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Jon Mest, CEO of ChatRank

October 5, 2026

Jon is a data scientist by training, a salesperson by accident, and loves working with customers more than any other part of his job. He's a highly technical person that can also speak to other humans, a trait that has helped him a ton in his career. Jon has worked as an investment banker on Wall Street, built data products for Fortune 50 brands, and helped found multiple companies. Today, he leads the charge in brand-building for the AI future as the CEO of both Just Reach Out and ChatRank.

While Just Reach Out handles traditional media and PR, ChatRank enables brands to audit and improve their visibility within AI models like ChatGPT and Google AI Answers. Jon’s vision for ChatRank is a seamless synergy where AI handles the heavy lifting of discovery, leaving humans to provide the high-value proprietary insights that drive sales. Together, his companies provide a comprehensive toolkit for staying relevant as the world shifts from search engines to conversational agents.