Greatest Hits: Finding True Love is an Inside Job, Dating on Gaming Platforms, Screenless Laptops, and AI Enabled Headphones with Cameras, Cathy Hackl and Lee Kebler with Francesca Hogi

Whilst Cathy Hackl and Lee Kebler take a recording break over the next few weeks, we are bringing you this special “Greatest Hits” episode of the TechMagic podcast, where they discuss gaming, tech, and AI and connect with the original “Dear Franny,” Francesca Hogi, Founder of The True Love Society. Cathy and Lee start by exploring the potential of gaming platforms as a more organic and interactive way to meet and connect with others and touch on some recent hardware developments, including the world's first screenless laptop and AI-enabled headphones with cameras. The original episode with Francesca was one of the most viewed and downloaded episodes of TechMagic!

Francesca is a writer, love coach, podcast host, TED speaker, and certified matchmaker. She shares her journey from a corporate lawyer to an award-winning love coach, using online dating to develop her dating skills and eventually become a certified matchmaker. Discover the shift in online dating culture and the importance of coaching in finding love. Explore the challenges of dating apps and the impact of technology on human connection.

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Francesca Hogi Bio

Francesca Hogi is a writer, coach, podcast host, TED speaker, certified matchmaker, brand collaborator, and event curator and host. Her passion lies in helping people center love holistically in their personal and professional lives, as well as in business. As an internationally recognized and award-winning love coach, Francesca disrupts the dating status quo with her passionately pragmatic expertise on navigating modern love and making true love inevitable. In her role as a consultant, she helps her clients tell better, more empowering stories about love inside their organizations and in marketing. She has designed and hosted bespoke events for Soho House, TED, and more.

In 2023, Francesca gave a TED talk on the myth of true love and the opportunity to transcend what she’s termed “The Fairytale Industrial Complex.” She’s been a featured love expert on 12 episodes of NBC's The Today Show with Kathie Lee and Hoda, in The New York Times, Marie Claire, Harper’s Bazaar, and more. She is the founder of The True Love Society membership community and hosts the podcast Dear Franny, where she gives candid love advice. 

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