Chapter
The Origin Story of Spanx
11:25 - 15:33 (04:08)
Sara Blakely, the founder of Spanx, shares the backstory of how she started the company and the inspiration behind it.
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Sara Blakely shares her journey from selling fax machines door-to-door to becoming the founder and CEO of Spanx, a billion-dollar intimate apparel company.
11:25 - 12:39 (01:14)
Summary
Sara Blakely shares her journey from selling fax machines door-to-door to becoming the founder and CEO of Spanx, a billion-dollar intimate apparel company. Blakely also discusses her approach to entrepreneurship and the importance of failure in success.
ChapterThe Origin Story of Spanx
Episode893 Sara Blakely: SPANX CEO on Writing Your Billion Dollar Story
PodcastThe School of Greatness
Sarah Blakely shares how she started Spanx, which was not out of cutting the feet off of pantyhose but from a realization during her seven years of selling fax machines door to door that sales was the only thing she was good at, leading her to invent a product that would make people feel good.
12:39 - 13:37 (00:57)
Summary
Sarah Blakely shares how she started Spanx, which was not out of cutting the feet off of pantyhose but from a realization during her seven years of selling fax machines door to door that sales was the only thing she was good at, leading her to invent a product that would make people feel good.
ChapterThe Origin Story of Spanx
Episode893 Sara Blakely: SPANX CEO on Writing Your Billion Dollar Story
PodcastThe School of Greatness
After asking the universe for an idea and receiving it, the speaker spent years trying to find the right manufacturer.
13:37 - 14:45 (01:08)
Summary
After asking the universe for an idea and receiving it, the speaker spent years trying to find the right manufacturer. She eventually found a manufacturer for her product in the hosiery and undergarment industry in North Carolina by using the Thomas Registry website and showing up in person to create a sample.
ChapterThe Origin Story of Spanx
Episode893 Sara Blakely: SPANX CEO on Writing Your Billion Dollar Story
PodcastThe School of Greatness
Sara Blakely, founder of Spanx, shares her story of starting the shapewear company and the struggles she faced while pitching it to potential manufacturers until eventually creating the product herself that started a billion-dollar industry.
14:45 - 15:33 (00:48)
Summary
Sara Blakely, founder of Spanx, shares her story of starting the shapewear company and the struggles she faced while pitching it to potential manufacturers until eventually creating the product herself that started a billion-dollar industry.