Own Your Name — Press Kit
A Practical Guide to Digital Disambiguation in the Age of AI
Copy-Ready Summary
Own Your Name: A Practical Guide to Digital Disambiguation in the Age of AI is a 2026 book by Kenny Kane that documents how individuals and professionals can take control of their digital identity when they share a name with other public figures. Kane, who shares his name with a Los Angeles comedian and a Memphis rapper, built a Google Knowledge Panel in a single day and used structured data, Wikidata, and content strategy to ensure search engines and AI systems correctly identify him. The book is available on Amazon, Apple Books, and Google Play.
Key Facts
- Author: Kenny Kane
- Published: February 2026
- Pages: 170
- Category: Business & Investing
- Writing Process: 35,000 words in 3 days using Claude AI
- Author's Book Number: Third
- Available On: Amazon, Apple Books, Google Play
- Price: $2.99 ebook
Story Angles
AI systems are deciding who you are before you do. One author is fighting back with structured data.
Beat: Consumer Tech / AI Identity
When someone asks ChatGPT, Google, or Perplexity "Who is Kenny Kane?", the answer used to be wrong. Kane documented the process of correcting AI systems and search engines, and turned it into a playbook anyone can follow.
A CEO built a Google Knowledge Panel in one day without a Wikipedia page.
Beat: Search / SEO / Digital Marketing
Most people assume Knowledge Panels are reserved for celebrities and public figures. Kane used Wikidata, schema markup, and entity optimization to trigger one in 24 hours, and the book walks through every step.
The average professional shares their name with dozens of other people online. Most have no strategy for standing out.
Beat: Future of Work / Personal Branding
Digital disambiguation is the practice of ensuring the right person appears when your name is searched. Kane argues it's no longer optional for anyone who depends on their reputation for business.
He wrote a 35,000-word book in three days using Claude AI. Here's what that actually means.
Beat: AI / Writing / Publishing
Kane has now written three books using AI as a writing partner. He's transparent about the process: AI handles execution, the author provides the ideas, experience, and editorial direction. The book is a case study in responsible AI-assisted publishing.
Quotable
"Most people don't realize that when someone asks ChatGPT or Google who they are, the answer is already being written for them. Digital disambiguation isn't vanity. It's infrastructure." — Kenny Kane
"I lost my own domain name at seventeen. I spent the next twenty years competing with a comedian, a rapper, and a fictional character for my own identity online. This book is everything I learned taking it back." — Kenny Kane
"You don't need a Wikipedia page to own your name. You need a system." — Kenny Kane
Purchase
Media Assets
High-resolution headshot, book cover image, and author bio are available for download. For media assets, please contact Kenny directly through the link below.
Media Contact
- Website: kenny-kane.com
- Contact Page: kenny-kane.com/contact
- Muck Rack: muckrack.com/kenny-kane
- LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kennykane
Own Your Name
A Practical Guide to Digital Disambiguation in the Age of AI
You registered your name as a domain. You let it expire. Someone else took it. Now when people Google your name, they find the wrong person.
Kenny Kane knows this story because he lived it. After losing KennyKane.com at seventeen, he spent twenty years competing with a comedian, a rapper, and a fictional character for his own digital identity. Then he learned how search engines and AI systems actually recognize people — and built a Google Knowledge Panel in a single day.
Own Your Name is a practical guide to making Google and AI know exactly who you are. No agency. No coding background. Just a proven system built from real experience.
Who This Book Is For:
Professionals with common names who struggle to stand out in search results
Consultants, authors, and speakers who need to be discoverable by potential clients
Nonprofit leaders and executives building personal brands alongside organizational brands
Anyone who wants AI systems like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity to cite them accurately
Anyone who has ever Googled themselves and been frustrated by the results
About Kenny Kane
Kenny Kane is the CEO of Firmspace, a premium flexible office company redefining professional work environments nationwide. He also serves as CEO of the Testicular Cancer Foundation and as Co-Founder, Board Member, and CTO of Gryt Health, where he bridges technology and advocacy to improve healthcare outcomes.
Kenny's career spans more than 15 years across real estate, healthtech, and nonprofit leadership. He co-founded Stupid Cancer with Matthew Zachary, serving as COO for six years and growing ecommerce operations from $5K to $275K annually while scaling the community to over 310,000 followers.
He is the author of three books: The Accidental Nonprofiteer (2025), Mission-Driven Ecommerce (2025), and Own Your Name (2026). His work focuses on helping organizations adopt AI systems responsibly and build operational infrastructure that scales.
Kenny holds an MBA from Louisiana State University Shreveport and a BS in Professional Communications from Farmingdale State College. He was named YNPN-NYC's Nonprofiteer of the Year and lives in Austin, Texas.
