This week on The Black Woman’s Confidant, elite matchmaker Tennesha Wood joins us to discuss how successful Black women can find their person and prepare themselves for the dating journey. As the founder and lead matchmaker of The Broom List, a boutique firm specialized in helping Black professionals discover lasting love, Tennesha brings over a decade of expertise in guiding clients from self-discovery all the way to marriage.
In this episode, Tennesha offers practical strategies for building connections in daily life and helps listeners determine whether they could benefit from professional matchmaking or dating coaching.
About Tennesha Wood
Tennesha Wood is the founder and lead matchmaker of The Broom List, a boutique matchmaking and relationship coaching firm dedicated to successful Black professionals ready to find lasting love. With over 10 years of experience, she has guided clients through the full journey from self-discovery to marriage.
Tennesha’s path into this work was not planned. As she built her corporate career, friends kept pulling her aside for relationship advice. She had a natural gift for seeing people clearly and knowing who they belonged with. Word spread, a calling emerged, and The Broom List was born.
She knows this journey personally. Tennesha is a wife and mother who found her own love story while doing this work, and that lived experience shapes every coaching relationship she holds.
She has been a featured guest on NBC’s Today Show, ABC’s Good Morning America, and A&E’s #Blacklove, and has lent her expertise as a relationship expert on the celebrity series Kings Court, where she worked with notable figures including Tyson Beckford. Her work has also been featured in many large publications including The New York Times, Essence, and Entrepreneur Magazine.
Key Points
0:20 Introduction
2:00 How Tennesha got into match making
6:00 The timing of The Broom List was perfect
7:15 Why Tennesha loves dating
8:45 Dating requires vulnerability
10:00 Social media portrays dating in a bad light
11:30 What characteristics are good for dating coaching
12:50 You should learn something about yourself during dating
13:50 You have to be realistic about what you want in a partner
15:20 Do you have an open personality?
17:00 If you can fix something in a partner by leaving the house, its not a big deal
18:20 How to find your person as a successful Black Woman
21:00 You have to go out and engage with people
23:00 In person connections are important
25:00 How to know if you need a match maker or a coach
26:00 Tennesha’s vetting process
28:45 Is it too late to date?
30:00 Dating someone with the same life experience is important
32:30 Figuring out your fears in dating
34:00 Being vulnerable in relationships is not easy
35:45 Match making wasn’t on Tennesha’s radar
36:18 Where you can find Tennesha
37:00 One of Tennesha’s success stories
41:15 Conclusion
Match Making or Dating Coaching Resources
Inquire on The Broom List: TheBroomList.com
Episode Resources
Follow Tennesha on Instagram @tenneshawood
Follow The Bloom List on Instagram @TheBroomList
Visit Tennesha’s site: TheBroomList.com
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