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Our Story
If you Googled our CEO two years ago, you would have confused him with a convicted felon of the same name. After putting in the hard work to improve his online reputation, Pete saw individuals and businesses with the same problem. How do you make sure you’re accurately represented on the web and attracting rather than repelling opportunities? Brand-Yourself was born out of the need to proactively grow your reputation, just like you would in the real world, but in the connected world of search engines and social media.
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The Team
Patrick Ambron, CEO
Patrick is recognized as a thought leader in new and social media, and has developed online media strategies for dozens of businesses. Patrick co-developed the new media curriculum at the #1 school of information studies in the U.S. at Syracuse University, and his eBook "From Tweet to Hired" is read by thousands of people every day. Patrick helps companies build meaningful relationships with consumers online and speaks at conferences across the country about leveraging new media and social media as business tools and has won numerous awards for his work.
RJ Sherman, COO
A co-founder of Brand-Yourself.com, RJ has been an entrepreneur since his first successful web company started at age 16. As CEO of Charles River Web Connections, LLC, RJ worked with small to multi-million dollar businesses around the U.S. to implement technology and web-based solutions. Graduating with a number of the highest honors and a triple-major at Syracuse University, RJ's passion lies with gaining efficiency through use of new technology and leveraging emerging technology in new ways.
Evan McGowan-Watson, Vice President of Business Development
Evan combines his passion for writing, entrepreneurship, and making meaningful connections with new people as a partner at Brand-Yourself. Evan works with small businesses and regularly speaks and conducts workshops about leveraging social media to bring new business.
Pete Kistler, Head of Product
Pete Kistler is the Head of Product and founder of Brand‐Yourself.com, named one of the Top 100 Most Innovative College Startups in the U.S. two years in a row. Pete was named one of the Top 5 College Entrepreneurs of 2009 by Entrepreneur Magazine and is cited as a leading Online Reputation Management expert, one of the Top 30 Definitive Personal Branding Experts on Twitter, and was a judge for the 2009 Personal Brand Awards. Pete writes the Wednesday column for the nationally acclaimed Personal Branding Blog, ranked the #1 job blog by CareerBuilder and a Top 50 Marketing Blog by AdAge, and syndicated by Forbes, Reuters and Fox Business. Pete is the co-author of the book "Career Launchpad" (Perry, 2009) and "From Tweet To Hired" (Brand-Yourself, 2010). He is also a keyboard player, DJ and electronic music buff.