Beans Wellness
Confidential · BD Brief for Michelle Yim

Your Market. Your Edge. Your Playbook.

Everything you need to understand the HK corporate wellness market, where Beans Wellness sits in it, and how to close the first 10 clients in April. Read this before your first outreach call.

The Market You're Entering

Corporate wellness is a multi-billion dollar global industry — and Hong Kong is one of the most urgent markets in Asia. The demand is not manufactured. It's a genuine crisis. Here are the numbers that matter for your conversations with HR leaders:

HK workers: burnout rate
49%
Nearly doubled from 22% in a single year. Source: AXA 2024.
Had a mental health issue from work
77%
Of all HK workers in 2024. Source: AXA Mind Health Study.
Receive no wellness support
75%
Beyond mandatory insurance. Source: Bupa Global HK.
Consider leaving their job
55%
Of HK workers in 2025. Source: Aon Employee Sentiment Study.
Weigh health benefits in job decisions
84%
Source: Cigna / Hong Kong Business.
ROI on wellness spend
3.3×
Medical cost reduction per HKD 1 spent. Source: Fit-Max / global research.
What this means for your pitches When an HR manager says "we don't have budget," the real answer is: you're already losing money on absenteeism, presenteeism, and turnover. A single wellness session costs less than one replacement hire. Use these numbers — they close budget conversations.

Our target: companies with 40–200 employees in Hong Kong. That's the sweet spot — big enough to have an HR function and a wellness budget, small enough that one person (you) can be their entire wellness programme. These companies are not being served by the big studio brands.

Why April Is the Right Moment

April is Stress Awareness Month. This is our commercial wedge — it gives HR managers a hook to justify internal approval ("it's Stress Month, let's do a trial wellness session") without having to write a policy paper. Use this framing in every outreach.

Our April offer adds a complimentary 45-minute mindful eating and tasting session after every trial class — first come, first served for the first 20 new clients by 15 April. This is a real incentive — equivalent to HKD 1,500 in value, covered by our Oatside partnership.

Your April KPIs window We have a 2-month sprint. The goal is to book as many April trial sessions as possible and convert them into recurring quarterly programmes. Every client who tries us in April is a potential 6-session quarterly contract worth HKD 12,000–14,400. Don't just close the trial — close the follow-on.

Who Else Is in This Space

Know your competition. These are the main players in HK corporate wellness. Here's how to position against each:

Competitor Their Pitch Their Gap How We Win
Inspire Yoga Pioneer onsite yoga, 15 years, multinational clients Yoga only. No soundbath, no health screening, no mindful eating. We offer more in one visit. And Alice has real corporate credentials they don't.
PURE Yoga 22 studios, Fortune 500 clients (Morgan Stanley), full benefits packages Built for large corporates. Institutional pricing. Not agile for 50-person SMEs. We're the right size for you. Personal attention, custom experience, founder involvement.
IKIGAI Premium studio brand, 3 locations, C-suite packages Studio-first. Corporate is secondary. No health screening integration. We come to you. No travel friction. Everything onsite at your office.
Yoga Senses 5 studios, flexible corporate classes, studio rental Yoga + Pilates only. No soundbath, no mindful eating, no health screening. Our multi-activity bundle is more comprehensive in a single session.
METTA Wellness Sound healing specialist Narrow offering. Can't complement with yoga or fitness. We do soundbath AND yoga AND fitness AND mindful eating. One vendor, one invoice.
The line to remember "We're the only corporate wellness provider in Hong Kong that combines soundbath, yoga, fitness, mindful eating, and health screening under one roof — delivered by a team led by a former senior tech exec who has Stanford certification in employee wellness and stress management."

What Makes Beans Wellness Different

Alice Wong — Founder

Director of Marketing, East Asia · Airwallex  |  Beans Wellness Founder
  • 10+ years in corporate environments at high-growth startups (Series E FinTech)
  • RYT200 certified yoga teacher, Inside Flow, certified singing bowl sound healing
  • Completed Stanford Employee Wellness and Stress Management programme
  • Launched She Builds Beyond and the Airwallex Women's Circle — APAC women's leadership platform
  • Featured as one of 16 Asia-Pacific leaders on workplace empowerment by Human Resources Online (2026)
  • Named clients: Yulan Group (The Arca), The Langham, FTI Consulting, PAX Technology

The most important thing to understand: Alice was the person on the other side of the table. She was the senior corporate leader who approved wellness budgets, attended company all-hands, and navigated the internal politics of "getting things approved by HR." Every competitor you'll pitch against is a wellness professional who learned the corporate world from the outside. Alice learned wellness from the inside.

Use this. When you pitch, lead with: "Our founder spent over a decade in corporate environments — including a Series E FinTech — before building this. She knows what your HR team actually needs, because she was one."

Our named client references — use them Yulan Group, The Langham, FTI Consulting, PAX Technology. These are your proof points. Drop them early in any conversation with a prospect. Credibility by association is one of the fastest ways to close.

Who to Target

Sweet Spot Profile

Our ideal client is a Hong Kong company with 40–200 employees in professional or financial services, consulting, tech, or hospitality. HR manager or Office Manager is the decision-maker. They have a wellness or team activities budget but no dedicated wellness programme yet.

