The Hidden List-Building Strategies Behind 1000+ Positive Replies
Most cold email campaigns fail before the first email is even sent.
The problem usually isn’t the copy.
It’s the list.
Wrong contacts.
Outdated jobs.
Catch-all domains.
Poor targeting.
In this Smartlead Office Hours session, Brian Hadi and Hamied Elias, founders of AI bees and AI Ark, will break down how they build high-performing outbound lists and run campaigns that generate real replies at scale.
You’ll learn the exact targeting, enrichment, verification, and campaign workflows their team uses across millions of outbound messages.
What You'll Learn
• How AI bees build high-performing outbound lists
• Why 30% of your outreach may hit people who changed jobs
• The catch-all email problem and how to target them safely
• Why bounced emails are often misunderstood
• Better approaches to enrichment and verification
• Practical workflows using AI Ark + Smartlead
• Free Claude Skill giveaway connected to AI Ark’s database
Speakers
Brian Hadi — Founder & CEO, AI Ark
Brian Hadi brings 20 years of entrepreneurship experience and has spent years building and scaling outbound systems. He co-founded AI bees, an outbound lead generation agency that grew to $1M+ ARR with 100+ active clients sending 1–2 million emails and LinkedIn messages every month. Today, as Founder and CEO of AI Ark, he leads product strategy for a B2B data platform with 400M+ profiles.
Hamied Elias — Co-Founder, AI Ark
Hamied Elias brings over 10 years of sales and outbound experience. He co-founded AI bees and helped scale it to more than 100 active clients and $1M+ ARR. Today, he leads sales and marketing at AI Ark and helped grow the platform to 5,000+ users within months of launch.
Event Details
📅 Date: Thursday, 4 June, 2026
🕙 Time: 11 AM EDT | 8:30 PM IST | 4 PM BST
If your campaigns should be performing better but something still feels off, your data might be the problem.