So sabi ko, uwi na lang ako. Doon ko siya gagawin. Doon ko siya sisimulan.
02:51And I want to be the first science-based dating coach in the Philippines.
02:55Para ang mga love advice natin ay hindi lang puro galing sa emosyon, pero hinahaluan din ang kating utak.
03:02Nang simulan ng negosyo sa Pilipinas, mayroon lang daw ting sampung lalaki at babae na sumali sa kanyang unang event.
03:08Ang ilan sa mga ito, mga kaibigang pa niya.
03:11That time, wala akong puhunan. Kung meron man akong naging puhunan to start this business, it's really just laway.
03:18It's really just the idea. So we were pricing it at 999.
03:23Wala pa siya masyadong profit talaga that time kasi it was experimental.
03:27And my main purpose lang naman that time is to test the concept.
03:31Meron bang mga single na willing magbayad para lang makamit ng quality and filtered na fellow single professionals?
03:43Makalipas ang mahigit sampung taon, nasa limampung kataon na ang dumalo sa katatapos lang na speed dating event na inorganisa nila.
03:511,500 pesos ang registration fee kapag sasali sa speed dating.
03:55There was a time we were organizing events every week.
03:59We realized ang dami-daming singles na pagod na sa dating app, pagod na sa internet.
04:05Gusto naman nilang maramdaman yung humans, yung interaction, talking, looking at another human being sa mata.
04:13It's a totally different experience than just being or talking to a technology.
04:18The key is to welcome them like an old friend.
04:20Bukad sa mga singles event, nagtuturo rin sila ng science-based techniques at tamang asal kapag nakikipag-date.
04:27We've actually seen a need to be able to coach people who need some sort of like support, lalo na yung people skills.
04:35Because sanay na sanay nga tayo sa digital interaction, sometimes nawawala na yung mga basic human skills such as shaking hands, doing eye contact, you know.
04:45How do you make a person feel special? How do you, what's the proper way of complementing a woman?
04:51Ang pinaka-in-demand daw sa mga servisyo nila ngayon, ang high-end matchmaking.
04:57Matchmaking is basically taking care of the logistics.
05:00Kami na yung maghahanap para sa'yo. Kami na yung magwa-background check.
05:04Kami na din yung kakausap doon, making sure na there's a mutual interest.
05:08And above all, kami na din bahala mag-schedule ng kung kailan kayo makikita and we'll take care of everything.
05:14Para relax lang yung client at hindi sila stress when they see each other.
05:19Marami raw ang gustong humabol sa araw ng mga puso. Kaya sa ganitong panahon, paldo ang negosyo.
05:26In one year, meron lang kaming two peaks.
05:29The first peak is kapag malapit na ang Valentine's Day.
05:31The second peak naman is during the bare months, kung saan naman malamig.
05:36At susunod-sunod yung mga family events.
05:38Sino ba naman ang gusto namang matanong ng tiyahin mo na single ka pa din?
05:43Wala ka pang girlfriend? Wala ka pang boyfriend?
05:46That's why they come to us for help or for some sort of confidence boost and enhancement.
05:53Sa tulong niya at ng labing dalawa niya pang empleyado, marami na ang nakahanap ng forever.
05:58Sana all.
05:59Last August 2025, we celebrated our 100th match.
06:03Bago niya pinasok ang dating business, feeling lost daw si Coach V.
06:07Ako kasi breadwinner ako.
06:10So, starting at age 21, when I started working, 100% of my salary talaga goes to my family na.
06:17To support my siblings, to support my single mom.
06:21So, what I do is para meron akong pang gasto sa akin, is I do events sa weekends.
06:27Before, I used to organize mga vloggers events or I do hosting so that I'll have money for myself.
06:33Pero na mahanap ang dawan na negosyo, hindi niya ito sinukuan.
06:37Right now, we're definitely already earning six figures.
06:43It really depends every month.
06:45But compared to how it started, napakalayo na.
06:48Because before, may mga months pa that it's like negative.
06:52Kasi hindi naman uso kasi ito dati eh.
06:55Diba ang nature ng tao, kapag bago, may resistance.
06:58But right now, I think they're opening up to it.
07:01Matagal daw ang inabot bago tinanggap at minahal ng mga Pilipino ang konsepto ng kanya negosyo.
07:06Pero sabi nga, love is patient.
07:09Hindi lang siya work for me.
07:11It's passion, it's life calling na alam kong magwe-work siya.
07:15Kaya hindi ko siya sinukuan.
07:17Kasi sabi ko nga, whether I get paid or not, masaya ko sa kinagawa ko.
07:20Ang saya-saya ko kapag natutunan ko kung how love works, kung paano matutulungan yung isang tao na magkaroon ng love life.
07:29Kahit feeling niya, hopeless na talaga siya.
07:31Konting tweak lang pala, konting people skills lang pala.
07:36Matutunan niya yung eye contact, konting learn lang how to present yourself.
07:40Nagbabago ang buhay ng isang tao.
07:42Sa love, ilang beses munang masasaktan at mabibigo bago mahanap ang dawan.
07:49Ganon din sa negosyo.
07:50Ilang beses magkakamali at sasablay bago pusuan ng lahat.
08:12Teksting av Nicolai Winther
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