Just Go Grind #320: Meghan Jewitt of Uniform Teeth, on Pioneering Orthodontic Care of The Future and Raising VC as a Tech-Enabled Brick and Mortar Service Business
Feb 21, 2022
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Meghan Jewitt is the CEO and Co-Founder of Uniform Teeth, a modern orthodontic startup that uses advanced technology to deliver a best in class experience. Meghan believes in making orthodontic care higher quality, more patient-centric and more affordable. After over a decade in the healthcare industry, Meghan’s past experience includes executive roles at DaVita Kidney Care and One Medical Group, and she holds a Biomedical Engineering degree from Columbia University and a MBA from Harvard Business School. In her downtime, Meghan skis, surfs, bikes and climbs.
Topics Covered by Meghan Jewitt in this Episode- What makes Uniform Teeth a modern orthodontic services provider
- Meghan’s journey to starting Uniform Teeth and her mission to improve the health care industry
- Meeting her co-founder Kjeld Aamodt and what empowered Meghan to commit to their idea
- The evolution of Uniform Teeth
- The technology that enables a seamless experience for patients
- Their “scrappy” approach to early customer acquisition
- Deciding to go the VC route for funding and what Meghan would do differently
- Fundraising vs. bootstrapping
- Their fundraising experience as a tech-enabled brick and mortar service business
- What has fueled their growth over the past few years
- Facilitating an organic referral engine
- Hiring for a diverse range of positions and how the challenges have been different than they expected
- Considering the four-day work week
- How Uniform Teeth is pioneering orthodontics care of the future
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