Laura Tempesta

Laura Tempesta is a bra expert, apparel innovator, and an inventor of multiple patented products. After receiving her BA in Medical Anthropology from Stanford University, she began her career in business strategy. Realizing her true calling is in product creation, she later pursued apparel design and development, working at Nike in apparel innovation for over a decade. During her tenure as Sports Bra Innovation Director at Nike, she helped guide and develop sports bra innovation, and is the only person in North America with a master’s degree in lingerie design. Laura is the only person in the world who has studied bra technical design, aesthetic design, and biomechanics all in one degree. She serves as a consultant to the bra and sports bra industries in the areas of design, fit, strategy, costing, manufacturing, testing, supply-chain, and innovation. She is the founder of Bravolution®, a consumer advocacy group and resource providing sports bra reviews and education. Laura is considered one of the world’s leading sports bras experts and has been featured as a bra expert in Vogue, Teen Vogue, Oprah, Insider, NBC Today, and Better Homes & Gardens. Her TEDx talk about bras has over 3 million views. She enjoys domestic and international travel and has visited forty-two countries and all fifty states.

Designing the world’s best sports bra

https://www.ted.com/talks/laura_tempesta_you_ll_never_look_at_a_bra_the_same_way_again?language=en

Building musical instruments