MichelleNomshado Baca

Luxury brand strategy, built to go global

Biography +

Founder and commercial strategist, equipping women with the tools for ownership. Trained in luxury at Ralph Lauren and trusted by UHNW private clients, I took A Complexion Company and Sān Wellness to Selfridges, Liberty and John Lewis.Today I help luxury brands grow through commercial strategy, paid growth, custom AI and raising investment.

Founder
A Complexion Company
Sān Wellness
Luxury house
Ralph Lauren
Europe
Private clients
Forbes-listed billionaire UHNW principals and family offices
London · Monaco · Switzerland
Funded by
Reckitt Benckiser
youngest woman to raise from a global consumer health and hygiene company
Founders Factory
Holland & Barrett
Stocked by
Harrods · Selfridges
Liberty London · John Lewis
Standard Dose USA · Woo ITV
Scale
Seven-figure revenue
DTC and wholesale
Awards
WWD “Pioneering Black Woman in the European Beauty Space”
Sana Jardin Founder Mentorship Award
LSEG Elite Mentorship
Featured Entrepreneur, Migration Museum
“Taking Care of Business”
Speaker
Financial TimesBBCRadio 4ITVCourier MediaTrinny WoodallThe Luxury NetworkAdelpha NetworkWorking OptionsThe Marketing PracticeDepartment for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Press
Financial TimesBBCForbesForbes AfricaVogue UKWomen’s Wear DailyElle UKCondé Nast Traveller Middle EastWallpaperDazedRefinery29Who What WearStylistByrdiePopsugarSheerLuxeBarron’sFrance24RFIBusiness Day NigeriaGlamour South AfricaGlam AfricaBangkok PostThe Malaysian ReserveThe Independent GhanaBusiness GhanaBeauty IndependentLiberty London EditorialSuitcase MagazineThe GlossaryUpscale Living MagazineThe Business ExecutiveMission Statement MagazineBeause MagazineThing TestingModeSensGuapAmaka StudioKeiseiGrafton RiseBIG South LondonThe Luxury Network UKThe Tech AdvocatePortfolioCourier Weekly, episode 22
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Services +

Every engagement starts with a Private Consultation.

Luxury Retail Readinessfrom £500+

Get stocked where your customers already shop.

  • Buyer pitch and brand story
  • Line sheet, wholesale pricing and terms
  • Positioning and a target retailer list

My own brand: Harrods, Selfridges, Liberty, John Lewis.

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Investor Readinessfrom £500+

Walk into the room ready.

  • Pitch deck and financial story
  • Data room, set up and complete
  • Investor Q&A rehearsal

Backed by Reckitt, Founders Factory and Holland & Barrett.

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Paid Social ManagementBespoke+

Ads run by someone who reads the numbers daily.

  • Account audit and growth plan
  • Creative testing, scaling and cutting
  • Weekly reporting, watched by custom AI

10x revenue for a premium DTC fashion brand.

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Mentoring & Coachingfrom £500+

A founder who has done it, in your corner.

  • Regular one-to-one sessions
  • Accountability on your goals
  • Honest feedback on decisions, hires and spend

Founder, A Complexion Company and Sān Wellness.

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Private AdvisoryBy invitation+

Senior leadership, without the full-time hire.

  • Fractional CMO or COO in your team
  • Strategy, hiring and investor relationships
  • Priority access to me

Trusted by Forbes-listed billionaire UHNW families.

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Case Studies +

Every case starts with one problem.

£18k → £80k a MonthDTC brand+

£18k → £80k

Monthly sales chart, £18k to £80k

Plenty of people visiting. Almost no one buying.

  • Found where visitors were dropping off
  • Fixed the path from first visit to repeat order
  • Ads scaled only where the numbers held

Monthly sales, one year: from £18k to £80k.

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Break-Even to 4.95xFood & drink+

4.95x

Every sale cost as much as the order was worth.

  • Rebuilt the offer and the order value
  • Tested creative weekly, cut what did not sell
  • Tracked cost per sale, not likes

Cost per sale down 75%. Monthly revenue from £1,275 to £5,746 in six months.

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Idea → $500k RaisedWellness+

$500k

A founder ready to raise, without a route in.

  • Investor story and deck
  • Numbers and data room
  • Rehearsed for the hard questions

Founder advisory through an institutional raise.

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One Market to ManyAfrican fashion+

+60%

A strong brand at home, ready for more.

  • Market expansion strategy
  • Pricing and positioning for new customers
  • A plan the team could run

+60% revenue.

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Client Testimonials +
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Book Private Consultation · £50 +

A focused one-to-one on your brand: bring your biggest question on growth, retail, funding, paid social or AI. You leave knowing exactly what to do first, and which service, if any, fits.

  • BeforeA short form, so I arrive prepared.
  • During30 minutes on video, just the two of us.
  • AfterYour next steps in writing, and a proposal if we are a fit.

£50, credited in full against any work we agree.

Pay £50 and choose your time

After payment you’ll pick a time in my calendar.