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Sara Treleaven Blakely (born February 27, 1971) is an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She founded Spanx, an intimate apparel company with pants and leggings, in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2024, Blakely created the footwear brand, Sneex. In 2012, Blakely was named in Time magazine's "Time 100" annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. In 2014, she was listed as the 93rd most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.
Sara Blakely spent seven years selling fax machines door-to-door for an office-supply company — being turned away and having her business card ripped up at least once a week — before starting Spanx with $5,000 of her own savings in 2000, writing her ow
Quote of the day by Sara Blakely: 'Don't be intimidated by what you don't know. That can be your greatest strength…'
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Spanx Creator Sara Blakely Wears Dress with Illustrations of All Her Patents for National Inventors Hall of Fame Gala
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FSU to confer honorary degree on alumna and Spanx founder Sara Blakely at spring commencement
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Spanx founder Sara Blakely's $1 billion idea started with just $5,000 in savings and wanting to solve her own problem
Spanx founder Sara Blakely’s $1 billion idea started with just $5,000 in savings and wanting to solve her own problem
Billionaire Sara Blakely says she launched Spanx with just $5,000 from selling fax machines
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