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Sara Blakely
Founding Spanx and building a shapewear business from a personal clothing problem.
Spanx · Sara Blakely Foundation
- Born
- 27 February 1971
- Birthplace
- Clearwater, Florida, United States
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Sara Blakely
Sara Blakely is an American entrepreneur who turned an improvised undergarment idea into a major consumer brand.
Early life
Education
Studied communications at Florida State University.
Sales work
Sold fax machines before developing her product idea.
Career
- Late 1990s
Product development
Worked on a footless hosiery-based garment.
- 2000
Spanx launch
Brought the product to department stores.
- 2021 onward
Business expansion
Sold a majority interest in Spanx and later launched footwear brand Sneex.
Companies & projects
Spanx
Established the shapewear company.
Sara Blakely Foundation
Created a foundation supporting women.
Sneex
Launched a footwear venture.
Beyond work
Giving
Joined the Giving Pledge.
Entrepreneurship
Has supported programmes for women starting businesses.
Sources & photo credit
Life, career and references ↗Photo: Gillian Zoe Segal. CC BY-SA 4.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.
