Spanx employees were treated to a surprise by its CEO and founder after the company signed a $1 billion deal with an investment company. After the shapewear company scored a deal with Blackstone, Sara ...

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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 working as ...

Spanx founder Sara Blakely turned her $5,000 savings from selling fax machines into a shapewear empire. By keeping her idea secret early on, hustling inside department stores, and never taking outside ...

The chief executive and founder of shapewear company Spanx has surprised employees with two first-class plane tickets and $10,000 each to celebrate the company's $1.2 billion deal with Blackstone.

Spanx is famous for its form-fitting shapewear. But according to founder Sara Blakely, it's making a huge push into other categories of apparel — including denim — in hopes of making all clothing more ...