bookyourdata.com

As the CEO of Bookyourdata, my role is to lead and oversee the strategic direction of the company, ensuring that we are providing the most innovative and effective B2B prospecting solutions to our clients. I am responsible for setting and achieving financial and growth targets, as well as managing the overall operations and performance of the company.

I work closely with our talented team to drive innovation and stay ahead of industry trends, ensuring that our platform remains the most advanced and comprehensive B2B prospecting tool on the market. I am dedicated to providing exceptional customer service and ensuring that our clients have access to the most accurate and up-to-date data possible.

As the face of Bookyourdata, I also represent the company in various industry events and conferences, networking with other industry leaders and sharing our insights and expertise with others. I am committed to maintaining and growing our reputation as the go-to B2B contact data provider for businesses of all sizes, from startups to Fortune 100 companies.

Overall, my ultimate goal as CEO of Bookyourdata is to help businesses of all sizes achieve their growth objectives through the power of data-driven prospecting. I am passionate about our mission and dedicated to providing the best possible service to our clients, and I look forward to continuing to lead Bookyourdata into the future.

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RevGenius

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Aria

- Built the world's first US business listings database in the industry in 2004 and I was the main supplier to big corporations for their telemarketing purposes. (I'm the inventor of "business list" / "business listings" / "business database" terms in the industry as I promoted them alone on search engines at that time; there was nobody else to reference from)
- Built the world's first US business email contacts list in 2005 when cold emailing was rising for the first time.
- Built the world's first international B2B prospecting lists in 2007. Many international marketers (the majority of whom didn't know the meaning of cold emailing at that time) faced my data set for the first time for cold emailing due to my invention in the industry.
- Built the world's most stable and highly accurate global B2B email contacts pool at the beginning of 2008.
- I've crafted the ultimate plan to dominate the B2B prospecting industry with my newest venture, Bookyourdata.

Chief Data Scientist

Following my success as the world's first car specifications data provider, I decided to pivot to creating a mobile phone specifications database. This database included every single detail of all mobile phones in the world. As with the car database, I was the only one offering this type of data at the time. Many of my clients were well-known and popular news websites focused on mobile phones. Like the car database, I offered monthly updates to my private clients via a subscription model.

Chief Data Officer

Pluup

In 2004, I single-handedly created the world's first car specifications database and began providing monthly updates to my private clients, many of which were leading tire manufacturers and OEM parts providers in the automotive industry. The database contained three types of car specs data: US cars, UK cars, and international cars. I arranged the data sets in this way because some car models were produced differently in each region. At the time, I was the only one in the world offering this type of data, which made it extremely popular. As a result, my one-man business experienced significant growth within just two years.

Data Aggregator

ServerMaestro

I co-founded ServerMaestro, one of the world's first hosting companies. ServerMaestro was acquired by SadeceHosting in 2005.

Co-Founder

Baris Zeren is the CEO and founder of Bookyourdata, a leading B2B data provider trusted by over 20,000 clients worldwide. With more than 20 years of experience, Baris has dedicated his career to transforming how businesses leverage data for marketing and sales success. He is also the author of two industry-acclaimed books: The Ultimate Guide to Buy Email Lists and AI SALES SECRETS: What Top Performers Know and You Don’t.

His journey in data innovation began in 2004, when he built the world’s first car specifications database. In 2005, he developed a comprehensive U.S. business listings database. These early achievements laid the groundwork for founding Bookyourdata in 2015, with a mission to make premium, accurate B2B contact data accessible to all businesses—large and small.

At Bookyourdata, the team is redefining standards in the B2B data industry:
	•	97% data accuracy—significantly higher than industry benchmarks
	•	Real-time email verification ensures only working contacts are delivered
	•	500M+ B2B profiles across 200+ countries
	•	Intelligent job categorization for precise targeting
	•	A flexible, pay-as-you-go model—no subscriptions, no long-term contracts

Baris is a firm advocate for ethical and transparent data practices, aligning with global privacy standards like GDPR and CCPA. This commitment has earned Bookyourdata the trust of major brands including Oracle, SpaceX, and Pepsi, and helped it become the #1-rated B2B data sales intelligence platform on G2.

