Piryx Inc. CEO to Appear on FOX and Friends for Rising Star Panel

June 1, 2009, Austin, TX- Piryx Inc. Founder/CEO Tom Serres will appear on FOX News’ morning show, FOX and Friends, on Tuesday, June 2nd, at 8:45am EST as part of a Rising Stars panel discussion. 27-year-old Serres was named last month as a 2009 Rising Star by Campaigns & Elections’ Politics magazine. Several of the honorees, including Serres, will appear on FOX and Friends to discuss their contribution to the political world and debate current events.

One of the most prestigious honors in politics, the Rising Stars award goes to people 35 or under who have made a significant mark in political consulting or advocacy. The magazine chose 10 Democrats, 10 Republicans and seven nonpartisan leaders this year out of a pool of several hundred nominees. The Rising Stars will be honored on June 12 in Washington D.C.

Past Rising Stars include Karen Hughes, George Stephanopoulos, David Axelrod, Paul Begala, Donna Brazile, James Carville, Rahm Emanuel, and Laura Ingraham.

Serres is one of the seven nonpartisan leaders recognized this year. Serres is the entrepreneur behind Piryx, a social commerce platform aimed at empowering the little guys of the political world with online tools. Piryx empowers users with technology to effectuate political and social change.

The Austin-based start-up is currently expanding offices to San Francisco and Dallas and is in the process of rolling out new web applications.

For a complete list of the 2009 Rising Stars, visit http://www.politicsmagazine.com/rising-stars-2009

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