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Spanx: Sara Blakely

How I Built This with Guy Raz

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I've Got a Product, a Patent, and a Name. Can I Come and Show You?

Sara blakeley invented a product that would change the way people wear clothes. She went to niman marcus headquarters with her prototype in a ziplock bag and an old red back pack as a good luck charm. The company's buyer was stunned when she saw how well it worked, so they ordered seven stores.

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