Spanx founder Sara Blakely is celebrating her billion-dollar deal by gifting her employees with two first-class plane tickets to any destination of their choosing.
by gifting her employees two first-class plane tickets to any destination of their choosing.
Blakely, 50, surprised employees with the generous offering while announcing that she sold the company for $1.2 billion in a partnership with the investment management company Blackstone.in a video posted on her Instagram account Thursday."To celebrate this moment, I have bought each one of you two first-class tickets to anywhere in the world."Spanx founder Sara Blakely speaks onstage for during the Fast Company Innovation Festival on Oct. 25, 2018, in New York.
"I really want every employee to celebrate this moment in their own way and create a memory that will last them a lifetime! Cheers to 21 years of magic and many more to come," Blakely wrote in an Instagram post. Blackstone purchased a majority of the shapewear empire, but Blakely will remain a"significant shareholder," she said in a separate Instagram post on Wednesday. The mother of four created the company 21 years ago.
"With all my heart I love this brand. With all my heart I will continue to love this brand," she said."I will remain a significant shareholder and continue to help the business fulfill its greatest potential, as well as continue to fulfill my greatest passion - elevating women."
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