Sara Blakely founded Spanx in 2000 with $5,000 in savings, revolutionizing the shapewear industry and becoming the world's youngest self-made female billionaire. Beyond Spanx, she's an active investor through her venture fund and mentor to entrepreneurs. Her approach combines strategic thinking with unconventional problem-solving.
3 Books Recommended by Sara Blakely
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George Foreman once gave me great advice. When I told him my husband ran 100 miles non-stop he said, 'Sara, don't try to understand a man like that. Just love him.'
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The girl who failed the LSAT twice and graduated from Clearwater High is feeling pretty good right about now.
[Listening to these tapes] is when the lightbulb went on, and I really started becoming a student of what I call the Entrepreneurial Mindset. And that changed the trajectory of my life.'
[Listening to these tapes] is when the lightbulb went on, and I really started becoming a student of what I call the Entrepreneurial Mindset. And that changed the trajectory of my life.'
