From selling fax machines door-to-door to founding SPANX, Sara Blakely talks about her path to remarkable success, how she started SPANX with $5,000 after cutting the feet off her pantyhose, and why she's now committed to giving half of her wealth to charity. Produced by Haley Draznin, CNN.To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy
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SPANX Founder Sara Blakely: The Self-Made Billionaire

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SPANX Founder Sara Blakely: The Self-Made Billionaire

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