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Spanx CEO Surprises Every Employee With 2 First-Class Plane Tickets and $10,000
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October 27, 2021

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Two decades after Sara Blakely launched the pioneering womenswear company Spanx, global investment firm Blackstone is buying a majority stake in the company, a deal that would value the business at an estimated $1.2 billion.

Blakely celebrated the sale by purchasing two first-class tickets — to anywhere in the world — along with $10,000 for each employee.

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