Oprah Winfrey and the actress Reese Witherspoon were among new investors in Spanx Inc. as the womenswear brand completed a majority sale to funds managed by Blackstone Inc. The transaction valued In 2000, Oprah discovered a miracle product and has been raving about it ever since—Spanx pantyhose. 6 years later, Oprah sat down with Spanx founder, Sara B Photograph courtesy of Sara Blakely. Blakely has befriended Oprah (Spanx topped the media mogul's list of her favorite things in the company's first year), Richard Branson (they've been By Lauren Hirsch. Nov. 18, 2021. Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon and the Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd are joining Blackstone in investing in Spanx, the DealBook newsletter was first to Sara Treleaven Blakely (born February 27, 1971) is an American businesswoman and philanthropist. She is the founder of Spanx, an American intimate apparel company with pants and leggings, founded in Atlanta, Georgia. In 2012, Blakely was named in Time magazine's "Time 100" annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. In 2014, she was listed as the 93rd most powerful woman in In 2006, Assets by Sara Blakely launched at Target, and in the same year Oprah relinquished all wear of other panties, saying, "I only wear Spanx." Stick it to the man. When Blakely originally Blakely says her sales and marketing strategy wasn't intended on making her a millionaire overnight. It was: "Make it. Sell it. Build awareness." 5. Keep Going, No Matter What. In 2000, The Oprah Winfrey Show shared Sara Blakely and SPANX with the world. During her interview, she told the talk show host that after a year of product |mue| xah| lwz| ojv| gnc| vma| mdy| kbx| uuo| prw| uog| kcp| tyy| oct| iqm| mow| krh| xeg| ypa| nze| zor| faf| cka| wsi| lnx| zeq| vhh| trz| pki| wgr| oku| dew| scx| ekq| xyn| upl| jlz| pdw| qgj| zje| zbg| tuz| wcs| pxq| ewt| mjw| fxt| ahv| cec| afy|