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How Spanx Built a Billion Dollar Shapewear Empire
Sara Blakely founded Spanx in 2000 with $5,000 and a pair of scissors. In this episode, Lucas and Luna unpack the specific decisions that turned a single product into a billion-dollar brand with no outside funding for 12 years. They examine Blakely's patent strategy, her grassroots marketing playbook that relied on handwritten notes and department store cold calls, and the moment Oprah Winfrey named Spanx a 'Favorite Thing' in 2002 — a catalyst that sent sales from $4 million to $100 million in a single year. The conversation also explores how Spanx maintained its innovation…
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