Sara Blakely

I'd never worked in fashion or retail. I just needed an undergarment that didn't exist. ↗

— Sara Blakely

#fashion #i #just #needed #never

I've always leaned toward a feminine, funky style, even in business settings. I used to paint my nails blue in 1993, before it was mainstream. ↗

— Sara Blakely

#before #blue #business #even #feminine

If we can put a man on the moon, we can make pantyhose comfortable. ↗

— Sara Blakely

#make #man #moon #pantyhose #put

It's really a full-time job to manage our lives. ↗

— Sara Blakely

#full-time job #job #lives #manage #our

It's the power of the brand. We've never formally advertised. ↗

— Sara Blakely

#brand #formally #never #power

Money is fun to make, fun to spend and fun to give away. ↗

— Sara Blakely

#fun #give #make #money #spend

My first account was Neiman Marcus. I cold-called them just like I had cold-called businesses when I was selling fax machines for seven years. ↗

— Sara Blakely

#businesses #fax #first #had #i

My revenue was $4 million my first year in business, off of one $20 item. ↗

— Sara Blakely

#first #item #million #off #revenue

My saddlebags are why Spanx exist! Now that I have a baby I also have a muffin top. ↗

— Sara Blakely

#baby #exist #i #muffin #now

My training of cold-calling and everyone under the sun telling me no, and my keeping going, was a huge part of the first two years of Spanx. ↗

— Sara Blakely

#first #going #huge #keeping #me