Money Is Fun To Make, Fun To

Within The First Year Of Launching My Company, Spanx, I Decided To Go Over To England And Cold-call Harrods, Harvey Nichols, And Selfridges The Same Way I Had Cold-called Neiman Marcus, Saks, Nordstrom, And Bloomingdale's Here In The United States.

Eminem's 'lose Yourself' Is My Go-to Song To Pump Myself Up If I'm Having A Tough Time Or If I Get Really Nervous Right Before A Speech.

Everything About My Journey To Get Spanx Off The Ground Entailed Me Having To Be A Salesperson - From Going To The Hosiery Mills To Get A Prototype Made To Calling Saks Fifth Avenue And Neiman Marcus. I Had To Position Myself To Get Five Minutes In The Door With Buyers.

Perseverance Is The Key To Starting A Successful Business.

When I Was 7, I Came Up With The Idea Of 'charm Socks.' My Mom Would Take Me To Buy Bags Of Plastic Charms, We Would Sew Them On Frilly White Socks, And I Sold Them At School.