Sara Blakely, the founder of Spanx, revealed several things she did when she first started her billion-dollar brand that she now calls “unhinged.” Some of them include pitching Oprah Winfrey on her ...

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 ...

Sara Blakely waited a decade for someone to invent a more comfortable high heel. After no one stepped up to the task, the entrepreneur decided her feet couldn’t wait any longer. That same frustration ...

Imagine knocking on doors to sell fax machines—then, years later, becoming a billionaire. That’s exactly what Sara Blakely did. The 54-year-old founder of Spanx recently spoke with The School of Hard ...