KANSAS CITY, Mo., March 6, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- The February 2015 Round of Dream Big America
(www.DreamBigAmerica.us), powered by Sprint (www.Sprint.com),
concluded this past week, and Kill The Cup was announced this
morning as the February Dream Big Champion. Three new startups
presented this morning to kickoff the March Dream Big America
competition. The three companies that presented on the show were
Bonfire Wines, Weed Spinner, and MagneKlip.
Kill The Cup (www.KillTheCup.com), won both a preliminary round
as well as the Finals Round on February
27th, and received the highest number of votes
during the February Dream Big America competition. Drew Beal, the company's Chief Environmental
Optimist, presented Kill The Cup during both rounds. Kill The Cup
will receive marketing and publicity support from the Dream Big
America sponsors.
Kill The Cup is the nation's largest reusable cup campaign,
dedicated to reducing the amount of waste created by disposable
cups and bottles. Kill The Cup, located in San Diego, California, implements waste
reduction campaign at colleges, coffee shops, and corporate offices
across the country.
"Congratulations to Drew Beal
with Kill The Cup for his fantastic presentations this past month,"
said Doug Stephan, the show's host.
"March will no doubt be filled with innovative startups and
passionate entrepreneurs."
Three new startups presented during this morning's live pitch
competition to launch the March 2015
round of Dream Big America. During today's show from 9:10-9:50am EST, the spokesperson for each
company gave a two-minute pitch of their business concept to the
national Dream Big America listening audience. The Dream Big
America show is broadcast weekly on the Doug Stephan Good Day Show
(www.DougStephan.com) and through a live audio stream on
www.DreamBigAmerica.us. Audio recordings of the pitches can also be
found on the Dream Big America website.
Bonfire Wines (www.DrinkBonfire.com), based in Chicago, Illinois, was presented by founder
and CEO Eric Steigelman. Bonfire
Wines crafts premium wines farmed from California vineyards, and has created a unique
position in the wine industry through technological, sustainable,
and social innovation.
Weed Spinner (www.WeedNTill.com), based in Lakeland, Florida was presented by owner and
inventor Vern Ader. Weed Spinner
oversees a unique invention called the Weed N Till, a low cost,
durable weed control tool that is fast, efficient and easy to
use.
MagneKlip (www.MagneKlip.com) is a hand towel invention that
keeps hands and equipment dry during golf play without delaying
game to search for towel. MagneKlip was presented by inventor
John Keeter, and is based in
Clemmons, North Carolina.
Following the show, listeners and supporters have the
opportunity to vote for their favorite startup company by visiting
the Dream Big America website, or by texting 'DBA' to 612-223-DREAM
(612-223-7326). The voting period ends Wednesday, March 11th at 5pm Eastern Time. The startup that receives the
highest number of votes will advance to the Finals Round on
March 27th.
You can learn more about Dream Big America and apply to be a
contestant on the show at www.DreamBigAmerica.us,
www.facebook.com/DreamBigAmerica, and www.twitter.com/DreamBigUSA.
Marketing for Dream Big America provided by Karuna Consulting
(www.KarunaConsulting.com).
For more information about the Dream Big America competition or
to schedule an interview with any of the Dream Big America
participants please call Adam Taff
at 816.835.0306 or email him at adam.taff@dreambigamerica.us.
Media
Contacts:
Adam Taff, Dream Big
America
816.835.0306, Email
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