Other Women's Jobs // A Day In The Life And Career Of Mia Pavlikova

NAME: Mia Pavlikova

AGE: 35

INSTAGRAM HANDLE: findyourswan

JOB TITLE: Matchmaker and Dating/Relationship Coach

MOVED TO THE UAE IN: 2016

Mia Pavlikova is a professional matchmaker, dating and relationship coach, and founder of Find Your Swan, a modern matchmaking platform for high-value individuals ready for real connection. Based in Dubai, she helps successful singles attract meaningful partnerships effortlessly, without dating apps, confusion, or compromise.

Mia’s professional background lies in a Master’s degree in Business Management; however, her personal journey led her to a major professional (and personal) transformation, supported by certifications in matchmaking, and deep expertise in the psychology and energetics of relationships.

// What does a day in the life of a modern matchmaker really look like?

It’s less about sipping champagne in five-star lounges and more about emotional intelligence, energetic alignment and yes, a few last-minute wardrobe rescues before someone’s big first date.

I run Find Your Swan, a Dubai-based matchmaking and dating coaching service for discerning, busy professionals who are ready to stop swiping and start connecting with purpose.

Here’s a glimpse into a day in my (very intentional) life.

7 AM:

Before I step into anyone else’s love life, I check in with my own energy. I journal, sip warm lemon water (yes, cliché but true), and spend full one hour reviewing the energetic alignment of my day.

No phone. No email. Just me, my thoughts, and a reminder: if I’m leading people to love, I shall stay grounded in my own energy and my mission.

10AM:

Movement is next. I don’t believe in forcing routines, I believe in flowing with what my body craves. Some mornings it's Pilates; others it's a gym work out or a long walk by the sea. I choose whatever I’m in the mood for.

This me-time is non-negotiable. I teach my clients that self-worth is magnetic, so I make sure I’m walking my talk.

12NOON:

By noon, I usually set up at one of my favourite cafés or hotel lounges. I find creativity flows better when I’m not boxed between four walls.

I spend this window checking in with my team, reviewing profiles, and doing what I call “energetic matchmaking.” That means feeling into who’s truly ready or who’s still hiding behind their patterns. This is also a time to let my creativity land a new coaching framework or sketch a new coaching method to help high-performing clients soften without losing power. This is the invisible part of the job but it’s where the magic is built.

2PM:

My first in-person meeting is with another newly onboarded male client. I always meet my male clients face to face – building trust, vulnerability and a sense of safety is non-negotiable in my work. These conversations allow me go deeper than surface-level dating preferences. They give me the opportunity to understand to hold up a mirror in front of them. Mirror that will reflect their true needs and not their wants coming from their ego. It is my responsibility as a matchmaker to help my clients to reconnect with parts of themselves that they´ve buried, forgotten or never felt safe to explore. It is a constant yet rewarding mission in motion.

4PM:

Late afternoon is usually with my second client meeting. Another Dubai-based eligible bachelor. My clients are usually highly accomplished, self-aware and kind men. Men that are ready to love and share their life with someone meaningful. Sometimes they are unsure where to start and that´s where I come in. We discuss their visions, we deal with past traumas, we recalibrate confidence and define what true combability means to them. I am proud to say that by the end of this meetings I usually hear positive endorsement like “Thank you for making it so easy to open up and to believe that true love still exists.” I truly love my job!

6PM:

By early evening, I switch roles from matchmaker to dating coach. Sessions are often with clients navigating early-stage dating or shedding long-held beliefs about relationships. With my latest female client - she has the beauty, the brains, the ambition… but love feels like a battlefield. We rewrite the story. We reset her standards. We practice communicating with clarity and compassion.

Our coaching sessions are raw, honest, and full of breakthroughs. I’m not interested in small talks. I’m interested in emotional fluency and helping women reclaim the fullness of who they are, even (especially) in love.

9 PM: Evenings are slower. I either meet my partner for dinner or prepare something at home. I check in on “quick question!” voice notes (that are never that quick). My clients know I’m in their corner not just during office hours, but in those 11 PM “What does this text mean?” moments too. Because love doesn’t always follow a schedule. And neither do I.

But I hold boundaries, too. I believe in love, but I don’t believe in leaking energy 24/7.

I use this time also to reflect on the day and smile knowing someone, somewhere is on a second date because of the work we’ve done.

Because real love isn’t random. It’s crafted. With care, clarity and conscious effort.

Being a matchmaker is about so much more than introductions. It’s about helping people remember that they are already worthy of love and guiding them toward the version of themselves who believes it.

And when they meet someone aligned? That’s just the beginning.

My work is about emotional fluency. I guide people to fall in love not just with someone… but with the process of dating consciously, choosing wisely, and honouring their worth.

Being a matchmaker is part coach, part confidante, part mirror. It’s about holding space for people’s most tender hopes and fears and helping them rewrite the story they tell themselves about love.

And while no two days are the same, the mission remains unchanged:To remind people that love is not a transaction. It’s a transformation.