Sarah Blakely
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I mean, then you have a chance of them telling five other people, which is what happened with Spanx. You know, it became a word of mouth brand.
I mean, then you have a chance of them telling five other people, which is what happened with Spanx. You know, it became a word of mouth brand.
I mean, then you have a chance of them telling five other people, which is what happened with Spanx. You know, it became a word of mouth brand.
Wait, Jesse was best known for two songs, Shake It Like a White Girl and College Girls Are Easy.
Wait, Jesse was best known for two songs, Shake It Like a White Girl and College Girls Are Easy.
Wait, Jesse was best known for two songs, Shake It Like a White Girl and College Girls Are Easy.
Which I had a lot of fun telling my dad. I was like, Dad, Dad, I think I met the one. He's like, that's nice, honey. What does he do? I'm like, he's a rapper. Best known for Shake It Like a White Girl and College Girls Are Easy.
Which I had a lot of fun telling my dad. I was like, Dad, Dad, I think I met the one. He's like, that's nice, honey. What does he do? I'm like, he's a rapper. Best known for Shake It Like a White Girl and College Girls Are Easy.
Which I had a lot of fun telling my dad. I was like, Dad, Dad, I think I met the one. He's like, that's nice, honey. What does he do? I'm like, he's a rapper. Best known for Shake It Like a White Girl and College Girls Are Easy.
You know, I read his book in college, and I really thought he seemed like such an interesting guy that I would like to know. And so that was the start of it. And when he declared that he was doing his own version of The Apprentice, his own reality show. I just thought this was a great opportunity to meet him. And he started Virgin overseas in London.
You know, I read his book in college, and I really thought he seemed like such an interesting guy that I would like to know. And so that was the start of it. And when he declared that he was doing his own version of The Apprentice, his own reality show. I just thought this was a great opportunity to meet him. And he started Virgin overseas in London.
You know, I read his book in college, and I really thought he seemed like such an interesting guy that I would like to know. And so that was the start of it. And when he declared that he was doing his own version of The Apprentice, his own reality show. I just thought this was a great opportunity to meet him. And he started Virgin overseas in London.
He's just a really colorful, fascinating, adventurous guy. But he... Yeah, so Spanx was four years old at the time and my lawyers literally begged me not to do it. They're like, why would you ever do a reality show? You're the face of this brand and you're putting your reputation over to Fox and you have no idea how they're going to edit you or what they're going to do.
He's just a really colorful, fascinating, adventurous guy. But he... Yeah, so Spanx was four years old at the time and my lawyers literally begged me not to do it. They're like, why would you ever do a reality show? You're the face of this brand and you're putting your reputation over to Fox and you have no idea how they're going to edit you or what they're going to do.
He's just a really colorful, fascinating, adventurous guy. But he... Yeah, so Spanx was four years old at the time and my lawyers literally begged me not to do it. They're like, why would you ever do a reality show? You're the face of this brand and you're putting your reputation over to Fox and you have no idea how they're going to edit you or what they're going to do.
I just I just had confidence that Richard from what I'd read about him wouldn't wouldn't be a part of something that would wouldn't edit me the way that I am but I got a 27 page contract before I did this and it was the most insane contract it literally said we can burn you we can submerge you underwater we can drop you in political unrest I mean it was like insane so my dad is a lawyer I'm
I just I just had confidence that Richard from what I'd read about him wouldn't wouldn't be a part of something that would wouldn't edit me the way that I am but I got a 27 page contract before I did this and it was the most insane contract it literally said we can burn you we can submerge you underwater we can drop you in political unrest I mean it was like insane so my dad is a lawyer I'm
I just I just had confidence that Richard from what I'd read about him wouldn't wouldn't be a part of something that would wouldn't edit me the way that I am but I got a 27 page contract before I did this and it was the most insane contract it literally said we can burn you we can submerge you underwater we can drop you in political unrest I mean it was like insane so my dad is a lawyer I'm
And I emailed it to my dad, and I said, Dad, I'm thinking about doing this reality show. Can you help me edit the contract? And all he wrote back was, no sane person would sign this, love, Dad. And I signed it, and I went.
And I emailed it to my dad, and I said, Dad, I'm thinking about doing this reality show. Can you help me edit the contract? And all he wrote back was, no sane person would sign this, love, Dad. And I signed it, and I went.