Faheem Ballim

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AI Strategy and Implementations Cross-Functional Lead | Senior Manager | Solution Architect at iqbusiness

City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

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Personality Overview

Driven But Considerate

Dynamic But Sincere

Friendly But Fast

If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product  They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders) They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed

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Work History

2-2026
AI Strategy and Implementations Cross-Functional Lead | Senior Manager | Solution Architect at iqbusiness
10-2025 - 1-2026
Senior Manager | Principal Consultant | AI Lead at KPMG South Africa
10-2022 - 10-2025
Manager II | Data & AI | AI & Automation Lead at KPMG South Africa
10-2021 - 10-2022
Manager I | Data & AI at KPMG South Africa
10-2019 - 10-2021
Supervisor | Emerging Tech at KPMG South Africa

Education

Master of Business Administration - MBA from Universidad Isabel I
2017 - 2018
Computing - Bsc Honours from University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika

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Insights For Selling To Faheem

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Showcase existing customers and use case-studies to grab their attention
  • During followups, use calls or text if needed, they should be fine
  • Use phrases like ‘your decision will’, ‘you will impact’ etc.

DONT's

  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a formal approach
  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly
  • Don’t be too verbose or overly friendly; a little bit, however, is fine

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Faheem is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Faheem

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Faheem move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Faheem take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Faheem

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