Yuri Baranov

Yuri Baranov has a diverse work experience in various roles and industries.

Yuri founded and served as the President and CEO of Giggster, a start-up that provides an Airbnb-like platform for finding and booking affordable filming locations. Yuri launched Giggster in May 2017 and grew it to have over 10,000 filming locations, working with top studios and brands.

Prior to Giggster, Yuri founded and served as the CEO of Jobjet, a cloud-based recruiting platform designed specifically for recruiters. Yuri also founded and served as the Director of Board at Semantria, a service that provides sentiment analysis through a REST API and Excel Add-In.

Yuri founded and served as the Director of Board at Lifelike Apps, Inc., a joint venture that developed graphically stunning mobile apps bringing real-life objects to smartphones and tablets.

Yuri was a Co-Founder and Investor at Nimble, Inc., contributing to the development of a unique CRM product that focuses on people rather than sales forecasts.

Yuri also founded Postindustria, a hybrid services and products company, where they served as the CEO and Founder. Under their leadership, the company grew to over 100 software engineers and achieved organic growth through word-of-mouth.

Earlier in their career, Yuri worked as the VP of Product Management and Co-Founder at Audioo, Inc., which was later acquired by MoxyMedia. Yuri also had various roles at Radiocom Ltd. / Web CEO, LLC, including EVP of Marketing & Sales, Director of Marketing, and Senior Marketing Manager.

Overall, Yuri Baranov has a strong entrepreneurial background and has made significant contributions to various industries, focusing on technology, recruiting, and digital platforms.

Yuri Baranov completed their Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Finance, General from K-Tech (Kherson State Technical University) from 1997 to 2001.