Criteria Ideal Acceptable Avoid for now
Company size 50–150 employees 30–200 employees Under 25 (no budget), 500+ (long procurement)
Industry Finance, consulting, tech, legal, hospitality NGOs, education, healthcare Retail, F&B (high cost, low wellness budget)
Decision-maker HR Manager, People & Culture Manager Office Manager, EA to CEO Procurement only (too slow)
Warm signal Recently posted about employee wellbeing, team activities, or culture on LinkedIn Job posting mentions wellbeing benefits No digital presence, no LinkedIn activity

Warm Leads to Prioritise First

What We Sell

April Trial Offer — Lead with This

Session Duration Price April Bonus
Soundbath 60 minutes, onsite HKD 2,800 Complimentary 45-min mindful eating & guided tasting after class. First 20 new clients by 15 Apr.

Two sponsor options — you choose based on the client:
🥛 Oatside (oat milk tasting) — suits wellness-forward, health-conscious teams
🍵 Breathing Tea (kombucha tasting) — suits lifestyle-oriented, younger teams

Check with Alice before confirming which to offer.
Yoga 60 minutes, onsite HKD 2,000
Fitness 60 minutes, onsite HKD 2,000
Ops notes (know these before any call) Sound healers need 2–3 weeks lead time — confirm date early. Yoga mats are a pass-through cost at HKD 180 per mat. Payment: 100% prepay at least 10 working days before. Always CC hello@beans-wellness.com on all outreach and client emails. For the mindful eating bonus: check with Alice on which sponsor (Oatside or Breathing Tea) fits the client — she manages these partnerships and margin.
Your role vs. Alice's role You own the sales funnel: outreach, calls, one-pager sharing, closing, date locking, client communication. Alice works in the background as Partnership Head — she sources sponsors, negotiates vendor deals, and manages margins. Rule: seasonal promos (like the April bonus) can break even, never go cash-flow negative. If you're unsure whether an offer works economically, check with Alice before committing it to a client.

Wellbeing Fair — The Upsell

Once a company has tried a trial class and loved it, introduce the wellbeing fair as the natural next step. This is where the big ticket is.

Package Team Size Price What's Included
Half-Day Standard 40–60 people HKD 30,000 3–4 wellness stations, coordination
Half-Day Premium 50–80 people HKD 40,000 + Health screening (Bowtie/JP Health)
Full-Day Standard 80–120 people HKD 55,000 Full-day multi-station programme
Full-Day Premium 100–200+ HKD 68,000 All stations + premium health screening

Payment for fairs: 50% deposit to confirm, 50% balance 10 working days before.

Recurring Quarterly Programme — The Goal

Every trial client should be offered a quarterly programme. This is what turns one-time bookings into predictable revenue for Alice and sustained wellness for the client.

Recurring programme pitch "Based on today's session scores — 93% of your team felt better after — here's what a quarterly programme looks like: 6 sessions over 3 months, rotating soundbath and yoga, with a post-session report after each one so HR always has the data they need. We offer a 10% loyalty discount for quarterly commitments." Estimated: HKD 12,000–14,400 per quarter per client.

The Outreach Playbook

Step 1 — Research (5 mins per company)

Step 2 — First Contact (Email)

Keep it short. One problem, one solution, one ask. Don't send the one-pager in the first email — that's for when they respond.

Sample opening email

Subject: April wellness session for [Company Name] — 60 minutes, onsite

Hi [Name],

I'm Michelle from Beans Wellness. We work with companies like FTI Consulting and The Langham to run onsite wellness sessions — soundbath, yoga, and fitness — directly at their offices.

With April being Stress Awareness Month, we're offering a trial session this month with a complimentary mindful eating experience for teams of 15+. No equipment needed, we handle everything.

Would a quick 15-minute call this week work to see if it's a fit for [Company Name]?

Best,
Michelle Yim
Corporate Wellness Lead, Beans Wellness
michelle@beans-wellness.com · +852 5722 7698

Step 3 — The Call

Use the CHAMP model in every discovery call. This keeps qualification tight and protects your time during the 2-month sprint.

Top 3 answers you must leave with Budget signal, decision-maker path, and timeline to lock first session.

Step 4 — Send the One-Pager

After the call, send the April trial one-pager. This is your follow-up tool — it does the selling when you're not in the room.

April Trial Offer One-Pager →  |  Wellbeing Fair One-Pager →

2-month sprint cheat sheet (internal) Keep this open during outreach and meetings: Legacy link · Mirror link.

Step 5 — Lock the Date

After the Session — Where the Real Money Is

Getting the first booking is hard. Converting it to a recurring client is where Beans builds a sustainable business. Here's the playbook for after every session:

Your most powerful tool: the post-session report Most wellness providers send a thank-you email after a session. We send a data report. That distinction matters to HR managers who need to justify spend to CFOs. Use it in every follow-up conversation — it's the reason why Beans is a professional service, not just a yoga booking.
One wellbeing fair changes everything A single wellbeing fair (HKD 30K–68K) is worth 15–35 trial sessions. If a trial client asks "could we do something bigger for the whole company?" — that's your moment. Send the wellbeing fair one-pager same day and book a call to walk through it.