ABOUT

I am Melory Johnson, a beauty industry veteran with 25+ years of experience across product development, regulatory compliance, manufacturing, and commercialization. I have worked with global brands, contract manufacturers, investors, and founders, often stepping in where execution risk, compliance blind spots, or operational gaps threaten growth.

I spent over a decade in medical and regulatory writing, including service on the National Board of the American Medical Writers Association (AMWA) and as President of its Florida Chapter. I was the founder of MJ Medcom, a medical communications practice serving healthcare and life-sciences organizations. I am currently a member of both AMWA and the Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS).

Pretty Equity is my publishing platform—the professional home through which that experience is made accessible. It publishes the Pretty Equity Interview Series, the 2026 Execution Series, and the Pretty Equity Decision Briefs: practical reference tools for investors and founders navigating compliance, diligence, and scale in beauty and personal care.

My experience spans cosmetics, aesthetics, OTC, medical devices, and end-to-end commercialization from formulation and compliance through scale and market execution.

In the next few months, Pretty Equity is launching the Beauty Industry Compliance Credential (BICC), a credential program for beauty content creators covering FDA, FTC, MoCRA, disclosure, and brand-brief decoding. (Visit the Compliance Credential page to learn more).