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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 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 46:10 Guy Raz And, true story, that she would go into the Neiman Marcus's, and she would, like, um, make sure to put the Spanx by the register when no one was looking, and she would, like, front-face them and make sure that she positioned them better,…

Advice Line with Justin McLeod of Hinge Jul 17, 2025 · 4 mentions

  • ▶ 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? 4 times in the scene

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…

Advice Line with Maureen Kelly of Tarte Cosmetics May 30, 2024 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 7:36 Guy Raz I was thinking about that, yeah, because, because she, when she designed Spanx, it was, it was designed to, to eliminate that, like, if, if, if, you know, when women were skirts, you could see their underwear line, right?

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

Bombas: David Heath and Randy Goldberg Sep 19, 2022 · 2 mentions

Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Home Furnishings: Mitchell Gold and Bob Williams Mar 28, 2022 · 1 mention

How I Built Resilience (Special Edition): Guy Raz Sep 12, 2020 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 10:36 Guy Raz You know, Sarah Blakely, of course, started Spanx and became the youngest self-made billionaire in American history.

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.

Live From The HIBT Summit: Sara Blakely Of Spanx Dec 5, 2019 · 12 mentions

  • ▶ 0:44 Guy Raz And today's episode is with Sarah Blakely, founder of Spanx. 2 times in the scene
  • ▶ 1:31 Guy Raz Um, and began to design what would become eventually Spanx, and, and on the podcast you said something to me that I've, I've never forgotten, and I'm gonna quote here, you said, ideas are at their most vulnerable when they're brand new. 3 times in the scene
  • ▶ 9:23 Guy Raz If Spanx had not gotten any traction in the first few years, do you think you would have persisted and kept going? 6 times in the scene
  • ▶ 19:11 Guy Raz That's Sarah Blakely, founder of 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,

The Knot: Carley Roney & David Liu (2018) Oct 7, 2019 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 52:37 Guy Raz And what they eventually came up with was this form-fitting suit, kind of like body spanks for dogs. 2 times in the scene

Serial Entrepreneur: Marcia Kilgore (2018) Aug 12, 2019 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 0:46 Guy Raz There will be a bunch of incredible founders there from companies like Spanx, Instagram, Slack, JetBlue, and many, many others.

Shopify: Tobias Lütke Aug 5, 2019 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 0:16 Guy Raz You'll be able to hear from and probably even meet founders from companies like Away, Slack, Instagram, Spanx, JetBlue, Clif Bar, Jenny's Splendid Ice Cream.

Live Episode! Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP: Angie & Dan Bastian Jul 29, 2019 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 0:59 Guy Raz It's going to be an incredible event with founders from companies like JetBlue, Instagram, Slack, Away, Jenny's Splendid Ice Cream, Spanx, and many, many more.

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,…

Panera Bread/Au Bon Pain: Ron Shaich Apr 30, 2018 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 39:11 Guy Raz And what they eventually came up with was this form-fitting suit, kind of like body spanks for dogs. 2 times in the scene

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.

Edible Arrangements: Tariq Farid Aug 21, 2017 · 1 mention

  • ▶ 1:02 Guy Raz Ok, so say you're an investor and someone pitches you a concept to sell cool glasses online like Warby Parker, or a ride hailing app like Lyft, or even a new type of women's undergarment like Spanx.

Rent The Runway: Jenn Hyman Aug 7, 2017 · 2 mentions

  • ▶ 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

Spanx: Sara Blakely (2017) Jul 3, 2017 · 11 mentions

  • ▶ 0:17 Guy Raz This is the first episode we ever did with Sarah Blakely of Spanx, and if you've already heard it, give it a second listen.
  • ▶ 1:18 Guy Raz I'm Guy Raz, and on today's show, the story of how Sarah Blakely designed a new kind of underwear, called it Spanx, and eventually became the youngest female billionaire in America.
  • ▶ 3:38 Guy Raz And, and I guess I should say for people who have never worn Spanx, um, it's just like, this is an undergarment made out of an elastic material that basically tightens and, and, and smooths everything around your, your butt and thighs.
  • ▶ 13:10 Guy Raz Coming up, how Sarah got Spanx into the department stores and into the closets of many women you may know.
  • ▶ 22:24 Guy Raz And, and sales must have been, must have, like, kept going up, because I read that, like, by the end of your second year, you, you made, like, the company made, like, ten million dollars. 5 times in the scene
  • ▶ 24:56 Guy Raz That's Sarah Blakely, founder of Spanx. 2 times in the scene

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.

Spanx: Sara Blakely Sep 12, 2016 · 11 mentions

  • ▶ 0:43 Guy Raz I'm Guy Raz, and on today's show, the story of how Sarah Blakely designed a new kind of underwear, called it Spanx, and eventually became the youngest female billionaire in America.
  • ▶ 3:03 Guy Raz And, and I guess I should say for people who have never worn Spanx, um, it's just like this is an undergarment made out of an elastic material that basically tightens and, and, and smooths everything around your, your butt and thighs. 2 times in the scene
  • ▶ 12:34 Guy Raz Coming up, how Sarah got Spanx into the department stores and into the closets of many women you may know.
  • ▶ 21:48 Guy Raz And, and sales must have been, must have, like, kept going up because I read that, like, by the end of your second year, you, you made, like, the company made, like, ten million dollars. 5 times in the scene
  • ▶ 24:20 Guy Raz That's Sarah Blakely, founder of Spanx. 2 times in the scene
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