My revenue was $4 million my first year in business, off of one $20 item. — Sara Blakely Copy Share Image
My advice for an entrepreneur just starting out is to differentiate yourself. Why are you different? What’s important about you? Why does… — Sara Blakely Copy Share Image
With every obstacle that has happened to me in my life, my brain immediately says, ‘Where is the hidden blessing?’ In starting… — Sara Blakely Copy Share Image
I knew that I wanted to start my own business. I knew that I wanted to work for myself. I was no… — Sara Blakely Copy Share Image
My first account was Neiman Marcus. I cold-called them just like I had cold-called businesses when I was selling fax machines for… — Sara Blakely Copy Share Image
I've always leaned toward a feminine, funky style, even in business settings. I used to paint my nails blue in 1993, before… — Sara Blakely Copy Share Image
Embrace what you don't know, especially in the beginning, because what you don't know can become your greatest asset. It ensures that… — Sara Blakely Copy Share Image
I'd get kicked out of buildings all day long, people would rip up my business card in my face. It's a humbling… — Sara Blakely Copy Share Image
Don't solicit feedback on your product, idea or your business just for validation purposes. You want to tell the people who can… — Sara Blakely Copy Share Image
Within the first year of launching my company, Spanx, I decided to go over to England and cold-call Harrods, Harvey Nichols, and… — Sara Blakely Copy Share Image
I always joke and say I want to invent a comfortable stiletto and then retire. — Sara Blakely Copy Share
With every obstacle that has happened to me in my life, my brain immediately says, ‘Where is the hidden blessing?’ In starting a business… — Sara Blakely Copy Share
When I cut the feet out of my pantyhose that one time, I saw it as my sign. I had been visualizing being self… — Sara Blakely Copy Share
My saddlebags are why Spanx exist! Now that I have a baby I also have a muffin top. — Sara Blakely Copy Share
In the next decade, I see Spanx going worldwide. Everywhere. No butt left behind. It's going to be all over the world and it's… — Sara Blakely Copy Share
Within the first year of launching my company, Spanx, I decided to go over to England and cold-call Harrods, Harvey Nichols, and Selfridges the… — Sara Blakely Copy Share
Having a mental snapshot of where you are, where you are going, and what you are moving toward is incredibly powerful. — Sara Blakely Copy Share
Everything about my journey to get Spanx off the ground entailed me having to be a salesperson - from going to the hosiery mills… — Sara Blakely Copy Share
Failure is not attached to outcome, but in not trying. This way, it is about answering to yourself. — Sara Blakely Copy Share
I cut the feet out of control top pantyhose one night, threw them on under my white pants and realized that the toning and… — Sara Blakely Copy Share
Don't let what you don't know scare you, because it can become your greatest asset. And if you do things without knowing how they… — Sara Blakely Copy Share
I think my story says that, when women are given the chance and the opportunity, that we can achieve a lot. We deliver. — Sara Blakely Copy Share
The thought of my mortality - I think about it a lot. I find it motivating. It can be any time that your number's… — Sara Blakely Copy Share
I have this system where if I buy three or four new things, I give away three or four things. Sometimes, it's a very… — Sara Blakely Copy Share
