Sara Blakely sold fax machines door-to-door and started Spanx with $5,000 in savings & no experience.
She never raised money & has now sold a majority stake in the brand at a $1.2 billion valuation.
The best part?
The gift she gave her 500+ employees to celebrate.
Amazing 🙏
Remember when you used to be asked, “Smoking or non-smoking?” at a restaurant?
No? That’s because we, as a society, made the decision that people who smoke can absolutely do so, but they don’t get to endanger others in the process.
Do you see where I’m going with this or
The longer I work in social, the more I think the only one best practice that actually matters is making your first 3 sec of video as compelling as possible.
Sure, you’ll get incrementally better results with other tactics, but if you flub your video intro? You’re done for.
A year ago I tried the Moderna vaccine to see if it was safe. (Spoiler: It is!) Now, on my #COVIDvaccine anniversary, I’m happy to share that I just got a 3rd dose. This booster experiment will reveal (1) if strain-adapted vaccines boost immunity & (2) whether they are safe.
Fascinating session with @drsanjaygupta & vaccine dev. experts on the race to a COVID vaccine– “The pace of medical innovation has been forever changed.” Eager to see this evolution spill into other avenues - where next? #intouchwith#SXSW