Meet our founder and CEO, Melanie Schwartz, Ph.D., CCC-SLP

Melanie started Ways of Living in 2025 because she wanted to make getting care feel easier and more personal. Ways of Living helps people get breathing and tube feeding supplies, along with other helpful equipment, such as diabetic, ostomy, incontinence, and wound care supplies. Melanie believes every customer should feel heard, supported, and cared for by real people.

Before starting Ways of Living, Melanie was a speech therapy professor. She worked closely with people with ALS and others who used special devices to communicate. She later worked in sales and became a senior sales director with a pink Cadillac. Melanie brings all of that experience together to help people feel more comfortable, confident, and cared for.