Spanx founder Sara Blakely learned an important lesson about failure from her dad — now she's passing it on to her 4 kids
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Sara Blakely Worked at Disney World, Sold Fax Machines, and Did Stand-Up Comedy All Before She Founded Spanx | Glamour
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Spanx Founder Sara Blakely Reflects on Her 'Unusual' Business Journey, the Power of Intuition and the Importance of Paying It Forward | GOBankingRates
![Founder of Spanx undergarments for women Sara Blakely lifts her dress to show her undergarments as she arrives to be honored at the Time 100 Gala in New York April 24, 2012. Founder of Spanx undergarments for women Sara Blakely lifts her dress to show her undergarments as she arrives to be honored at the Time 100 Gala in New York April 24, 2012.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CX624G/founder-of-spanx-undergarments-for-women-sara-blakely-lifts-her-dress-to-show-her-undergarments-as-she-arrives-to-be-honored-at-the-time-100-gala-in-new-york-april-24-2012-the-time-100-is-an-annual-list-of-the-100-most-influential-people-in-the-previous-year-complied-by-time-magazine-reuterslucas-jackson-united-states-tags-entertainment-media-business-tpx-images-of-the-day-textile-2CX624G.jpg)
Founder of Spanx undergarments for women Sara Blakely lifts her dress to show her undergarments as she arrives to be honored at the Time 100 Gala in New York April 24, 2012.
Billionaire Spanx founder Sara Blakely gave her entrepreneur husband a piece of advice she learned as a teenager to get him through his hardest days
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Spanx Creator Sara Blakely Makes the World a Better Place, One Butt at a Time - Tallahassee Magazine
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Spanx Founder Sara Blakely Just Gave $10,000 to Her Employees--and a Valuable Lesson to Business Owners | Inc.com
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Persistence is Key: How Sara Blakely Made a Billion Dollars Helping Women Feel Comfortable With Spanx | Future Founders
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