I'll never forget the day I searched my name and saw something I didn't recognize.
Someone had created a fake website about me—filled with false, hurtful claims that couldn't have been further from the truth. What made it worse was how visible it was. It showed up on the first page of search results… usually in the #1 or #2 spot.
It felt like I had lost control of my own identity overnight.
I tried to get it removed, but I quickly learned that Google wouldn't take it down without a legal notice. When I looked into it, I was told it could cost over $5,000—money I simply didn't have.
Meanwhile, the damage was real. People I met—whether professionally or personally—would search my name, see that page, and I could feel the shift. Conversations changed. Opportunities faded. Some people just quietly distanced themselves without ever asking me what was true.
I felt stuck.
Everything started to change when I found NameOwned.
For the first time, I had a way to present myself the way I wanted to be seen. I created my page, shared my real story, my work, and who I actually am.
Over time, something incredible happened.
My NameOwned page started showing up at the top of my search results. The negative content that once defined me began to move further and further down. It didn't happen overnight—but it happened.
Now, when people search my name, they see me —not the lies.
NameOwned gave me back control of my identity—and that changed everything.
