Summary: <br> FooBag is Craig's other child. He created the product to keep his AT gear dry after a coach accidentally soaked his whole med kit. Many hours have gone into creating the product that you see today.<br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://sportsmedicinebroadcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/foobag.jpg"></a><br> <br> <br> <br> 5 words to describe FOObag:<br> <br> <br> <br> Innovative<br> <br> <br> <br> Necessity<br> <br> <br> <br> Driven<br> <br> <br> <br> Family<br> <br> <br> <br> Committed<br> <br> <br> <br> FOO - I have ten siblings and we were the jocks in the neighborhood<br> <br> <br> <br> We were nicknamed the egg rolls<br> <br> <br> <br> Where did the idea start?<br> <br> <br> <br> Hofstra University where I met my wife<br> <br> <br> <br> We were founders of the student AT organization<br> <br> <br> <br> Summer intern with the New York Jets<br> <br> <br> <br> I have worked at each level of sports<br> <br> <br> <br> Got my masters from Hofstra in 2003<br> <br> <br> <br> Stepped down as the coach/AT to follow my daughter's college sports careers<br> <br> <br> <br> I passed the stadium on a rainy day where I always kept my gear on the back of the cart<br> <br> <br> <br> The coach borrowed the cart to move gear but did not keep my kit out of the weather, it soaked everything in my medkit.<br> <br> <br> <br> At that moment I knew I needed a solution<br> <br> <br> <br> I spent about a year or two looking at all the kits to design and create the bag to fit my needs and the other ones on the market.<br> <br> <br> <br> I wanted to find a local manufacturer so I could make trips there as needed.<br> <br> <br> <br> The manufacturer showed him a bag they use when onboarding inmates at the penitentiaries<br> <br> <br> <br> After a few weeks, we had a prototype. Then we tweaked it several times.<br> <br> <br> <br> And then adjusted the sizes.<br> <br> <br> <br> We have grown with feedback.<br> <br> <br> <br> What “version” of the FOObag are you on now?<br> <br> <br> <br> We now have the 2.0.<br> <br> <br> <br> Who was your first sale to?<br> <br> <br> <br> Marissa, a local AT here on Long Island and a long-time friend.<br> <br> <br> <br> Your biggest haters?<br> <br> <br> <br> I do not remember anyone giving me a hard time or telling me that it wouldn't work<br> <br> <br> <br> Other ATs were a little “jealous” of me thinking of it first.<br> <br> <br> <br> If you were to start over what would you have done differently?<br> <br> <br> <br> I would have learned more about social media and online marketing and online sales.<br> <br> <br> <br> I would like to have switched and delved into other markets earlier.<br> <br> <br> <br> Contact Us<br> <br> <br> <br> Craig - craigatc14@aol.com<br> <br> <br> <br> Foobag - @FooBagFoo<br> <br> <br> <br> Jeremy - @MrJeremyJackson<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://sportsmedicinebroadcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/medbridge-banner.jpg"></a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br>
