On this episode of The Art of the Kickstart podcast, we talk to Corey Cooper, the visionary founder of CARVE1. Listeners are in for an exciting episode as they discover how CARVE1 Sportsball is poised to redefine the future of fitness. Listeners gain insights into Cooper's entrepreneurial journey, from the initial idea behind CARVE1 to the development and launch of the Sportsball. He shares the challenges he faced along the way and the lessons he learned as an entrepreneur in the fitness industry.   Short on time? Here's what we talked about. Carve1's origin story. Corey's top three skills that every entrepreneur needs to be successful. What the future of crowdfunding looks like. Links https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1627836410/carve1-sportsball-a-compact-total-body-exercise-system https://carve1sports.com/ https://www.instagram.com/carve1sports/ https://www.facebook.com/Carve1-Sports Sponsors Art of the Kickstart is honored to be sponsored by ProductHype, the leading crowdfunding newsletter. Publishing weekly, ProductHype showcases five of the best, most innovative and exciting crowdfunding projects in an absurdly unique way. Their audience of more than 300,000 crowdfunding fans regularly back featured products and eagerly awaits the newsletter to learn about the new ideas that creators are bringing to market. Learn more about having your project featured in ProductHype, or join the HypeSquad today! Transcript View this episode's transcript Roy Morejon: Welcome entrepreneurs and startups to Art of the Kickstart, the show that every entrepreneur needs to listen to before you launch. I’m your host, Roy Morejon, president and founder of Enventys Partners, the world’s only turnkey product launch company. From product development and engineering to omnichannel marketing, we’ve helped our clients launch thousands of inventions and earn more than 1 billion in sales over the past 20 years. Each week I interview a startup success story, an inspirational entrepreneur or a business expert in order to help you take your launch to the next level. The show would not be possible without our main sponsor ProductHype, the weekly newsletter that goes out and shows you the best inventions that just launched. Make sure to check out producthype.co and join the Hype squad. Now let’s get on with the show. Welcome to another edition of Art of the Kickstart. Today I am super excited because I am speaking with Mr. Corey Cooper, the founder and CEO of Carve1. Campaign just went live, so really excited to gauge and see where the campaign is. But Mr. Cooper, thank you so much for joining us today on Art of the Kickstart. Corey Cooper: Well, thank you for having me. Roy Morejon: If you would, let’s just dive in on the product and then we’ve got a whole backstory I’m really excited to dive into. If you would for our audience,