Dateworking

DATEWORKING
wisdom and wayfinding through the modern dating ecosystem
Welcome! I offer coaching, guides, and events to help you discover and optimize:
• What you want — Do you have a sense of who you are, where you're going, and what would make you feel most fulfilled?
• Who you want — What kinds of people do you resonate with? Are those people actually ideal for you?
• Would they want you — Are you desirable to them? Are your dating habits effective? How can you discern their preferences?
• How you can succeed online — App choice, profile photos, profile text, messaging strategy, date ideas
• How you can succeed offline — Date design, flirting, escalation, commitment, relationship structure/design
• Where are they — If online, which dating app? If offline, where can you find them? Is there a way to make them come to you?
• How to navigate nontraditional relationships — queer, poly/ENM, kink/BDSM, long distance, etc.
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Hi, I'm Steve Dean

Dating Industry Consultant, Relationship Coach, & Community Wayfinder

I started Dateworking in 2011 because I began to notice that our social, romantic, and professional lives were all becoming more intersectional than ever. Whether we're transitioning to new cities, new communities, new jobs, or new romances, we rely on many of the same values, apps, and tactics to guide us.

I strive to explore, share, and create connection in all its live-affirming forms: finding new friends and communities; meeting new business partners and startup mentors; exploring our relationship with ourselves, and finding love, intimacy, and romantic partnership no matter where we find ourselves in life.

Today, as a dating and relationship coach, I love working with individuals who want to make meaningful inroads across all the different spheres of relationships in their lives. Schedule a diagnostics & strategy call with me anytime!

Since 2011, I have advised, recruited, and consulted for dozens of dating companies, including OkCupid, CoffeeMeetsBagel, Hinge, Spectra, and Happy Hour. On the business side, I like to focus on competitive research, business development, user acquisition, team expansion, and my personal favorite: product/launch strategy. I want to see a world with dating apps we're proud to put on our home screen.
What to Expect During Our First Free Coaching Call

1. Diagnostics
We'll dive into your current life, exploring your dating history,
habits, commitments, frustrations, and challenges.

2. Strategy + Goal Setting
We'll discuss where you'd like to see yourself in the coming months and years,
and what action steps you're prepared to take in order to make that a reality.

3. Realtalk + Referrals
I'll share my vision for how we might (or might not) work together, then tip you off to any
events, communities, or professionals that I think you'd benefit from exploring.

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Dating & Relationship Library + Newsletter
For over 25 years, I’ve been a relationship nerd, obsessively trying to learn all that I can about how we find, form, and sustain relationships.

I'm currently building up a living knowledge base of dating & relationship best practices, events, platforms, professionals, venues, books, games, questions, and philosophies that lead us to heightened self-awareness, social & technological dexterity, and the ability to generate sustainable and empowering connections anywhere we find ourselves in life.
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Dateworking Podcast
This is a podcast about all the relationships of our lives, and the purpose-fueled actions we can take right now to lay the groundwork for antifragile future relationships we'll be proud of.

Join me in exploring the principles, habits, and communities that make relationships meaningful, sexy, grounding, and transformative.
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