Match by Julia was founded by Julia Bendis over twenty years ago. Julia is a third generation matchmaker, an author, relationship, dating and intimacy educator. She specializes in peer processing support groups and intimacy coaching. In 2020 Julia published a comedic book about her life in the former Soviet Union called ‘No Smiling Allowed: Growing up in Soviet Russia and other funny stories from a Jewish immigrant’. It’s available in print edition here or on Amazon Audible here

Julia was born in Ukraine and lived in Latvia with her family. They immigrated to California in 1989.

Julia truly believes that food, intimacy and human connections are the most important aspects of life and a big reason why she spends her life educating people about love, sex and how to date properly…

With each client, Julia gets to know them on a personal level, their needs, wants and desires for their future mate.  After the initial meeting, Julia personally hand selects a potential match from her database, by meeting and recruiting new clientele, or through her large network of other matchmakers. When a potential client is not ready for dating, Julia focuses on coaching and guidance for their future.

When she isn’t working (which seems to be all the time) she is meddling into her sons' love lives, cooking for her loved ones and helping those in need. Julia’s passions have always been helping victims of human trafficking, victims of domestic violence and women’s rights.