We believe the most impactful moments are the ones you don't even remember having.
Every success story has a beginning. And most of those beginnings trace back to someone — a person who said something at the right time, in the right way, without even knowing how much it mattered.
We built Mention By Name because we noticed something: people who transformed their lives almost always had a "spark" moment. And when we asked them about it, they could name the exact person who provided that spark.
But here's what struck us: most of those sparks had no idea they'd been so impactful. They'd moved on. They'd forgotten the conversation. They had no idea that something they said casually years ago had become the foundation of someone else's transformation.
"The people who change our lives rarely know they did it. We're fixing that."
We use AI voice technology to create realistic, emotional podcast-style conversations. Two voices. One journey. Your name at the center.
Every podcast has a companion written piece. Beautifully designed, deeply personal, and crafted to make you feel seen.
Others can comment on your story. React. Share. Your impact gets witnessed by a community that understands the power of one conversation.
We connect you back to the person whose life you changed. They wanted you to know. Now you do.
Mention By Name is built on a classic direct-response insight, updated for the AI age:
Make people feel important before you ask for anything.
Gary Halbert's legendary "Coat of Arms" letters worked because they made the reader feel recognized, elevated, and significant — before a single sales pitch appeared. The emotional state of feeling seen creates openness that no clever copy can manufacture.
We do the same thing, but with a modern twist: AI-generated personalized podcasts that make you hear your own name in a story of transformation.
This isn't marketing. It's emotional media. And it works because it's true — people really did build things because of you.
“The people who change our lives rarely know they did it. We're building a world where they find out.
— The Mention By Name Mission
A person who's transformed their life tells us about the conversation that started it all. They name you as the spark.
We build a personalized narrative: a podcast episode and written story that captures the emotional arc from that first conversation to transformation.
We reach out and invite you to hear the story. Your name, spoken aloud, in a podcast about how you changed someone's life.
You learn what your words did. They learn that you know. A connection that was dormant gets reactivated — sometimes years later.
The mind behind the emotional engine. Jack designed the MBN system from the ground up, combining classic persuasion psychology with cutting-edge AI voice technology.
The voice of the brand. Ed shapes how MBN feels, sounds, and connects — from visual identity to the emotional tone of every story we tell.
Our AI systems generate personalized podcasts at scale. Gemini 2.5 Pro TTS, ElevenLabs, and custom SSML scripting create voices that feel human because the stories are.
Someone out there built something because of you. They told us about it. Now we want to tell you.