The Spanx Story
What's Underneath the Incredible Success of Sara Blakely's Billion Dollar Empire
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What can you learn from the most successful companies in the world? The Spanx Story will help you understand and adopt the competitive strategies, workplace culture, and daily business practices that enabled entrepreneur Sara Blakely to dominate the shapewear industry and become a billionaire.
Sara Blakely had a problem. She had a beautiful pair of white designer pants hanging in her closet just calling out to her to wear them, even though they accented her least favorite feature: cellulite. After searching high and low for a solution and coming up empty, an idea was born: Spanx.
The Spanx Story chronicles Sara’s journey from long nights researching patent and trademark law, to years of cold shoulders she received from the titans of the pantyhose industry, to the cold call that led to the shelves of Nieman Marcus. It was a long road of incredible hard work and determination that led Spanx to become the iconic brand it is today.
This book educates and inspires entrepreneurs and innovators to find the problem for their solutions and persevere through all of the hard work that goes into building a billion-dollar company. Through Sara’s story, you will learn:
- How to develop an idea and turn it into a business.
- How to start a company with very little capital by thinking outside of the box and dedicating every spare moment to your goal.
- How to recognize when it’s better to hire a CEO than to be the CEO.
- And, how to stay the course and continue to believe in your idea, despite naysayers and going against an industry resistant to innovation.
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In 1998, three Harvard Business School graduates - two men and one woman - turned down six-figure salaries at big corporations, bet on themselves, and launched their own new companies. By their 10-year reunion, their audacity had paid huge dividends. They'd made many millions of dollars, created hundreds of jobs and left their mark on the world. The Intelligent Entrepreneur tells the compelling and instructive story of how these three young founders did it.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Terrible waste $ and a lot of time
- By David on 01-23-11
By: Bill Murphy Jr.
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Often Wrong, Never in Doubt
- Unleash the Business Rebel Within
- By: Donny Deutsch, Peter Knobler
- Narrated by: Peter Knobler
- Length: 5 hrs and 13 mins
- Abridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 89
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Often Wrong, Never in Doubt is an inspirational book from one of America's most colorful and exciting entrepreneurs. Donny Deutsch lays out the core principles that propelled him to create tremendous wealth, build a huge and influential business, and become a national personality.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Deutsch is cool!
- By Michael on 10-27-05
By: Donny Deutsch, and others
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The 10 Stories Great Leaders Tell
- Ignite Reads
- By: Paul Smith
- Narrated by: Paul Smith
- Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 103
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 89
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Paul Smith is one of the world's leading experts in business storytelling. He teaches people how to be more effective leaders by communicating their company's important mission, inspiring creativity, and earning the trust of valued stakeholders. The 10 Stories Great Leaders Tell explores the journey behind success and breaks down not just the importance of your company's story, but how to craft compelling ones of your own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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So worth it
- By Ola on 07-25-22
By: Paul Smith
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High-Hanging Fruit
- Build Something Great by Going Where No One Else WIll
- By: Mark Rampolla
- Narrated by: Mark Rampolla
- Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 93
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When Mark Rampolla filled a notebook with potential start-up ideas, his wife asked him some tough questions. What about this idea is exciting, beyond the possibility of a profit? How will it fit into a life that makes you and your family happy? How will it change the world? Eventually Mark found his great idea: coconut water. He had seen the developing world use coconut water, but this valuable resource was being discarded in the US. While taking on the beverage industry was a big goal - high-hanging fruit - it was worth the risk.
