It's easy in a crisis like this to become immobilized.” Spanx CEO
I reached Sara Blakely “somewhere in Florida” for this week’s This is Working. Blakely, the founder and CEO of Spanx, along with her husband, Jesse Itzler, and their four kids, had packed up some things, rented an RV and took off from their Atlanta home as a way to quarantine on the move.
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Spanx CEO stuns her employees with a generous gift: $10,000 and airline tickets
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Amanda O'Dell on LinkedIn: Hey friends! It's been a while :). Earlier this year, I quietly switched…
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It's easy in a crisis like this to become immobilized.” Spanx CEO Sara Blakely on how she's helping women make it to the other side
It's easy in a crisis like this to become immobilized.” Spanx CEO Sara Blakely on how she's helping women make it to the other side
Amanda O'Dell on LinkedIn: Hey friends! It's been a while :). Earlier this year, I quietly switched…
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Spanx founder: My dad encouraged me to fail