We created Almond because we were frustrated by our ObGyn experiences.
The difficult scheduling, long communication cycles, and lack of transparency. We were disheartened by seeking answers and feeling the responses were not designed for us. It just wasn’t cutting it.
I was working as a management consultant, spending long hours in small rooms, working on saving millions of dollars a year in costs for big hospitals. At the same time, I couldn’t get an ObGyn appointment when I needed one for a UTI or to refill my birth control. Why was so much energy being spent to fine tune massive health systems, when patients were having the same (poor) visit experiences our grandmothers had? Why can I order 12 colors of masking tape online in two minutes but it takes three phone calls to get a pap smear booked? It didn’t make sense to me.
So we re-imagined: what does an experience look like that builds women up?
One that takes the avoidable missteps off our shoulders and lends a hand to co-create a health journey that is designed around our needs. Not around the insurance company, the doctor’s office working hours, or the experiences of your generous friends, cousins, and co-workers. Around us.
That’s how Almond was born.
<3, Tara
Co-Founder and CEO
