I took a Fear of Flying class, and I always missed the class, because I was always flying.

I feel that women have been neglected, unnecessarily neglected and mistreated personally by the fashion industry and shapewear in that entire category was a definite place that we were neglected.

My revenue was $4 million my first year in business, off of one $20 item.

I got a call from the Oprah Winfrey Show. Oprah had chosen Spanx as one of her favorite products in 2000. I had boxes of product in my apartment and I had two weeks notice that she was going to say she loved it on TV and I had no shipping department.

Every time I went on stage I was so terrified I almost threw up.

I've always leaned toward a feminine, funky style, even in business settings. I used to paint my nails blue in 1993, before it was mainstream.

Courage is doing something despite the fear, and I've worked hard on being a courageous person.