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Shaping Sara Blakely: Meet the Billionaire Founder of Spanx

Success

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. When she eventually let people in on her secret, many thought she might have lost her marbles.

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Introducing the SUCCESS 125

Success

And for the sixth time, we have done the research to find the 25 most influential leaders in this space: the coaches, speakers, authors, mentors and thought leaders to know in 2022. He is a teacher, a mentor, a coach, a convener, and a doer. Coach, mentor, creator. But this year, there’s more. Elena Cardone. Cindy Castillo.

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

Success

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. Students find mentors, a sense of community and a place to find answers to their questions. To remain innovative , you have to maintain a broad outlook.

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Go Straight for the Joy and Follow Your Purpose

Success

In 2004 I was enjoying the highest-paying, most respectable job I had ever worked. The people who had been her mentors, her teachers and leaders, told her she shouldn’t have the baby. “I Everything from the title on my business card to the location of the building fed my notion of success. I’d been feeling him kick for months.

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Could Your Name Prompt Hiring Bias?

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Could someone named Jamal have more difficulty getting help from a mentor or attention from a higher-up than someone named Brad? But once they are told they must have rules in place to deal with all mentor requests the same way, they can decide whether they will respond to all — or none — of the requests.

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