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Shaping Sara Blakely: Meet the Billionaire Founder of Spanx

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To reach that level, to be named the youngest self-made woman on Forbes ’ “World’s Billionaires” list in 2012 and No. In 2004 Blakely tackled another hurdle when she appeared on a reality show with Richard Branson called The Rebel Billionaire: Branson’s Quest for the Best , a sort-of cross between The Apprentice and The Amazing Race.

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If You Think You’re Unbiased, You’re Wrong

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Thomas and Ayesha Kanji for Harvard Business School in 2004, Childs, as vice president of workforce diversity, executed a plan that created eight task forces. A 2012 study conducted by Yale researchers revealed that even science professors—male and female—evaluate the information on a résumé more harshly when the applicant is a woman.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

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His Get Attitude podcast won a Communicator Award for Diversity & Inclusion for his 8:46 Interviews Stories of Black America. And in 2012, Egwuonwu founded World Dream Day. As a keynote speaker, she has shared the stage with many influencers, including a recent interview with Venus Williams. Gallen, and Columbia University.

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