Imagine you're in a shopping mall.  You come across an area where you can fly a drone, play a game and save money.

That's CopterWorld CEO and President Thomas L. Register's vision,  His goal: to revive brick-and-mortar stores.   But more importantly, he wants to get people  away from their screens--and having fun interacting with one another once.

Thomas is the inventor of Chopper Shopper: a new concept that allows consumers to fly drones in unused retail spaces.  Along the way, they'll be finding bargains--and having fun.

In the Eureka Park® startup area of CES® 2019, Thomas was exhibiting his prototype.  Currently, he's in the funding stage for Chopper Shopper.

After CES® 2019, Thomas talked about the experience that led him to create Chopper Shopper, his experience at CES® and his advice for fellow innovators.

On this edition of Over Coffee®, you will hear:

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How Thomas first came up with the concept for CopterWorld;

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The ways technological advances, plus his work background, led to Chopper Shopper;

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The steps of his innovator's journey, so far;

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How Chopper Shopper works;

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Why Thomas envisions the game as appealing to our competitive spirit;

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What he most needs, currently, for the next steps with his startup;

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Thomas's vision for the future;

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His experience at CES®  2019 (the first time exhibiting!);

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What Thomas would like to do differently for his next CES®  show;

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A "survival tip" from Thomas's experience for fellow innovators who might be at the start of their creative journeys.