Beyond running Bookyourdata, Baris is passionate about sharing his expertise on data-driven growth strategies, compliance, and modern sales prospecting. He’s always open to connecting with businesses—whether startups or Fortune 500s—to explore how clean, targeted data can fuel smarter decisions and stronger sales outcomes.

Let’s connect and grow together.

👋 Baris Zeren ✌️🔥

Ethan Fung

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Full Port Development

Full Port Development is a software firm that creates in-house software products and provide software development services, specializing in mobile and web development, data engineering and data visualization.

Director of Strategic Partnerships

I conducted market research on our flagship products. My research resulted in the focus of a new potential market segment that we could target.

To support the growth of the company's sales team, I utilized tools such as Zoominfo and Apollo to find leads, created effective cold call scripts and email cadences, and developed user personas to better target our audience. These efforts resulted in a 20% increase in qualified leads, which contributed to the overall growth of the sales pipeline.

In addition to my sales and marketing efforts, I also took on various administrative tasks, generating the company logo, and creating receipts for our clients. These efforts freed up valuable time for other team members, which allowed them to focus on more high-level tasks.

As a project manager, I organized the Kanban board, led daily standups, and delegated features to the development team. This resulted in a 30% increase in team productivity, which allowed us to deliver products to our clients faster and with greater quality.

I facilitated meetings with clients, designers, and team members to ensure customer success and quality assurance, providing valuable feedback and debugging features. This resulted in a 50% reduction in bug reports from clients, which contributed to a higher customer satisfaction rate.

To support Full Port Development's growth, I researched and secured valuable resources such as scouting locations and talked to clients to gain insight and information for the company. These efforts led to the identification of a new product feature that we could develop.

Overall, my contributions to the company's vision plan by setting weekly and monthly goals, and prepared pitches for potential clients, helped expand the company's reach in new markets. My expertise in creating a CRM system to keep track of deals and clients, helped streamline operations and contributed to the overall success of Full Port Development.

Queen's University

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for MNTC 313: Introduction to Programming.

Hosted hour-long weekly tutorials via Microsoft Teams to guide and aid students with fundamental programming concepts in C, C++ and MATLAB. Answered questions about assignments and introductory computing concepts via email and discussion boards, available to 860+ students. Responsible for marking the assessments of 30 students with consistency, fairness, and helpful comments.

Undergraduate Teaching Assistant

Ontario Ministry of Health

Optimized COVAX algorithms with COVID data in SQL, optimizing millions of data to be most efficient in the pipeline. Assisted in the CQ to JIRA help desk application transfer, using JIRA workflows. Organized and formatted data for hundreds AODA files in IBM Cognos.

Application Programmer

W3LL

In charge of SMS onboarding, collecting and storing data through Twilio, Google Forms, and Integromat to allow user flow to be as seamless as possible. Many variations and combinations of low code and high code situations were tested to create optimal user experience.

Wellbeing Exploration And Discovery Marketplace: Connecting you with effective, evidence-based solutions that improve wellbeing. It is a platform focused on well-being that functions like a preventative healthcare marketplace.

Full Stack Developer

Costco Wholesale

Merchandised and restocked flower products. Maintained annuals, perennials and nursery stock to ensure they were always fresh, rotated and visually appealing. Assisted customers with questions. Did a basic upkeep of the garden centre to provide a clean and safe shopping experience.

Warehouse Stocker

The Walt Disney Company

Worked night and closing shifts at a food court serving food for over hundreds of guests each day. Trained extensively in guest relations, money handling, janitorial service, and food preparations. Interacted and communicated with guests accommodating any request or needs to make their stay magical. Many families tweeted about my service!

Food and Beverage Server

Toronto Chinese Alliance Church

Planned summer camp activities like arts and crafts and sports games for over 120 children. Managed over 40 staff assigning positions and supervising them in their roles.

Managing Director

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👋 Baris Zeren ✌️🔥

Ethan Fung

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