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1 out of 5 stars
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10 Chapter Infomercial
- By KIM WILLIAMSON on 02-16-20
By: Mark Rampolla
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The Nordstrom Way to Customer Experience Excellence, 3rd Edition
- Creating a Values-Driven Service Culture
- By: Robert Spector, breAnne O. Reeves
- Narrated by: Eric Pollins
- Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 166
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In this new edition of the management classic, the authors explore in-depth the core values of the culture that have made Nordstrom synonymous with legendary customer service. These essential values have enabled Nordstrom to survive and adapt to dramatic market shifts regularly since 1901, and the new edition explains how the Nordstrom approach can be emulated by any organization - in any industry - in every corner of the world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Inspiring
- By Carrie Brinton on 01-02-19
By: Robert Spector, and others
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American Dreamer
- My Life in Fashion and Business
- By: Peter Knobler, Tommy Hilfiger
- Narrated by: Kevin Free
- Length: 10 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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American Dreamer brims with anecdotes that cover Tommy's years as a club kid and scrappy entrepreneur in 1970s New York as well as unique insights into the exclusive A-list personalities with whom he's collaborated and interacted, from Mick Jagger and David Bowie to Ralph Lauren and Calvin Klein. But this is more than just a fashion icon's memoir - it's a road map for building a brand, both professionally and personally.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Reveals a great deal people didn't know
- By LEE on 10-30-18
By: Peter Knobler, and others
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The Reinventors
- How Extraordinary Companies Pursue Radical Continuous Change
- By: Jason Jennings
- Narrated by: Jason Jennings
- Length: 6 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 47
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Eventually every job and every business will become irrelevant. According to Jason Jennings, the past few decades have seen unprecedented shifts: former third-world nations have transformed themselves into high-tech manufacturing powerhouses; technology has democratized business and increased competition in ways never before seen; and customers, used to getting exactly what they want when they want it, are no longer beholden to the corporate giants.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Good advice
- By Myers on 07-28-18
By: Jason Jennings
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Winging It: Stop Thinking, Start Doing
- Why Action Beats Planning Every Time
- By: Emma Isaacs
- Narrated by: Emma Isaacs
- Length: 6 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 87
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Women are notorious over-preparers and underestimators when it comes to their own readiness to try something new. But as Emma teaches, what most often holds us back are our own fears, excuses, and doubts. With her revolutionary manifesto, Winging It, Emma shares a rallying cry for all women to “do the things that scare you, build your wealth, make an impact, fail lots, and get up and try again”.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good advice
- By Amanda Schmidt on 05-28-21
By: Emma Isaacs
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Dream Year
- Make the Leap from a Job You Hate to a Life You Love
- By: Ben Arment
- Narrated by: Sean Pratt
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 322
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What if someone could guide you, step-by-step, as you identify, plan, and launch your dream career - in just one year. That's what Ben Arment does in his transformative coaching class, which has helped hundreds of people reinvent their lives to enjoy greater enthusiasm and fulfillment while also making a living. Now he's sharing his best insights, advice, and inspiring true stories in Dream Year. You'll find out how people just like you are discovering (or rediscovering) what they were truly born to do, then following a proven process to make it real.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Motivational!
- By ajanicad on 03-21-15
By: Ben Arment
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Start with Why
- How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to Take Action
- By: Simon Sinek
- Narrated by: Simon Sinek
- Length: 7 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 27,318
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The inspirational best seller that ignited a movement and asked us to find our why. Discover the book that is captivating millions on TikTok and that served as the basis for one of the most popular TED Talks of all time - with more than 56 million views and counting. Over a decade ago, Simon Sinek started a movement that inspired millions to demand purpose at work, to ask what was the why of their organization. Since then, millions have been touched by the power of his ideas, and these ideas remain as relevant and timely as ever.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Useless Dribble
- By Chimdi Azubuike on 03-10-18
By: Simon Sinek
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Chronicles of a Fashion Buyer
- The Mostly True Adventures of an International Fashion Buyer
- By: Mercedes Gonzalez
- Narrated by: Mercedes Gonzalez
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall5 out of 5 stars 24
