Sara Blakely Wanted Footless Bodyshaping Pantyhose to Wear with Her Cream- Colored Pants and Open-Toed Shoes, but She Couldn't Find Them Anywhere

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Sara Blakely wanted footless bodyshaping pantyhose to wear with her cream- colored pants and open-toed shoes, but she couldn't find them anywhere. Sara Blakely Frustrated consumer turned entrepreneur, Blakely took $5,000 in savings and began her adventure in the $2 billion male-dominated hosiery industry. Two years later, with her first pair of patented footless pantyhose in hand, Sara Speech Topics Blakely cold-called and landed the top retail stores across the country. Selling over 50,000 pair in its first three months from the back of her apartment, Sara Blakely's SPANX revitalized an industry in a 10-year slump. Her SPANX footless Women in Business pantyhose even captured the attention of Oprah and landed on Oprah's "Favorite Retail Things" list. Leadership Obsessed with creating comfortable, slimming garments that minimizes figure Female Motivational flaws, Blakely reinvented shapewear with innovative designs and smart features Entrepreneur and won the hearts of fashion-loving women, from Oprah Winfrey to Gwyneth Paltrow. Spanx has developed and launched more than 60 styles - with names like CEO Bra-llelujah, Two Timin' Tights, Power Panties, Slim-Cognito, and Topless Socks - all designed to be innovative, comfortable, slimming, and stylish. If you haven't seen Blakely flashing her SPANX on QVC, you may have seen her jumping off of a cliff or sharing tea with Richard Branson 10,000 feet in the sky. Blakely appeared weekly on Fox, setting daring world-records, meeting Nelson Mandela, and leading successful business challenges as a cast member on The Rebel Billionaire: Branson's Quest for the Best. As the first runner-up on the show, Blakely received a $750,000 check from Branson to pursue her dream to start a foundation to empower women. Remaining self-funded and profitable ever since Blakely used her ow... 901.754.9404 www.executivespeakers.com.

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