Getting Started with Helen Almond CEO of Becoming The Great Ltd

What’s in a name?

The name of my company, "Becoming The Great," is inspired by my childhood habit of signing gifts as "Helen the Great," despite not feeling great myself. The company's mission is to help individuals become the greatest versions of themselves, giving rise to the name "Becoming The Great."

Your position?

Founder and CEO

About your business?

"Becoming The Great" is on a mission to inspire transformation. We offer hope and healing through energy therapies, helping those battling anxiety, depression, and burnout to rediscover their inner strength, resilience, and true potential. We’re like a warm hug in what can feel like a cold world at times.

About you!

My background mirrors that of many, growing up in challenging circumstances with parents doing their best. I struggled through school, grappling with dyslexia, often feeling inadequate and bullied. Thankfully, during the dark times a family member's influence, on their journey to become a healer and monk, introduced me to the unseen world that significantly impacts our reality.

Something I put to the back of my mind as a teen during struggles when it was the very thing I needed all along to navigate the negativities life can bring when living in impoverished areas. I eventually embarked on a successful 18-year corporate career, finding solace in the titles and achievements.

This provided a great distraction from my personal battles with addiction, a toxic marriage, and relationships, which eventually led to a breakdown and burnout five years ago. No perfect makeup, job titles or strong front was going to hide this for long.

So, with my eyes wide open for the first time in decades, I realized I had been chasing titles, not happiness. This is when I learned nothing external was ever supposed to reassure me, I was enough for this world it was something I needed to gift to myself.

Why?

Returning to energy healing and delving deeper into the realm of my monk teaching from a child. It was no longer just a personal conviction; it was now backed by science.

Helen Almond, CEO at Becoming The Great Ltd

After undergoing various therapies and shedding countless tears, I found healing that genuinely worked. I am now on a mission to teach others that there is a path back to wholeness and that's how Becoming The Great was born.

The light bulb moment!

After recovery, it became my mission to create a space that I needed when the world felt dark, to show people there is more than one way to recover. It’s a nonnegotiable for me.

Who is your ideal client/customer?

I specialise in narcissistic relationships, anxiety, and burnout recovery - but the broad spectrum of people that walk through our doors is immense so we can help most people with our 1-2-1 programmes.

We now help businesses create bespoke wellness programmes that are backed by a therapist. This helps if the staff become triggered when learning why they think the way they do and should be something that is considered before team talks about wellness. The wellness events are vast and appeal to a wider audience and include but are not limited to - woodland meditation days, head and shoulder massages to release stress, group healing sessions and personal 1-2-1 packages.

Best moment so far?

Seeing clients signed off saying it’s the best thing they have ever done is all the achievement I will ever need.

Biggest challenges?

Feeling like an imposter for the first few months but don't we all at the start of a new adventure?

Benefits of the Chamber Start-Up club since you joined?

The Chamber has a fantastic personal touch to every individual! I feel privileged to be a part of such a wonderful supportive innovative network.

Lessons learnt…what would you do differently and why?

Nothing. If I change anything I would lose a valuable lesson learnt, I embrace it all.