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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. The Oprah factor Spanx reached its $1 billion valuation in 2012 without spending a penny on advertising. I needed the income and the security and the insurance and the health benefits and all that.

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My 2015 Year in Review (and How a Journal Made It Easy to Do)

Productivityist

It’s amazing how quickly the calendar year has flown by. At the end of each calendar year, I like to look back and see where I’ve been and what I’ve done. But for the purposes of this post, I’ve scanned them to get a sense of my calendar year in review. As I write this, there are 37 hours left in 2015.

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My 2015 Year in Review (and How a Journal Made It Easy to Do)

Productivityist

It’s amazing how quickly the calendar year has flown by. At the end of each calendar year, I like to look back and see where I’ve been and what I’ve done. But for the purposes of this post, I’ve scanned them to get a sense of my calendar year in review. As I write this, there are 37 hours left in 2015.

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