Chicago Tribune Invites EKC Client BFF to Dish on Dating!

We're so excited that the Chicago Tribune has asked EKC client Best Foot Forward, Chicago's premiere "dating concierge" service, to share its dating savvy with the world via its new blog! The pros at BFF, Rachel Canis and Adam Fendelman, get paid to help single men and women brave the dating world-- but now daters can get expert insight anytime, free of charge. Check out the debut entries, where Rachel & Adam talk about standards, expectations and Mr. Potato Head (?!): http://www.chicagonow.com/blogs/best-foot-forward/

Let's Talk About Sex, Baby! (Or Let Dating Guru Rachel Canis)

Yahoo! Shine recently reached out to EKC client and Best Foot Forward founder Rachel Canis to share her thoughts on...SEX! Check out the article below, where Rachel gives the scoop on how men and women in the Windy City feel differently about sex:

Are Guys More Freaked Out Over Sex Than We Are?

by Liz Brody

I was still in my pajamas this morning (don't ask what time) when I turned on the computer to find it was National Unmarried and Single Americans Week. Who knew? But apparently September 19 to 25 has been set aside to honor the more than 100,000 adult solo citizens of this country. It occurred to me that such an occasion should be acknowledged. So after watching an old episode of The Match Off, (that NBC show where two pros vie to fix up a picky single), I called one of the dating experts on it, Rachel Canis. She was actually the loser, but I don't know... I like her shoes theory: "Make sure you can walk in them. I don't care how old you are."

That POV, it turns out, goes nicely with the name of her high-end dating service, Best Foot Forward, in Chicago. In any case, it was Canis, who told me she'd interviewed 500 of the windy city's singles this year and discovered a surprising new trend. When couples first have sex, according to her research, women take it in stride; it's the guys who freak out. They overanalyze. They worry what it all means. They feel the air thinning and turn into Carrie Bradshaw on a mountaintop doing a one-night-stand postmortem.

What happened to all that sowing of wild oats?

"We found that men were over-thinking it more than women," Canis says. "Some guys don't, but a certain percentage of them assume that after sex, the woman is already picking out china patterns, and they worry there's a new obligation. Ironically, for most the ladies we interviewed, sex was just part of the dating process to see where things were going."

Canis went on to say that men even flip out if the woman thanks them for date (Oh boy, "I Love Lucy" just turned into Lucy the hominid.) "I'd think it was common courtesy to send a text if you had a really good time," she admitted, "but for some reason it makes men feel more pressured. I find that men still want to control the pace of the relationship."

EKC Client Rachel Canis to Appear on New NBC Show, Right After SNL

Rachel Canis, president of Chicago-based "dating concierge" Best Foot Forward, will appear on NBC's newest reality series, "The Match Off," airing this Saturday after SNL. On the show, Rachel's dating expertise will be put to the test, as she competes against matchmaker PJ Osgood to find "Mr. Right" for an eligible single woman. Checkout this trailer, where the bachelorette explains why being single is like an STD:

Client News: Mystery The Pickup Artist on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Eileen Koch & Company INC. secured a guest appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! for its client Mystery The Pick-Up Artist. View the full segment on YouTube.

Mystery was introduced as the "world's most successful pick-up artist" during the premier of his VH1 show, The Pick-up Artist, which just concluded its second season. He is currently working on a new show, created by EKC, so stay tuned!

Check out his Website -- www.venusianarts.com.