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Fashion is a business of smoke and mirrors, notorious for crushing the souls of most who dare to be part of the industry. Go on a global expedition with New York City-based fashion buyer, strategist, and consultant, Mercedes Gonzalez, as she learns that there is no glamour in fashion and that only cutthroat corporate espionage prevails. From politicking with blood diamond dealers and Russian kingpins to living in indigenous villages, she has relied on her street smarts and fear of her uncle in order to outwit the industry tyrants at their own game.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Very Enagaging
- By Rainbow on 07-31-23
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The Mackay MBA of Selling in The Real World
- By: Harvey Mackay
- Narrated by: Tim Wheeler
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 67
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Harvey Mackay is a legend - his bestsellers Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive and Beware the Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt were named by the New York Times as two of the most inspirational business books of all time. Now he’s back with the sum total of decades of sales know-how - teaching go-getters how to make the sale and hit the numbers, day in and day out. His advice is rooted in road-tested, real-world experiences and include tips on the Web, LinkedIn, and Facebook. The human touch is still the most important tool a salesperson has.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Empty rah-rah
- By Eric on 12-12-11
By: Harvey Mackay
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The Art of Business Wars
- Battle-Tested Lessons for Leaders and Entrepreneurs from History's Greatest Rivalries
- By: David Brown
- Narrated by: David Brown
- Length: 11 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 116
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Based on the chart-topping Business Wars podcast, stories, and lessons from history’s greatest business rivalries, interspersed with audio clips from the podcast. Using Chinese military genius Sun Tzu’s strategies as a guide, Brown examines why some companies triumph while others crumble....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Just a repeat of the pod cast…..
- By Vm2008 on 02-01-22
By: David Brown
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This Is Not a Fashion Story
- Taking Chances, Breaking Rules, and Being a Boss in the Big City
- By: Danielle Bernstein
- Narrated by: Danielle Bernstein
- Length: 4 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 339
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Danielle Bernstein spent her youth shopping at discount department stores, getting boozy in suburban backyards, and proposing marriage to every boy she dated. By age 19, she was a college dropout living in a West Village shoebox with three roommates and only six months to prove that her blog, @WeWoreWhat, could become a full blown career...or else board the train back to her mom's house. This Is Not a Fashion Story is the down and dirty tale of how a Long Island-born teenager became one of the most recognizable names in fashion.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Waste of time
- By Leena on 05-18-20
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Your First Year in Network Marketing
- Overcome Your Fears, Experience Success, and Achieve Your Dreams!
- By: Mark Yarnell, Rene Reid Yarnell
- Narrated by: Kevin Foley
- Length: 11 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 819
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 695
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Network marketing is one of the fastest-growing career opportunities in the United States. Millions of people just like you have abandoned dead-end jobs for the chance to achieve the dream of growing their own businesses. What many of them find, however, is that the first year in network marketing is often the most challenging---and, for some, the most discouraging.
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5 out of 5 stars
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My first year
- By Jay on 01-07-15
By: Mark Yarnell, and others
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- J. Rulo
- 10-11-22
Good story for any entrepreneur
The story of Spanx is a good one but an unrealistic one for most entrepreneurs. She caught a few breaks quickly in the business development phase but she made the most of them which is the key to any successful business.
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- Hemali Tanna
- 10-28-20
Very enjoyable and inspiring
Sarah Blakely's story is enchanting - truly an entrepreneur and a doer! How she pressed on through all the challenges she faced when she was starting out is beautiful! The pace of the book is great, and the narrator is excellent!
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- Kathleen
- 12-10-21
Amazing Story
I loved each chapter of this story and hearing how Sara grew the company mostly by herself for the first few years. Never give up and failure is welcomed.
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- Mrs. Fergie
- 11-18-20
Inspiring, but...
Inspiring story, but I didn’t learn much information I hadn’t already heard Sara say in previous interviews.
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- Danielle S.
- 07-06-21
Life changing
This book was eye opening, kept my attention, and spark my continued passion to extend the olive branch and give .
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- AQuand
- 09-10-22
she's a force
entrepreneurship is a wonderfully messy thing and its encouraging to see behind the curtain. keep hustling
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- Cindy P.
- 07-30-24
her story and drive!!
a fantastic book, i highly recommended. fun and enlightening story. light, easy, funny, entertaining reading.
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