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SARA BLAKELY,Founder

Throughout history, inventors have found inspiration from the strangest places. For Spanx Founder and Owner Sara Blakely, the inspiration came from VPL (visible panty lines) and uncomfortable thongs. A frustrated consumer turned entrepreneur, Sara invented footless pantyhose, created an international brand and led a shapewear revolution.

Obsessed with inventing comfortable garments that minimize flaws while maximizing women’s confidence, Sara and the Spanx team have created an assortment of problem-solving products including bras, shapers, hosiery, swimwear, activewear, menswear and other fashion apparel. Busting at the seams with hundreds of fan favorites, Spanx has reshaped retail, opening stores across the nation with more to come.

Chances are you’ve seen Sara flashing her SPANX on QVC, judging inventions on ABC’s American Inventor, or sharing tea with Richard Branson atop a hot air balloon at 10,000 feet on Fox’s The Rebel Billionaire. As the runner up on Rebel Billionaire, Sara received a $750,000 check from Branson to pursue her dream to start a foundation to empower women. Since launching the Sara Blakely Foundation in late 2006, Sara and Spanx have donated roughly $24 million to The Spanx by Sara Blakely Foundation that supports education and entrepreneurship among women. As an entertaining and sought-after speaker, Sara shares her story to inspire people to follow their dreams.

Remaining self-funded and profitable ever since Sara used her own savings to start the company, Spanx continues to show incredible growth. In addition to Spanx retail stores, SPANX are sold in America’s finest retailers and boutiques including Nordstrom, Neiman Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue, Bloomingdale’s, Dillard’s and Lord and Taylor, as well as high-end retailers in more than 60 countries around the world.

Sara has graced the covers of Forbes and Inc. magazines and her story has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, TODAY, The View, 20/20, GMA, USA Today, CNN, WSJ and CNBC, among others. She has been named Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year and Georgia’s “Woman of the Year.” In March of 2012, Sara was named the world’s youngest, self-made female billionaire by Forbes Magazine and one of TIME’s 100 Most Influential People. Sara and her family reside in Atlanta, Georgia. Sara is a native of Clearwater, Florida, and a graduate of Florida State University.

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JAN SINGER,CEO

Jan Singer is the Chief Executive Officer of Spanx, Inc. Founded in 2000, Spanx revolutionized the shapewear industry with the invention of footless pantyhose. Today, the company headquartered in Atlanta, GA, houses a complete product offering of hosiery, intimate apparel, active life, swim and men’s and is sold in 50 countries.

Jan joined Spanx from Nike, Inc., where she held various senior leadership roles over ten years including Corporate Vice President of Global Apparel and Corporate Vice President of Global Footwear. While at Nike, Jan managed multi-billion dollar product engines that created industry-defining products for men’s, women’s and kid’s, sport performance and sportswear products, serving elite and everyday athletes.

Responsible for leading the cross-functional teams of Innovation, Merchandising, Design, Sourcing, Engineering and Manufacturing, Jan provided vision, strategy and execution in both roles which spanned Running, Basketball, Football, Soccer, Tennis, Golf, Women’s and Men’s Training, Action Sport, Young Athletes and Sportswear categories as well Innovation and Manufacturing on more than four continents.

Notable footwear launches during her tenure included multi-million pair programs such as Nike LunarGlide, Nike Free, Nike Vapor, Nike Flyknit as well as signature shoes for elite athletes such as LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Derek Jeter, Tiger Woods and Serena Williams. In addition, key actions that managed quality growth for Nike Inc., such as Lean Manufacturing, Sustainable Creation and Centralizing Materials were also part of her charge, resulting in double-digit growth and margin expansion without compromising the product integrity or performance.

Notable launches in apparel included Nike NFL uniforms and apparel across all 32 teams, deepening the NCAA basketball and football offering, as well as delivering breakthrough products for athletes and fans during the London and Sochi Olympics, Johannesburg and Brazil World Cups, and the Rio Olympics in 2016 to come. Key Apparel platforms of Nike Dri-FIT Knit, Nike Tech Fleece and Nike Legendary Women’s Tights were innovations delivered during her leadership, also resulting in double-digit growth, margin expansion and most importantly for Nike Apparel, credibility with the consumer.

