The interesting thing: Dyson never trained as an engineer. His background is in industrial design and styling. In 1979, Dyson began work on a radical design for a vacuum cleaner in the stables behind his house. Up to then, his stint as an inventor was ...

In Bustle's Quick Question, we ask women leaders all about advice — from the best guidance they've ever gotten to what they're still figuring out. Here, Sandra Lup, Dyson's lead design engineer, tells Bustle how she found her confidence and the ...