Nicole Baldwin

Ms. Nicole Baldwin is an innovator, philanthropist, award-winning serial-entrepreneur and United States Army Veteran (OIF/OEF). She is a master of overcoming obstacles and turning setbacks into major comebacks. She created and launched her award winning indie skincare line, Biao Skincare, from behind a computer desk while serving in Afghanistan, in the barracks bathroom from a recipe inspired by her grandmother. As seen on ABC, MSNBC, Black Enterprise Magazine, Essence Magazine, Huffington Post, INC Radio and even pitched on Shark Tank, Baldwin is on a journey creating socially responsible organizations that serve social causes while empowering and saving lives. A recent graduate of the Stanford Graduate School of Business Global Innovations and Business Entrepreneurship, she was voted a 2015 Texas Executive Women’s Rising Star, selected as one of 10 inaugural Tory Burch Foundation Fellows in 2016, and selected as a plenary speaker for the 2016 White House United State of Women Summit. Ms. Baldwin is also the recipient of the 2016 Sutton Ventures Growth Award for Entrepreneurship. Ms. Baldwin is a recently selected 2016 Fellow for the Atlantic Council Veteran Point Initiative where she will be working with legislature and policy makers to advocate for Veteran women.
When she is not scouting business opportunities for her business, Baldwin is building her new non-profit, IThrive Network, a non-profit dedicated to empowering Veteran women with PTSD and bringing global support and awareness to women traumatized by war. IThrive uses the resources, tools and mentorship these women need to go from surviving to thriving in life. A proud graduate of Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship (V-WISE) Washington D.C. 2015, Baldwin is a Vetrepreneur on the rise with a plethora of accomplishments to be proud of.