Gabrielle Melchionda
Gabrielle grew up in Amherst, MA and graduated from UMass Amherst in 1992. As a junior in college she began making lip balm out of her mom’s kitchen. By the time she graduated she was selling her products in 40 stores across New England. Today her company, Mad Gab’s, sells natural bodycare products all over the world. Gabrielle shares the story of how she started her business, how it has evolved, and what she would do differently.
