Don't let what you don't know scare you, because it can become your greatest asset. And if you do things without knowing how they have always been done, you're guaranteed to do them differently.

Don't let what you don't know scare you, because it can become your greatest asset. And if you do things without knowing how they have always been done, you're guaranteed to do them differently.

When something I can't control happens, I ask myself : where is the hidden gift, where is the positive in this?

I couldn't figure out what to wear under my clothes. The body shapers were too thick at the time.

Failure to me became not trying versus not succeeding

It's important to be willing to make mistakes. The worst thing that can happen is you become memorable.

Everything about my journey to get Spanx off the ground entailed me having to be a salesperson - from going to the hosiery mills to get a prototype made to calling Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus. I had to position myself to get five minutes in the door with buyers.