Laurie Ann Goldman

As CEO of the ultimate CYA company, Spanx, Laurie Ann Goldman has led the way in a business that is focused on the behind. Once a groundbreaking startup, Spanx is now a global enterprise with problem-solving products that have changed the way women, and now men, look and feel.

Under Goldman’s leadership, Spanx has become the number one shapewear brand in major department stores with a fan base that includes everyone from Oprah to George Lopez.

She lends her leadership and energy to a variety of community and professional development organizations and lives in Atlanta with her husband and three sons.

At HBA 2011, she spoke in the session M-05: Breaking Through the Retailers' Glass Ceiling.