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Kendra Scott says a horrible manager taught her being cutthroat isn't the only way to run a company: 'The worst boss was my best boss'

Kendra Scott turned a $500 jewelry hobby into a $1 billion brand by staying scrappy—and learning from rejection and a “terribly-horrible” boss.

Fortune

Dave Portnoy quit an $80K sales job to start Barstool—he hand-delivered papers in a secondhand van while living with his girlfriend's mom for 6 years

Dave Portnoy left his cushy 9-to-5 and spent years delivering papers and even scooping dog waste before success. Now he’s worth $250 million.

Fortune

Amazon Prime Day ends at midnight – shop the 25 best deals on Lego, Garnier and more

Shop top offers on Toniesbox, Garmin smartwatches, the Shark chillpill fan and Amazon Kindles

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Ex-Applebee's exec was told she’d never be CEO—she bought the chain and fired her naysayer: ‘We don't need two of us, so I'm gonna have to let you go’

Multimillionaire baby boomer Julia Stewart grew IHOP’s business and got back at her former employer after being denied the top role.

Fortune

Real estate billionaire was called the ‘worst analyst’ at Goldman Sachs—now he says the criticism was the best thing that ever happened to him

Real estate mogul Fernando De Leon left Goldman Sachs after being told that he wasn’t the best fit for the $293.4 billion bank—and it set him up to become a self-made billionaire.

Fortune

Kimberley Walsh gives flared jeans a summer makeover thanks to this joyful floral Zara blouse, and it's only £27.99

Giving bloom prints a modern twist, Kimberley Walsh dazzled in this high street hero piece

Woman & Home

The childhood question that helped Spanx founder Sara Blakely stop fearing failure

Spanx CEO Sara Blakely's childhood ritual of discussing weekly failures, rather than successes, reshaped her view of achievement. This approach transformed disappointment into a catalyst for growth, teaching that embracing mistakes is crucial for building resilience and fostering genuine confidence in entrepreneurship. It highlights how learning from errors fuels innovation.

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Jess Cartner-Morley on fashion: leggings are back – with added polish

Thanks to Claudia Winkleman, leggings are now a sleek option if paired with a proper shoe and a smart top

The Guardian - UK

Claudia Winkleman takes her signature Traitors style to Crufts, teaming a khaki jacket with her favourite chunky black boots

She called it 'the best day of my life'

Woman & Home

This CEO wants to do for hearing aids what she helped do for shapewear at Spanx

Laurie Ann Goldman, who helped turn Spanx into a global powerhouse, is now CEO of Audien Hearing.

Fortune

Not sure how to style the heritage trend? Claudia Winkleman's final The Traitors outfits are a shining example

The presenter wowed in a couple of very different ensembles for the last drama-filled episode of the series

Woman & Home

Claudia Winkleman completes her tailored look with this one cosy accessory for a chic, French-inspired finish

The Traitors presenter has been loyal to this one winter accessory, and we totally get why

Woman & Home

I’m a personal trainer and these are the cold-weather essentials I can’t live without

Embrace the outdoors—whether you’re walking about or working out

Fit & Well

The deals aren’t done yet: 25 of the best after-Christmas sales in the US

MasterClass, Roku, Apple, Aritzia – we rounded up the best post-holiday sales for tech, fashion and more that you can snag before the end of the year

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‘I feel shrink-wrapped’: the reluctant rise of shapewear for men

For years it’s been predicted that the market for male ‘support garments’ will take off … but it hasn’t quite happened. Now M&S is trying again

GOBankingRates

Her First Job Was Almost a Disney Chipmunk, Now She’s a Billionaire

Sara Blakely almost became a Disney chipmunk. Instead, she founded Spanx and became a billionaire by embracing failure and ignoring what couldn't be done.

Woman & Home

Very much still in style, the best skinny jeans are the winter denim piece to shop right now

An enduring style, these are the best skinny jeans to invest in right now

The Independent UK

A look back at Claudia Winkleman’s best outfits on The Traitors

Daisy Lester reflects on the star’s covetable wardrobe and how to recreate the looks for less

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How ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ writer went from library and Olive Garden shifts to building an empire with Netflix and Amazon deals

Jenny Han, the author behind hit series like “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before,” said she wouldn’t change a thing about her come-up, and that working as a librarian helped her tap into what young readers were looking for.

Fortune

This multimillionaire once cleaned meat trucks for $7 an hour, but a coffee shop encounter proved 'You're just one move away from changing your life'

Jesse Itzler, who ultimately sold his $5 billion-in-sales private jet business to Warren Buffett, says the world doesn’t reward perfect plans, "it rewards action."

Woman & Home

People say that leggings can’t be dressy, but Claudia Winkleman’s Strictly look proved otherwise

The presenter gave her everyday basics a bold lift with lashings of sequins, and it's a glam look that really worked

Benzinga

'Ask For Forgiveness Not Permission,' Says Spanx Founder Sara Blakely, Whose 'Unhinged' Moves Took $5K Savings To $1.2 Billion

Spanx founder Sara Blakely turned $5,000 in savings into a $1.2 billion shapewear brand by relying on bold marketing and what she called "unhinged" tactics.

Fortune

Spanx founder Sara Blakely's $1 billion idea started with just $5,000 in savings and wanting to solve her own problem

“Right when I was running out of friends and money, Oprah called,” the Spanx founder told Fortune in 2013. “She chose it as her favorite product of the year.”

Fortune

Billionaire Sara Blakely says she launched Spanx with just $5,000 from selling fax machines—and never took on a single investor: 'I bet on myself'

"I sat down with myself and I was like, you wanna spend your five grand on a vacation? Or do you wanna try to bet on yourself?"

Fortune

Spanx billionaire founder kept the brand a secret—even from family—for a year. If she hadn’t, she says she’d probably still be selling fax machines

Spanx’s billionaire founder turned $5,000 in savings from selling fax machines into a $1.2 billion shapewear empire.

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