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The School of Greatness

893 Sara Blakely: SPANX CEO on Writing Your Billion Dollar Story

Dec 25, 2019
Sara Blakely, founder of SPANX and the youngest self-made female billionaire in America, shares her inspiring journey of turning struggles into success. She recounts her years of selling fax machines and the numerous rejections she faced before launching SPANX. The conversation touches on mentorship from Richard Branson, the challenges of balancing motherhood with entrepreneurship, and the importance of resilience. Blakely emphasizes that embracing failure is essential for growth and encourages others to share their unique stories on the path to greatness.
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