Sara Blakely surprised Spanx employees with plane tickets and cash - Upworthy
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Spanx founder Sara Blakely just sold the majority stake in the company and shared some of her new wealth with her 500+ employees by buying them two first-class tickets to anywhere in the world plus $10,000 to spend there.
Sara Blakely built a billion-dollar business from scratch, using only her own $5,000 investment.
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Sara Blakely surprised Spanx employees with plane tickets and cash
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Sara Blakely surprised Spanx employees with plane tickets and cash