Kill The Cup Wins National Startup Pitch Competition; March Dream Big America Contestants Announced

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 27^th, 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 11^th at 5pm Eastern Time. The startup that receives the highest number of votes will advance to the Finals Round on March 27^th.

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 [email protected].

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