BrandYourself.com Becomes The First Online Reputation Management Company To Appear On Shark Tank

NEW YORK - March 10, 2015 - PRLog -- BrandYourself provides tools and services to help people improve what shows up for their name online. Co-Founders and Syracuse University alumni Pete Kistler, Patrick Ambron, and Evan McGowan-Watson first thought up BrandYourself when Kistler couldn’t get an internship in college because he was being mistaken for a criminal with the same name.

“It turns out there are companies who try to help in these situations, but they are solely service based, and I couldn’t get a quote for under $25K” says Kistler. Unable to afford these services, Kistler enlisted the help of his two friends Patrick Ambron and Evan McGowan-Watson to help build the first do-it-yourself software that helps people manage that process themselves. “We wanted to give everybody the power to control their own name on the web, not just wealthy people trying to fix a problem”, Ambron, CEO says. “Since launching, we have developed tools and services that can help in any situation, whether you’re a CEO dealing with crisis, or a young professional who simply wants to be more visible when looking for jobs.”

ABC’s Shark Tank, an award winning, nationally broadcast show, gives entrepreneurs the chance to pitch their businesses to a group of savvy angel investors, or sharks. With the show reaching over 7 million households an episode, Shark Tank tests the strength of entrepreneurs in the national spotlight, which can either make or break their business.

Already becoming big players in the ORM industry, the BrandYourself team jumped at the opportunity to get their company national exposure and a chance to reel in a highly respected business partner. “We founded BrandYourself because everybody should have control over their own name online. With Shark Tank, we get a chance to show millions of viewers how to do that.” says Ambron.

Co-founder Evan Watson is excited to see how the Shark Tank effect is going to accelerate their already rapid growth, “We’ve always relied on word of mouth, so it’s hard to imagine what could happen when millions of people hear about us all at once.”

About BrandYourself

Along the way BrandYourself has gotten national recognition as a leading authority in the ORM industry, being named the the overall StartUp winner at SXSW, listed on the White House Empact 100, and awarded Inc Magazine’s 35 Under 35 Coolest Entrepreneurs. Along with many other prestigious awards and press, BrandYourself has already secured over $5M in funding and hopes a Shark Tank investment can bring their business to the next level.

Shark Tank airs Friday, March 20th at 9/8c on ABC.