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The Relentless Resourcefulness of Sara Blakely
Turning $5,000 Into a $1.2 Billion Company
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Sara Blakely, Founder of Spanx
Sara Blakely is one of the most admirable entrepreneurs I’ve come across in my research.
She built Spanx into an empire, was named the world’s youngest female self-made billionaire in 2012, and seemed to have the most fun doing it.
Until 2021, Spanx was self-funded, with Sara owning 100% of the company.
Starting with just $5,000 of her own savings, Sara built Spanx into a company doing hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue every year.
And she’s set an example for entrepreneurs everywhere on how to build a mission-driven company your own way.
Let’s get to it.
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