I Didn't Like The Way

Don't Solicit Feedback On Your Product, Idea Or Your Business Just For Validation Purposes. You Want To Tell The People Who Can Help Move Your Idea Forward, But If You're Just Looking To Your Friend, Co-worker, Husband Or Wife For Validation, Be Careful. It Can Stop A Lot Of Multimillion-dollar Ideas In Their Tracks In The Beginning.

The Word 'spanx' Was Funny. It Made People Laugh. No One Ever Forgot It.

I Got A Call From The Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah Had Chosen Spanx As One Of Her Favorite Products In 2000. I Had Boxes Of Product In My Apartment And I Had Two Weeks Notice That She Was Going To Say She Loved It On Tv And I Had No Shipping Department.

I'd Get Kicked Out Of Buildings All Day Long, People Would Rip Up My Business Card In My Face. It's A Humbling Business To Be In. But I Knew I Could Sell And I Knew I Wanted To Sell Something I Had Created. I Cut The Feet Out Of Those Pantyhose And I Knew I Was On To Something. This Was It.

I've Always Leaned Toward A Feminine, Funky Style, Even In Business Settings. I Used To Paint My Nails Blue In 1993, Before It Was Mainstream.