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ENCORE: Rejecting Sara Blakely (Billionaire Founder of Spanx)

Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:33:57
Publish Date: 2021-08-10 15:00:21
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Spanx has become the de facto brand name for an entire category - like Kleenex or Q-tips. But in the ’90s, the shapewear company’s founder, Sara Blakely, was enduring relentless rejection as a door-to-door fax machine salesperson. Then one day, she cut the feet off her pantyhose. This week we tell Blakely’s inspiring story, from being ridiculed for her idea to becoming a self-made billionaire.

 

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