Sara Blakely
Sara Blakely
Sara Blakelyis an American businessperson and founder of Spanx, an American intimate apparel company with pants and leggings, founded in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2012, Blakely was named in Time magazine's "Time 100" annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. As of 2014, she is listed as the 93rd most powerful woman in the world by Forbes...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth27 February 1971
CityClearwater, FL
CountryUnited States of America
Money is fun to make, fun to spend and fun to give away.
Perseverance is the key to starting a successful business.
Courage is doing something despite the fear, and I've worked hard on being a courageous person.
The smartest thing I ever did was to hire my weakness.
There is a hidden blessing in the most traumatic things we go through in our lives. My brain always goes to, 'Where is the hidden blessing? What is my gift?'
Embrace what you don`t know
With every obstacle that has happened to me in my life, my brain immediately says, ‘Where is the hidden blessing?’ In starting a business and growing a business, every day is learning how to manage obstacles.
I didn't want women to walk out of the dressing rooms feeling depressed and wanting a cocktail.
Failure to me became not trying versus not succeeding
When something I can't control happens, I ask myself : where is the hidden gift, where is the positive in this?
If we can put a man on the moon, we can make pantyhose comfortable.
The word 'Spanx' was funny. It made people laugh. No one ever forgot it.
I shopped for body shapers for the first time in my life and I was horrified. They were thick - it was like wearing workout clothes and they all had a leg band on one side that showed through the pants.
I'd get kicked out of buildings all day long, people would rip up my business card in my face. It's a humbling business to be in. But I knew I could sell and I knew I wanted to sell something I had created. I cut the feet out of those pantyhose and I knew I was on to something. This was it.