CEO Gifts Each Of Her 500+ Employees Two First-Class Tickets To Any Country Of Their Choice Along With $10,000
Several shared plans to go to Croatia, South Africa, and Bora Bora!
Spanx founder Sara Blakely turned a company celebration into a jaw-dropping moment when she surprised her employees with a gift most people would never expect from a boss. The deal behind the party had already put the brand in the spotlight, but the real headline was what came next.
During the celebration, Blakely told her staff that each of them would receive two first-class tickets to any country they wanted, plus $10,000 to enjoy the trip. The reaction was instant, with shock, tears, and plenty of disbelief as the room realized the gift was real.
It was the kind of workplace surprise people do not forget, and the video made the moment even bigger. Read on.
Meet Sara Blakely, Spanx’s founder and CEO
sarablakelyShapewear is regularly worn as figure-embracing underwear that smooths, thins, or modifies the body shape. The shapewear industry is expected to reach $7 billion by 2030.
Both companies stated that the arrangement would permit Spanx to increase its online presence and extend its worldwide footprint and line of products.
I started the company in Virginia
sarablakelyWhile Sara was making her speech...
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Delivering amazing products to women
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Not enough women are being funded
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My lucky red backpack
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My backpack makes me feel secure and happy
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I started Spanx with this backpack
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A very remote dream
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The surprise is coming...
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And to celebrate this moment...
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And $10,000 for each and everyone
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Blackstone and Spanx likewise stated that they wanted to create an all-female governing body at the apparel firm. You can see the priceless reactions of the company's employees...
That announcement clearly landed hard.
The joy...
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The surprised but happy faces...
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The tears of joy...
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The "are you kidding me" faces...
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The loud cheerful noises...
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The contagious smiles
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All grinning from ear to ear...
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This happy employee is going to Bora Bora
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This excited employee chose South Africa
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Dude wants to elope in Sweden
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Watch the video below...
You may or may not know, but Spanx CEO Sara Blakely was the youngest self-made female billionaire as crowned by Forbes in 2012. Here's what people had to say.
People had plenty to say about the gift.
What my job gave me...
Pamela Goo
This is a grand gesture
Diego Calabretta
Keeping employees motivated
Lauren Ryder
I'm asking the same question
Lacey Lee
She is an awesome boss...
Sam Zaboyak
And so much more!
Neil Williams
And you will see more turnovers
Matt Stappleton
I am a nurse and I got donuts
Lori Okray Peters
It takes great employees to get you there
Phil Wall
Some came to the conclusion that the pandemic has made financial investors warier of risks and more likely to stick with their current networks, which are typically men's clubs and more difficult for women to break into. These types of attractive actions alone probably won't tackle all of capitalism’s issues, but in addition to changing many lives, single thoughtful gestures are sometimes all we really want to start a foundational change.
It was a big gesture, and nobody in that room was forgetting it anytime soon.
