6 ‘unhinged’ things Spanx founder Sara Blakely did that ultimately shaped her $1.2 billion empire
Sara Blakely ideated Spanx while she was a fax machine salesperson in the late 1990s. She was getting dressed for a party and wanted to wear her white pants that had hung in her closet for months—but she didn’t have the right undergarment to wear with them. She wanted a “smooth look” without the bulk…