Dream Big America Announces Contestants for October 29 Monthly Finals Show; Life Equals, Learn Everywhere and Portfolium Square Off for Dream Big Champion Title

Winner to Receive up to $20,000 in Assistance and Resources

News provided by

Oct 25, 2013, 03:17 ET

KANSAS CITY, Mo., Oct. 25, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dream Big America, the first-ever live nationally syndicated radio show pitting startup business ventures against each other, and broadcast on Doug Stephan's Good Day Show (www.dougstephan.com) each Tuesday at 9:10 am EDT, announced today the three contestants competing in the monthly Finals Show on October 29, 2013.

Life Equals, from Kansas City, Missouri will be presented by Kyle FitzGerald, the CEO and Co-Founder (www.LifeEquals.com). Life Equals is a one-for-one vitamin company where every vitamin you purchase, the company gives a multivitamin to a malnourished child. Life Equals was the Dream Big America October 8 weekly winner.

Learn Everywhere, from Orlando, Florida will be presented by Joshua Johnson, the Co-Founder (www.learneverywhere.com). Learn Everywhere combines 100+ years of memory research with the latest technology to increase the ability to retail information. Learn Everywhere was the Dream Big America October 15 weekly winner.

Portfolium, from San Diego, California, will be presented by Neal Bloom, the VP of Business Development (www.theportfolium.com). Portfolium solves the LinkedIn problem for students with no work history. Portfolium was the Dream Big America October 22 weekly winner.

"These are three terrific startups that have an opportunity to impact our communities in a positive way," said Doug Stephan, host of Dream Big America. "Congratulations to all three finalists. They deserve America's support, and we encourage people to learn more about these amazing entrepreneurs."

The prize package for October's Dream Big Champion includes cash, assistance and resources from different sponsors around the country. The prize package will be announced during the Finals Show on Tuesday, October 29, 2013.

Dream Big America (www.DreamBigAmerica.us) airs each Tuesday at 9:10am to 9:40am EDT on Doug Stephan's Good Day Program, syndicated to 485 markets across the United States with a weekly listening audience of 3.5 million. In addition to being broadcast on the radio, the Dream Big America Show can be heard via live podcast on the DreamBigAmerica.us website.

Voting begins immediately after the show at 10:00am EDT and continues for 28 hours until 2:00pm EDT each Wednesday. Voting is by text (Text DBA to 612-22-DREAM (612-223-7326) once voting is live or via the DreamBigAmerica.us website.

The Dream Big America Show features three entrepreneurs pitching their business ideas for two minutes each, followed by an expert panelist who offers feedback and suggestions. Tapping into the surging entrepreneurial movement spreading across the country, Dream Big America strives to educate and support startups, all while providing an exciting venue for America to choose which new businesses it wants to see hit the market.

Dream Big America partners with the Kansas City-based Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation (www.kauffman.org) and its 1 Million Cups (www.1millioncups.com) startup education program, and the San Diego-based Nutritional Capital Network (www.nutritioncapital.com). Each organization supports the show by providing vetted startup ventures for consideration to the Dream Big America selection committee.

Dream Big America online:
www.DreamBigAmerica.us
www.facebook.com/DreamBigAmerica
www.twitter.com/DreamBigUSA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9alwsNLvas

Doug Stephan Show:
www.dougstephan.com
www.facebook.com/gooddayshow
www.twitter.com/GoodDayShow

Life Equals:
www.lifeequals.com
www.facebook.com/LifeEquals
www.twitter.com/lifeequals

Learn Everywhere:
www.learneverywhere.com
www.fb.com/learneverywhere
www.twitter.com/lrneverywhere

Portfolium:
www.theportfolium.com
www.facebook.com/theportfolium
www.twitter.com/thePortfolium

Media Contacts:
Beth Chapman, 816.835.0306, Email, Dream Big America
Barbara Pruitt, 816.932.1288, Email, Kauffman Foundation