Shelley Sullivan


Shelley Sullivan is an Australian entrepreneur and business woman. She is the CEO and founder of the Innovative Brands Group, a high-growth organisation which houses ModelCo and MCoBeauty, both creation of Sullivan.
The ModelCo brand is now in its 17th year, and for every one of these years, ModelCo has been the flagship for innovation and quality within the cosmetics industry. Today it continues to prosper and cater to its global customer base with forward thinking, depicting a formula for success. In 2019, MCoBeauty had evolved out of the success of ModelCo to dominate the "luxe for less" beauty category with a range of "purposeful, cruelty-free beauty solutions" for $30 of less.

Life and career

Sullivan grew up in the eastern suburbs of Sydney. After completing her Higher School Certificate, then studied for a diploma in business management and psychology.
At the age of 21 she founded her first company, a modelling agency called, Shelley's Management Group. The company represented more than 1,800 models for over 8 years. She saw a gap in the market for "innovative, dual-purpose beauty solutions" and founded ModelCo in 2002. Sullivan launched ModelCo's first product in 2002, a heated eyelash curler in 2002 followed by the world's first aerosol spray tan.
To promote the ModelCo brand she has signed celebrities Elle Macpherson, Dannii Minogue, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Hailey Bieber In 2017 Sullivan announced a collaboration with fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld due for release in 2018. The KARL LAGERFELD + MODELCO Limited Edition Beauty Collection launched globally on May 14th, 2018, comprising more than 50 units.
Sullivan was an advisor on Channel 9's fourth season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia.

Personal life

She married Anthony Sullivan in private ceremony in 2016. She and her husband live at Vaucluse.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryResult
2010InStyle Women of StyleBeauty
2005Ernst & YoungYoung Entrepreneur of the Year
2005Aerosol Industry AwardAwards for Export or Local Market Development
2005Aerosol Industry AwardAward for Most Innovative Strategy for Marketing
2004Telstra Business Women's AwardBusiness Women of the year
2004American Express AwardFastest Growing Small Business