The issue is that i didn't take the time to do all of the signing and mac stuff in order as an identified developer. Simple but sketchy fix: http://osxdaily.com/2016/09/27/allow-apps-from-anywhere-macos-gatekeeper/
I got it to work after following these steps:
- Quit out of System Preferences
- Open the Terminal app from the /Applications/Utilities/ folder and then enter the following command syntax:
- Hit return and authenticate with an admin password
sudo spctl --master-disable