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Bobbi Brown Cosmetics became Bergdorf Goodman's top-selling brand in four years
“After four years, we were the number one line in Bergdorf and Niemann's.”
Bobbi Brown Nov 6, 2025 ▶ 11:39 Bobbi Brown: Scaling up, then starting over (Bobbi Brown Cosmetics & Jones Road) | Masters of Scale
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Blakely: Spanx addressed a gap between thick shapewear and visible underwear
“I went to Neiman's and Sachs and asked, you know, what do women wear under these white pants? And the sales ladies would always say, well, we don't really know, or they'd Point me in the direction of the shapewear that did exist, and it was really thick and dr…”
Sara Blakely May 5, 2023 ▶ 22:45 Spanx's Sara Blakely: How to find your big idea
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Sara Blakely: Spanx Addressed a Massive Gap in Existing Undergarment Options
“I went to Neiman's and Saks and asked, you know, what do women wear under these white pants? And the sales ladies would always say, well, we don't really know, or they'd point me in the direction of the shapewear that did exist, and it was really thick and dre…”
Sara Blakely Oct 21, 2023 ▶ 28:43 Entrepreneurship as a second act (with Goop's Gwyneth Paltrow) | Masters of Scale
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