IT Be Your Own People

What happens when you build something new, and the pushback comes from the last people you expected? Dr.

Melissa “Melz” Jones has been a dentist for 30 years. Her daughter Ariel is her co-founder.

Together they built something her colleagues didn’t think a doctor should touch. This is a fun one, full of mama-daughter shade, real talk, and a whole lotta laughs.

We get into why I side-eyed my friends at an Atlanta swap meet, the patent-pending idea that puts diamonds on your retainer, and who’s getting rich off our grills. Dr.

Melz asks if she can be herself on the mic. (You already know my answer.) She explains why they remade one gold tooth four times, even though it fit the first time. Ariel tells us exactly how she plans to pull up to Publix.

And the two of them still can’t agree on what grade Ariel was in when this whole thing started. Nobody’s gonna dentist like Dr.

Melz. About Dr.

Melz Dr. Melissa “Melz” Jones is a celebrity dentist, entrepreneur, oral aesthetics innovator, and speaker, redefining the intersection of dentistry, luxury, and personal expression.

As founder of Melz Grillz and the innovator behind the patent-pending Icy Ortho, Dr. Jones is expanding the possibilities of her profession beyond the traditional dental chair.

Alongside her daughter and co-founder, Ariel Jones, she is building a multi-generational business while inspiring other women to see their professional expertise as a launching point for innovation, entrepreneurship, and greater visibility. Connect with Dr.

Melz and Ariel Jones Melz Grillz: Instagram: @melz.grillz Ariel: @ariel.thebrand Ready to stop toning it down? Start With SELF is a self-guided identity process.

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