Prior to Nike, Jan served as the Vice President/General Manager of Women’s at Reebok and held executive roles in the Luxury Goods sector such as Marketing and Communication V.P. for the Prada beauty launch, Global Communications V.P. for Calvin Klein Cosmetics, and Public Relations Manager for CHANEL supporting the expansion into Beauté. Jan also served as the Beauty and Fitness Editorial Director for YM Magazine and was a freelance beauty and fitness writer for various publications including Elle, Self and Seventeen.

Jan grew up in Brockton, Massachusetts and is a graduate of Ithaca College. She enjoys running, snowboarding, and supporting various philanthropic associations. She and her husband David live in Atlanta, GA and have twins, Sophie and Maxwell.

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BY THE NUMBERS

Sara Blakely funded Spanx, Inc. with $5,000 of her own savings in 2000. She’s a fully self-funded entrepreneur.

Women around the world can get their Spanx on! We’re

currently selling in more than 50 countries worldwide!

Of the 194 employees, 32 are men.

To date, more than 6 million SPANX Power

Panties have been sold worldwide. On her

show, Oprah announced she’d “given up

panties” and only wore Spanx. More than

20,000 pairs were sold that day alone.

In just 15 years,

Spanx and Sara

Blakely have

donated $25 Million

dollars to the Spanx

by Sara Blakely

Foundation. The

Foundation’s pri-

mary mission is to

support women’s

charities that focus

on leadership,

entrepreneurship

and education.

More than 40% of all

Spanx employees are

working moms. This year

alone, there were

18 new babies.

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CELEBRITY QUOTES

“SPANX! That’s how I keep my figure!”– Jennifer Lawrence

“Wearing SPANX is primping!”

says Madonna in an Elle Magazine interview.

“SPANX are a blessing, that’s all I have to say” –Sarah Hyland

“I wore SPANX before anyone. SPANX are the

only thing that smoothes out all of my lumps

and bumps.” – Jessica Alba

“SPANX are a gift from God!” – Miley Cyrus

“I have SPANX on. Always! I have to wear them

all the time!” – Robin Wright

While talking to a room full of reporters after the Golden Globes, Claire Danes exclaimed,

“There’s some serious SPANX going on!”

When asked what her red carpet

must have is, Kristen said,

“Secure under-garments from Spanx. I won't step onto the red carpet unless I know everything is secure!”

CELEBRITIES SHARE THEIR SECRETS...

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Films Supported:

• The Hunger Games

• Bride Wars

• Die Hard 5

• Django Unchained

• Dream Girls

• Very Good Girls

• For A Good Time Call

• Fun Size

• God’s Behaving Badly

• ID Theft

• Kill Your Darlings

• Labor Day

• Love and Other Drugs

• Sex and the City

• Sex and the City 2

• The Butler

• The Ugly Truth

• Think Like a Man

• Transformers 2

• Wall Street 2

• What Happens in Vegas

• What to Expect When You’re Expecting

TV Shows Supported:

• 30 Rock

• 10 Years Younger

• Access Hollywood

• American Idol

• Blue Bloods

• Bones

• Celebrity Fit Club

• Chelsea Lately

• Chicago Fire

• Criminal Minds

• CSI Miami

• Daily 10

• Dancing with the Stars

• Dexter

• The Ellen DeGeneres Show

• Fox News

• Glee

• Good Morning America

• Grey’s Anatomy

• How To Be A Gentleman

• Heroes

• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

• NBC Fashion Star

• Parks and Recreation

• The Office

• Rachael Ray Show

• The Chew

• The Good Wife

• The Exes

• The Ringer

• The Insider

• The Talk

• The Voice

• TODAY Show

• Top Chef

• Scandal

• Veep

• The Steve Harvey Show

• The Queen Latifah Show

• The Mindy Project

• The Voice

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