Sara Blakely

Education

B.A., Florida State University (Communications)

Background

- Born February 27, 1971 in Clearwater, Florida - Worked as door-to-door fax machine salesperson at Danka - Started Spanx in 2000 with $5,000 in savings - Contestant on The Rebel Billionaire (2005) - 2nd place - Guest judge on Shark Tank (Seasons 9 & 10) - Board Seats: - Spanx, Inc. (Executive Chairwoman) - Sneex (Founder/Chairman) - Atlanta Hawks (Minority Owner) - Philanthropy Focus: Women's empowerment, female entrepreneurship, education, the arts

Philanthropy