Meet More of the Right People: Love Lab
Monday, September 28, 2026
6:00–9:00 p.m. Central Time
Live on Zoom with Bela Gandhi and Lindsay Anderson
Only 25 seats available. Once they're filled, this session closes.
In one live 3-hour session, we'll help you build three active pipelines for meeting quality singles with our PROPIETARY tools: online, in real life and CREATE your own Dating Board of Directors. This is how you can finally meet the great people that are right for you during Midlife and Over 50! If you have questions we are delighted to connect with you live - email datecoach@smartdatingacademy.com!
Monday, September 28, 2026
6:00–9:00 p.m. Central Time
Live on Zoom with Bela Gandhi and Lindsay Anderson
Only 25 seats available. Once they're filled, this session closes.
Personalized photo and profile feedback • Small-group experience • Live Q&A • Special follow-up opportunity with Bela
LET'S START WITH THE TRUTH
You built a career. You raised a family, or built a life you're proud of some other way. You've survived things, and you came out the other side still open to love. That's courage most people never test.
Most singles are relying on one narrow path: one app, a friend who keeps saying "I'll let you know if I think of someone," or the hope you'll simply meet someone at the grocery store.
You are not doomed. You are not too old. And you have not missed your chance.
Your dating funnel is simply too small OR not optimized, and no one ever handed you a real plan for building it. That changes TODAY if you sign up for this lab. You will get our tools for SUCCESS for building all 3 pipelines.
I learned that I got to choose who I wanted, and that I was worthy of a partner who loved me just the way I am. I didn't have to perform or pretend on dates, and it led me to be a stronger, more authentic person. Almost 13 years later, and I am so happy.
— AmyFounder Bela Gandhi and Coach Lindsay Andersen
A FOCUSED ROOM FULL OF SERIOUS SINGLES
This is not for you if you're not ready to take real action yet, or you're looking for a passive webinar rather than a working session.
THE SMART DATING FUNNEL
You’ll build an active strategy and GET our best tools to MAXIMIZE success over all three pipelines so that your love life is never dependent on one app, one friend, or pure chance.
Learn to build an online presence that captures who you really are: outstanding photos, a profile that sounds like you; learn which apps to target and how to follow a smart strategy for managing them.
Create a personalized plan for meeting quality people naturally, built around your actual lifestyle and the kind of person you're hoping to meet.
Learn how to activate the people already surrounding you to help you, so that "I'll keep an eye out" finally turns into real introductions.
I never thought it would happen for me, so I truly leaned on your optimism on my behalf. You encouraged me to cast my net a little wider, and I'm so glad I did. He's a good man who cares about me deeply. We're going on a year together now, and next month we're off to London and the South of France.
— Anna, matched with Keith on Match.com after working with Bela and Lindsay
Monday, September 28, 2026
6:00–9:00 p.m. Central Time
Live on Zoom with Bela Gandhi and Lindsay Anderson
Only 25 seats available. Once they're filled, this session closes.
NOT ANOTHER PASSIVE WEBINAR
This isn't a passive webinar you'll forget by morning. It's a live, hands-on working session in a small, intimate group of other accomplished singles navigating this exact same chapter. You’ll learn our proprietary tools and approaches proven to deliver eal results. And you'll have direct access to Bela and Lindsay, with dedicated time for your own questions.
You'll leave with the tools, the steps, and a plan already in motion.
FIRST IMPRESSIONS, UNMISTAKEABLY YOU
Your photos are the entire decision in the first second and a half. We have the data on which photos get noticed, built from years of creating photo portfolios for private coaching clients paying $15,000 to $20,000.
Before the Love Lab, you'll submit your current photos for personalized review. You'll learn what makes a strong primary photo, how to pose without looking stiff or staged, what to wear, how to use lighting and background to your advantage, and how to get great phone photos taken by a friend.
You'll leave knowing how to create photos that stand among the best you see online, and how to look like yourself, only more so, for the rest of your life.
Men are visual creatures. You were 110% right about investing in great photos to stand out.
— AnnetteWORDS THAT SOUND LIKE A PERSON, NOT A RESUME
You'll leave with a personalized profile, personally strengthened by Bela.
Most dating profiles are forgettable: "I love to travel," "family is important to me." True, maybe, but it doesn't let anyone feel what it's like to know you.
That's why we built the newly updated Smart Dating Academy Profile Workbook, a step-by-step template for a profile that carries your personality and values. You'll build your first draft, and then Bela will personally review and edit it.
She'll help make sure it sounds like you, shows rather than tells, and attracts the right people while helping the wrong ones self-select out.
