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If we can put a man on the moon, we can make pantyhose comfortable.

~Sara Blakely

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My training of cold-calling and everyone under the sun telling me no, and my keeping going, was a huge part of the first two years of Spanx.

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In the next decade, I see Spanx going worldwide. Everywhere. No butt left behind. It's going to be all over the world and it's going to be an aspirational brand that transcends categories. There's so many things we can improve upon and make better.

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Don't solicit feedback on your product, idea or your business just for validation purposes. You want to tell the people who can help move your idea forward, but if you're just looking to your friend, co-worker, husband or wife for validation, be careful. It can stop a lot of multimillion-dollar ideas in their tracks in the beginning.

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I've always had that gratitude that I had the opportunity to pursue my potential. So I think my story says that, when women are given the chance and the opportunity, that we can achieve a lot. We deliver. We can make the world a better place, one butt at a time.

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I couldn't figure out what to wear under my clothes. The body shapers were too thick at the time.

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It's the power of the brand. We've never formally advertised.

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Every time I went on stage I was so terrified I almost threw up.

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I'd never worked in fashion or retail. I just needed an undergarment that didn't exist.

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I didn't like the way it looked in white trousers, and I couldn't find anything to work underneath them.

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Businesswoman

Born: February 21st, 1971

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