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Entrepreneur

Sara Blakely

Founder, Spanx

Born 1971

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In Their Own Words

“Failure is not the outcome — failure is not trying.”
— Sara Blakely

Areas of Expertise

fear of failure entrepreneurship resilience self-belief bootstrapping

Key Achievements

Started Spanx with $5,000 in savings — no business experience or connections
Built Spanx into a billion-dollar company without taking outside investment
Became the youngest self-made female billionaire in history
Named in TIME's 100 Most Influential People
Her father taught her to celebrate failure — a mindset that shaped her success

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