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Sara Treleaven Blakely [1] (born February 27, 1971) is an American businesswoman and philanthropist. 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]
Spanx, LLC is a United States shapewear company, founded by Sara Blakely in Atlanta, Georgia in 2000. [3] The company offers innerwear and outerwear, including activewear, apparel, denim, shapewear, swimwear, intimates, leggings, and hosiery. [4]
Sara Blakely: Alpha Eta: founder of Spanx [12] Angela Braly: Phi Eta: president and chief executive officer of WellPoint (now Anthem) [1] Maureen Kempston Darkes: Canada Alpha: lawyer; vice president General Motors Group; president GM Latin America, Africa and Middle East [1] Gayle Jennings-O’Byrne: Psi
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 working as a fax machine salesperson when she got ...
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...
[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] Business Insider named Goldman one of their "Sexiest CEOs Alive". [12]
Two decades after founding Spanx, Sara Blakely is trying again with Sneex, a line of sneaker-heels. Sara Blakely trusted her intuition as she bootstrapped Spanx to a billion-dollar exit.
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]