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She is the founder of Spanx, an American intimate apparel company with pants and leggings, founded in Atlanta, Georgia. [2] In 2012, Blakely was named in Time magazine's "Time 100" annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. [3] In 2014, she was listed as the 93rd most powerful woman in the world by Forbes. [4]
Spanx is a private company and has not released financial information. Forbes estimates its value at $540 million in 2021. [41] Blakely owns the entirety of the brand and employed approximately 100 personnel as of 2011. [38] In 2002, Laurie Ann Goldman, formerly at Coca-Cola, was appointed CEO of Spanx. [42]
New business ideas can come from almost anywhere. Sara Blakely’s bright idea was behind her the whole time—literally. In 1998, the founder and former CEO of the women’s shapewear brand was ...
Goldman became the CEO of Spanx in 2002. [8] [9] She had previously advised founder Sara Blakely on supply management until she was named CEO. [10] As CEO, Goldman worked to bring Spanx products to 11,500 locations across the world, including standalone Spanx stores, and to the runway at New York Fashion Week. [11]
Two decades ago, Sara Blakely founded the shapewear brand Spanx out of her own need for a functional undergarment to wear under cream-colored pants, Forbes reported. She started the company with...
APSpanx founder Sara Blakely attends the TIME 100 gala, celebrating the 100 most influential people in the world. By Jenna Goudreau Before she became the billionaire founder of shapewear company ...
Sara Blakely (born 1971), founder of Spanx, minority owner of NBA's Atlanta Hawks [5] Gertrude Boyle (1924–2019), German-born chairman of family-founded Columbia Sportswear Company [6] Tory Burch (born 1966), fashion designer, founder of Tory Burch LLC [7] Dov Charney (born 1966), Canadian-American founder of American Apparel [8]
Spanx founder Sara Blakely surprised her employees with plane tickets to anywhere in the world and $10,000 after a deal valued the company at $1.2 billion.