Creating a Positive Experience - Wellbe Family Wellness
Interested in starting your own entrepreneurial journey in health and wellness but unsure what to expect? Then read up on our interview with Aliya Visram, Co-Founder of Wellbe Family Wellness, located in Toronto, ON, Canada.
What's your business, and who are your customers?
I have co-founded two brands - Wellbe Family Wellness - a wellness clinic located in Toronto's vibrant East End, and Bloom Balance - a collection of luxe self-healing tools rooted in Eastern Medicine.
Wellbe Family Wellness is a clinic and community hub where kids could get treated with their parents. A safe and inclusive space providing head-to-toe patient-focused care for everyone in the family. A place for families to unwind and reset. A place for patients to make a special connection with their health practitioner. A place where parents and kids leave with a smile on their faces. A place to be happy, be healthy, be loved, be you, and be well.
My sister and BFF Sarina and I co-created bloom balance as a way to help people find balance in their busy lives by creating and curating products that allow individuals a moment of mindfulness and an opportunity to take care of themselves while feeling grounded and calm. It happened during the pandemic. We had patients suffering from stress and anxiety and knew we had to do something. We combined our obsession with wellness with the powerful healing of Eastern Medicine, and bloom balance flourished into a company that supports the ritualistic experience of health and healing and empowers moments of mindfulness - anywhere, anytime.
Tell us about yourself
My journey to becoming who I am and what I do essentially started when I was 5 years old and people asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up; I would always say I wanted to be a superhero - saving people from burning buildings and bad guys. And although the "official superhero" thing didn't work out (that Catwoman costume is pretty cool) - I still consider my job a pretty amazing and important one.
As a chiropractor, acupuncturist, and co-founder of two incredible brands, I'd say I do a little bit of "saving" daily. My career has always focused on women's health. Creating our clinic and our bloom balance brand has been a dream powered by the passionate need to help people feel their very best and find balance and healing - at home or in the clinic.
What's your biggest accomplishment as a business owner?
Our biggest accomplishment was the growth we were able to drive over the last 2 "pandemic" years. By pivoting our business, creating an off-shoot e-commerce business, and becoming adaptable, we achieved growth over the last couple of years.
What's one of the hardest things that come with being a business owner?
The hustle. It never ends. It keeps going. We come across challenges daily in business, and a tough skin + a strong work ethic + and some serious goals go a very long way.
What are the top tips you'd give to anyone looking to start, run and grow a business today?
- Find your passion in your business. Hustling for a business/product that doesn't give you passion won't last.
- Don't ever give up. Patience goes a long way in entrepreneurship. Things don't happen overnight. Just keep swimming.
- Keep your head down and stay in your lane. It's easy to get caught up in what everyone else is doing. That is the moment you lose sight of your own path. Stay focused on your goals, and don't worry about what others are doing, saying, or creating.
Is there anything else you'd like to share?
The best piece of advice I received as an entrepreneur is to lead with passion - the money, the recognition, and everything else will eventually come. Be passionate about what you do, how you help your customers, and the rest will find a way.
Where can people find you and your business?
Website:
https://www.hellowellbe.com/
https://www.bloombalance.co/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hello.wellbe/
Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/draliyavisram/
https://www.instagram.com/hello.wellbe/
https://www.instagram.com/bloombalance.co/
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