Female-Founded Startup Bare Mixers Joins a Health-Focused Startup and Special Needs Employer in National Completion's Championship Round
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 22, 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 ET, announced today Bare Mixers as the third finalist for the November Finals Round.
This past week's competition highlighted three female entrepreneurs from female startup-focused Chic CEO (www.chic-ceo.com). These three contestants were selected to kick off the partnership between Dream Big America and Chic CEO. Stephanie Burns, the founder of Chic CEO, was the expert panelist during the show. Chic CEO is a community of female entrepreneurs supported by the Chic CEO website, rated as one of the Top 10 Entrepreneurial Websites for Women by Forbes.com.
"I had heard all of these women pitch their businesses before, but I was blown away by their eloquence during the Dream Big America show," stated Burns. "I'm honored to have such amazing women part of the Chic CEO mastermind program."
Natalie Susi founded Bare Mixers (www.baremixers.com) as a healthy alternative to the ultra-sweet mixers available at social gatherings. Bare Mixers are all-natural, low-calorie, gluten-free & delicious cocktail mixers. Susi will continue on to compete in the Dream Big America Finals Round on November 26, 2013 against the other two November Finalists: Paper Clouds Apparel and Nutpods. The winner will receive a prize package of support and resources worth up to $20,000.
Paper Clouds Apparel, from Phoenix, Arizona, will be presented by Robert Thornton, the Founder (www.PaperCloudsApparel.com). Paper Cloud Apparel raises funds and creates jobs for those with special needs using their own art.
Nutpods, from Irvine, California, will be presented by Madeline Haydon, the company's Founder and CEO (www.Nutpods.com). Nutpods is a portable, wholesome, dairy-free creamer made from almonds and coconuts.
Dream Big America (www.DreamBigAmerica.us) airs each Tuesday at 9:10am to 9:40am ET on Doug Stephan's Good Day Program, syndicated to over 500 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 ET and continues for 28 hours until 2:00pm ET 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.
For more information about the Dream Big America competition or to schedule an interview with any of the Dream Big America participants please call Beth Chapman at 816.835.0306 or email her.