Steven Ward

Throughout his life, Steven Ward has been immersed in his mother's matchmaking business. Learning from his mother, JoAnn, the basics of a solid relationship – trust, respect and communication – Steven was destined for a career in the family business. After graduating from Drexel University in his hometown of Philadelphia, Steven joined forces with his mother to take her business to the next level. In addition to emerging as a Master Matchmakers® in his own right, with scores of long-term relationships and marriages under his belt, Steven has been instrumental in implementing critical technological improvements, allowing Master Matchmakers® clients to have the accessibility and convenience offered by online dating services while also incorporating the interpersonal matching approach used by his mother for nearly two decades. Steven is the centerpiece of the VH1 reality show, Tough Love, produced by Drew Barrymore's Flower Films and High Noon Entertainment. Steven, with on-air counsel from JoAnn, strives to transform a group of women's destructive dating by putting them through his "Tough Love Boot Camp". Steven has been featured as a love expert and dating counselor on Good Morning America, Extra, access hollywood, KABC-TV in Los Angeles as well as on several local network affiliates in his hometown of Philadelphia and in Washington, DC. Additionally, Steven has been featured in Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Woman's Own and Complete Woman magazines for his matchmaking prowess.