MEET MORE PEOPLE, MAKE REAL CONNECTIONS
We'll help you build a real-life strategy around your actual lifestyle: where you're likely to meet the right people, how to become more approachable wherever you already go, how to start easy conversations without the awkwardness, and how to seize the moment when it counts—all based on proven techniques developed over 17 years.
You'll leave with actions you can start taking the very next day.
YOUR INNER CIRCLE
"Everyone knows someone," people say. So why isn't everyone actually setting you up? Usually it's because they don't know how to help, or what would make someone a good match for you.
We'll teach you how to create your Dating Board of Directors: who to include, how to approach them, and how to turn "I'll keep my eyes open" into a real strategy for meaningful introductions.
You'll leave knowing exactly how to activate your own board, so you're never relying only on apps or chance.
“Bela is simply the best dating coach-fairy godmother out there ! She brings the joy into the often daunting world of dating and with humor! A+!”
“Bela Gandhi is America’s favorite dating coach for a reason! She knows what you need to know about dating and love so that you can find that lid to your pot!”
“Bela is full of great ideas and data based wisdom on dating. She’s also warm, kind, caring, a true “ elevator” person. The podcasts and IG live will leave you feeling motivated and give real world “to do” strategies.”
“I love listening to all of Bela’s podcasts. It’s not just about dating but also about different parts of your life such as self awareness and building your own business! Thank you, Bela!”
“I wait with bated breath for new episodes to be dropped. I love all of Bela’s content. Her dating advice is spot on, and her guests provide inspiration and insight. Thank you, Bela sharing your wisdom with us!”
“Bela is so kind and genuine. I love how she includes all ages, those in their 20s, middle aged like myself and those older like my mom. The emphasis on dating slowly and not rushing into bed. Pure gold. Thank you so much Bela 😍.”
Kathy had made peace with the idea that this particular kind of love wasn't going to happen for her. She was wrong. At 71, using the same Smart Dating® System taught in this Love Lab, Kathy met Ruben.
Across more than 16 years of teaching this system, zero clients who followed the Smart Dating® System have gotten divorced. Not one. That's what happens when you finally fix your picker and meet people the right way.
— Kathy
Monday, September 28, 2026
6:00–9:00 p.m. Central Time
Live on Zoom with Bela Gandhi and Lindsay Anderson
Only 25 seats available. Once they're filled, this session closes.
A REAL, ACTIONABLE PLAN
It's three hours to build a real, practical plan for meeting more of the right people, and to walk out believing this can still happen for you.
Monday, September 28, 2026
6:00–9:00 p.m. Central Time
Live on Zoom with Bela Gandhi and Lindsay Anderson
Only 25 seats available. Once they're filled, this session closes.
EXPERIENCE + PSYCHOTIC OPTIMISM™
Smart Dating Academy has been teaching people how to date smarter since 2009. Bela Gandhi originally built the Smart Dating System to find her own husband; nearly 30 years later, she's still happily married, and the system has since been taught to thousands.
Good Morning America, TODAY, The Kelly Clarkson Show, Steve Harvey, CNN, ABC, NBC and FOX.
You'll work directly with Bela and senior coach Lindsay Anderson, with a healthy dose of Psychotic Optimism™ along the way.
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SMALL BY DESIGN
Finding love can feel deeply personal, and sometimes lonely, even when your life is full in every other way. We're intentionally keeping this Love Lab small, so you can learn alongside other singles who genuinely understand this chapter, and get real, personalized attention from our team.
YOUR LOVE LAB INCLUDES
Monday, September 28, 2026
6:00–9:00 p.m. Central Time
Live on Zoom with Bela Gandhi and Lindsay Anderson
Only 25 seats available. Once they're filled, this session closes.
Seats are limited to 25 and reserved on registration; all sales are final. Questions before you register? Reach out, we're happy to help you decide if this is right for you.
FAQs
We're a small, warm group, not an audience. Most people find it more valuable to be seen and known by the group, but you're never forced to share more than you're comfortable with.
This isn't beginner advice. It's the same strategic system taught inside our $15,000-$20,000 private coaching, condensed into one live session. Most of our attendees have dated plenty; what they've lacked is a real plan.
This session is designed to be lived through together, live, with personal feedback in real time. If you know in advance you can't attend, reach out to us and we'll arrange a private link so you don't miss it.
Seats for this Love Lab are capped at 25 and reserved the moment you register, so all sales are final. If you're unsure whether this is right for you, email us with your questions before you register. We'd rather answer them honestly than have you register with doubts.
YOUR LOVE LIFE DESERVES A STRATEGY
You can't control the exact day you'll meet the right person. But you can control how many quality people you meet, the impression you make, and whether the people in your life are actually helping you.
You are not too old. You are not too late. You are the pot, complete as you are. With this session, you’ll start to find your lid.