The Uplifter: How Spanx CEO Sara Blakely became one of the most
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That’s her schtick. She’s the cheerleader and the nerd. She’s a girly girl, but she's also the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire. This is how Sara Blakely became one of the country's most influential women after cutting the legs off of a pair of panty hose one day 20 years ago.
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Sara Blakely: 7 Life Lessons from the Founder of SPANX
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Spanx Founder Sara Blakely On How Her Cellulite Prompted 10752
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Spanx Founder on the Importance of Resilience - CBS News
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The Uplifter: How Spanx CEO Sara Blakely became one of the most inspirational women in business - Atlanta Magazine
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Sara Blakely: 7 Life Lessons from the Founder of SPANX
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Mary Logan Bikoff, Author at Atlanta Magazine - Page 10 of 31
Billionaire Spanx founder Sara Blakely shares her best business advice
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How did Sara Blakely become a billionaire? - Quora
Billionaire Spanx founder Sara Blakely gave her entrepreneur husband a piece of advice she learned as a teenager to get him through his hardest days