How Spanx Founder Sara Blakely Went From Broke to Billionaire
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A sneak peek at E!'s True Hollywood Story, airing tonight, Nov. 15, details Spanx founder Sara Blakely's rise to mogul status almost 25 years later. Watch now.
Sara Blakely had to face rejection from multiple hosiery manufacturers before persevering and creating her billion-dollar shapewear company, Spanx.
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How Sara Blakely Turned $5000 Into A Billion Dollar Spanx Fortune
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Sara Blakely Documentary: The Woman Who Found A Better Way
Spanx founder Sara Blakely reveals her secret for coming up with million dollar ideas
The Fabulous Life of Spanx Billionaire Sara Blakely
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Spanx founder Sara Blakely rewards employees with $10k and 1st-class flights
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
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Why Spanx's Sara Blakely kept billion-dollar idea secret
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Why Spanx founder Sara Blakely chose Blackstone as first investment partner - Bizwomen
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Billionaire Spanx founder Sara Blakely will donate half of her fortune to charity as the first woman to join Warren Buffett and Bill Gates' Giving Pledge
The billion-dollar bum: how Sara Blakely sold shapewear to the world's women
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True Hollywood Story - E! Online - CA