Shapewear boss gives all employees $ 10,000 travel money and airline tickets - no matter where

American entrepreneur Sara Blakely caused a sensation when she gave her employees two airline tickets and $ 10,000 each.

Atlanta - Should there be a competition to choose the best boss in the world, Sara Blakely would certainly have a good chance.

The 50-year-old American * is the founder of the company Spanx, which has made a name for itself internationally with shapewear, briefs and leggins, and has caused a sensation in recent days with a campaign for its employees.

American Sara Blakely sells her company and has a huge surprise for her employees

This was preceded first of all by the economic success that Blakely was able to achieve with her company in recent years.

The American founded Spanx at the age of 27 with just under 5000 US dollars in start-up capital.

A few days ago, the now 50-year-old announced that she had sold the majority of the company to the investment company Blackstone.

Spanx is now valued at $ 1.2 billion.

A milestone in Blakely's career that the entrepreneur wanted to share with her employees.

A few days ago, for example, the 50-year-old gave a speech to her employees at the Spanx headquarters in Atlanta.

She informed her employees about the deal with Blackstone and talked about her beginnings with the company.

"This is a great moment for each and every one of us and I would like to make a toast to the women who came before me and to all the women in the world who did not have these opportunities," said the entrepreneur in her speech Instagram * video was captured.

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American gives all employees two airline tickets and $ 10,000 as a gift

With a view to the approximately 750 employees of the company, however, Blakely had prepared a big surprise, which she revealed to the speechless attendees during her speech.

For this, the 50-year-old had brought a small globe that was set up on a table.

"You wonder why I am turning this globe?" The entrepreneur addressed to her employees.

"I bought each of you two first class plane tickets for every place in the world," the 50-year-old then burst the bomb.

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US entrepreneur causes a stir with a present for her employee

On the video on Blakely's Instagram account you can see how the employees present burst into a storm of jubilation. The tickets were only the first part of the surprise. “When you go on a trip, you might also want to have a nice dinner or sleep in a really nice hotel and that's why everyone gets 10,000 US dollars in travel money for their two tickets,” the 50-year-old continued.

After the completely stunned employees had calmed down again, Blakely said that she owed the success of her company above all to her employees and that she wanted to show her appreciation in this way.

Her motto in life is: "The more you experience, the more you have to offer other people." And for this reason, she would like to give her employees an opportunity to gain further experiences in this way.