Sara Blakely, Founder and CEO of Spanx
.It’s a fairy-tale dream come true for Blakely, who famously started her venture with just $5,000 in 2000 and became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire 12 years later. Sara Blakely (born February 21, 1971, Clearwater, Florida, U.S.) is an American inventor and entrepreneur.
“Can you see my underwear?” It’s a question every woman has asked her friends at some point—one that Sara Blakely, billionaire, founder, and sole owner of shapewear empire, SPANX®, turned into a billion-dollar solution. As a matter of fact, in 2012, Forbes named Blakely as the world’s youngest self-made billionaire. While it’s difficult to imagine the funny, vibrant, smart, and candid entrepreneur destined for anything but greatness, Blakely’s journey of becoming a billionaire wasn’t a straight shot. In fact, it is one founded in heartache and loss. Read More.... (Hannah L. Miller, Leaders.)
From side hustle to full-time job. She remembers it vividly. “I quit my day job selling fax machines on Oct. 14, 2000, and Oprah called two weeks later. I was on her show in November. I’d been working full-time while I was working on this idea at night and on weekends. I didn’t want to quit my job. I needed the income and the security and the insurance and the health benefits and all that. So I literally waited. I did not leave my job until I’d already landed Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue. That was when I got the courage to make the leap and go on my own,” she says. Read More... (Jill Becker, Success Magazine)
Faced with constant rejection and without business experience, Sara Blakely’s amazing story is one of grit, determination, and mindset – And We Can All Learn From It. Read More...(Matty Bates, Startup Geek)
“Can you see my underwear?” It’s a question every woman has asked her friends at some point—one that Sara Blakely, billionaire, founder, and sole owner of shapewear empire, SPANX®, turned into a billion-dollar solution. As a matter of fact, in 2012, Forbes named Blakely as the world’s youngest self-made billionaire. While it’s difficult to imagine the funny, vibrant, smart, and candid entrepreneur destined for anything but greatness, Blakely’s journey of becoming a billionaire wasn’t a straight shot. In fact, it is one founded in heartache and loss. Read More.... (Hannah L. Miller, Leaders.)
From side hustle to full-time job. She remembers it vividly. “I quit my day job selling fax machines on Oct. 14, 2000, and Oprah called two weeks later. I was on her show in November. I’d been working full-time while I was working on this idea at night and on weekends. I didn’t want to quit my job. I needed the income and the security and the insurance and the health benefits and all that. So I literally waited. I did not leave my job until I’d already landed Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue. That was when I got the courage to make the leap and go on my own,” she says. Read More... (Jill Becker, Success Magazine)
Faced with constant rejection and without business experience, Sara Blakely’s amazing story is one of grit, determination, and mindset – And We Can All Learn From It. Read More...(Matty Bates, Startup Geek)
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Faced With Constant Rejection And Without Business Experience, Blakely’s Amazing Story Is One Of Grit, Determination, And Mindset – And We Can All Learn From It.
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