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I put my butt on the line': how Spanx took over the world
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Spanx's Sara Blakely on Launching a Billion-Dollar Business
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Spanx Founder Sara Blakely Reflects on Her 'Unusual' Business
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I put my butt on the line': how Spanx took over the world
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Entrepreneur Stories: The Incredible Journey of Sara Blakely
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Sara Blakely started Spanx in 1998 and never gave up. She just
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Spanx's Sara Blakely: Turning $5,000 into $1 billion with panties
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Female founders are crashing the billionaire club: Sara Blakely
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Female founders are crashing the billionaire club: Sara Blakely
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