ABOUT HELEN

Building.
Selling.
Rebuilding.

Helen Gailey is an entrepreneur, speaker and founder with experience building businesses, teams and ideas across industries and countries. Through YES Academy, Art of Smell and her work with founders, she helps people and businesses Spark. Build. Shine.

UK · Switzerland · International

Still curious.
Still building.

Helen Gailey
Helen Gailey

A career built through change.

My career has never followed a straight line. I’ve built organisations, grown teams, launched businesses, sold companies and started again more than once. Those experiences taught me that meaningful progress rarely comes from having every answer. It comes from being willing to adapt, make decisions and keep building. Today I bring that experience into the work I do with founders, teams and organisations navigating their own next chapter.

One chapter that shaped how I work

21 → 150
EAC employees

Co-built EAC from a 21-person organisation to 150 people before its sale to Ingenico.

Built, scaled and successfully transitioned.
Selected experienceL’Oréal Luxury · Azzaro · ESSEC · TEDx Geneva Women 2013 · MassChallenge Switzerland

A few chapters along the way.

L’Oréal Luxury & Azzaro

Training, marketing and international fragrance experience.

EAC Corporation

Co-built EAC from 21 to 150 people before its sale to Ingenico.

TEDx Geneva Women 2013

Speaker.

Art of Smell

Founder.

YES Academy

Founder.

MassChallenge Switzerland

Mentor and evaluator.

ARegence

Current venture.

Luxury Property Projects

Built two large houses and managed luxury property projects including Chamonix.

Things I’ve Built

A few of the ventures that shaped the journey.

ARegenceLuxury property stewardship and Family Office assistance.
Helen Gailey at an event

Beyond the work

Curiosity has taken me through different countries, industries and ideas — and I’m still interested in what comes next.

The next chapter is still being written.

Thinking about your own next chapter?

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