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Nuts.com: Jeff Braverman. From Corner Store to Snacktime Powerhouse Oct 27, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:05:35 Guy Raz By the way, I think that was Sarah Blakely from, who founded Spanx, who said that, lean on your strengths and, you know, and don't worry about your weaknesses.

Faherty Brand: Alex and Mike Faherty. How Jersey Shore + Manhattan Chic grew to 80 stores. Oct 13, 2025 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 46:05 Guy Raz Sarah Blakely was actually our first guest 10 years ago when we launched the show. 2 times in the scene

Advice Line with Justin McLeod of Hinge Jul 17, 2025 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 13:13 Guy Raz Some kind of rewards to people who post about their experience online on social media, because, especially in new markets, I think about Sarah Blakely when she started Spanx, ok?

Advice Line with Jane Wurwand of Dermalogica Dec 12, 2024 · 1 mention

Athletic Brewing Company: Bill Shufelt Nov 18, 2024 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 53:48 Guy Raz By the way, Sarah Blakely did this with Spanx at the beginning.

Advice Line with Lara Merriken of LÄRABAR Oct 17, 2024 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 15:59 Guy Raz And by the way, there are lots of brands that we've had on the show where the founders are the face of the brand, but then you look at a lot of products that are deeply tied to the founder, like Spanx and Sarah Blakely, or, or Larabar,… 2 times in the scene

Graduate Hotels: Ben Weprin Sep 23, 2024 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 2:32 Guy Raz Every single episode of How I Built This is designed to stand the test of time, so if you go back and listen to our earliest episodes with Sarah Blakely of Spanx or Kevin Systrom of Instagram, you will find that they are as relevant as…

SmartSweets: Tara Bosch Aug 5, 2024 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 27:56 Tara Bosch Your podcast had just launched and became like Sarah Blakely's episode I listened to at least 30 times that summer.

Advice Line with Maureen Kelly of Tarte Cosmetics May 30, 2024 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 7:31 Maureen Kelly This is like a little, like, Sarah Blakely-esque, right, guys? 2 times in the scene

Parachute Home: Ariel Kaye Feb 5, 2024 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 28:38 Guy Raz It reminds me a little bit of Sarah Blakely trying to start Spanx, like, she, she

Wondery: Hernan Lopez Dec 11, 2023 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 28:54 unnamed speaker I'm from Cleveland, Ohio, and my favorite episode was with Sarah Blakely from Spanx, and she had talked about how when she brought her idea for footless pantyhose to the manufacturer, they thought that she was crazy and that nobody would…

Bombas: David Heath and Randy Goldberg Sep 19, 2022 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 2:31 Guy Raz No one really bothered to improve that category until Sarah Blakely came up with Spanx.

Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Home Furnishings: Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams Mar 28, 2022 · 4 mentions

Live From The HIBT Summit: Adam Grant Aug 19, 2021 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 45:49 Adam Grant And I remember a couple of years ago asking both Reid Hoffman and Sarah Blakely, like, how did you have the confidence to, to just go for it? 2 times in the scene

Calendly: Tope Awotona Sep 14, 2020 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 2:22 Guy Raz Think about previous guests we've had on the show, like Mark Cuban and Sarah Blakely.

How I Built Resilience (Special Edition): Guy Raz Sep 12, 2020 · 9 mentions

  • ▶ 10:11 Guy Raz You know, I want people to hear the story of Sarah Blakely and imagine Sarah Blakely 5 times in the scene
  • ▶ 13:00 Guy Raz And with Sarah Blakely, um, I wanted that first episode to be so powerful. 4 times in the scene

ClassPass: Payal Kadakia Jun 29, 2020 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 43:05 Guy Raz Like, you had to go, like, I always think about the story of Sarah Blakely selling fax machines door-to-door, which is what made her into a great entrepreneur.

S'well: Sarah Kauss Apr 6, 2020 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 38:11 Guy Raz We talked to Sarah Blakely, um, three years ago on this show, and, you know, there was the Oprah effect for Spanx.

Lululemon Athletica: Chip Wilson (2018) Feb 24, 2020 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 43:02 Chip Wilson What was, you know, you've done that, um, uh, interview with, um, Blakely on Spanx.

Outdoor Voices: Tyler Haney Nov 25, 2019 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 38:37 Guy Raz Now, I remember talking to Sarah Blakely about fulfilling her first order for Neiman Marcus of Spanx, and it's actually not so simple, because when you're working with a big company like Neiman Marcus, or in your case, J.Crew,

Dave's Killer Bread: Dave Dahl Jul 1, 2019 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 0:52 Guy Raz Stuart Butterfield of Slack, Sarah Blakely of Spanx, Kevin Systrom of Instagram, Marcia Kilgore of Bliss, Jen Rubio of Away, Tim and Joey from Allbirds.

Stacy's Pita Chips: Stacy Madison May 27, 2019 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 0:34 Guy Raz You're going to be able to hear from and probably even meet some of the greatest living founders and entrepreneurs in the world, including Sarah Blakely of Spanx, Stuart Butterfield of Slack, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger of Instagram,…

Zappos: Tony Hsieh (2017) May 20, 2019 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 0:34 Guy Raz You're going to be able to hear from and probably even meet some of the greatest living founders and entrepreneurs in the world, including Sarah Blakely of Spanx, Stuart Butterfield of Slack, Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger of Instagram,…

Lululemon Athletica: Chip Wilson Jun 18, 2018 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 42:05 Chip Wilson And what was, you know, you've done that, um, uh, interview with, um, Blakely on Spanx.

Live Episode! Starbucks: Howard Schultz Sep 28, 2017 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 9:51 Guy Raz It's interesting because a lot of people we've had on the show, like Sarah Blakely, who started Spanx, started out, you know, selling things door to door.

Rent The Runway: Jenn Hyman Aug 7, 2017 · 4 mentions

  • ▶ 7:53 Jenn Hyman You know, Sarah Blakely was a guest on your program, and she's someone who has always been an inspiration to me. 2 times in the scene
  • ▶ 23:33 Guy Raz Jen, a lot of founders choose to do it on their own, like, you know, like Gary Erickson from Clif Bar, or even Sarah Blakely from Spanx. 2 times in the scene

Rolling Stone: Jann Wenner Jul 10, 2017 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:11 Guy Raz But the difference between, say, Sarah Blakely and the rest of us is that in the 19 nineties, she saw an opportunity to improve women's undergarments, and she seized it.

1-800-GOT-JUNK?: Brian Scudamore Apr 17, 2017 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:13 Guy Raz Whether it was Sarah Blakely with Spanx or Tony Hsieh with Zappos, they had a vision, and they pursued it.
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