Mehr Eftekhar, PMP®, PMI-ACP

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Funding Strategist at City of Calgary

Canada

Overview

Mehr Eftekhar is a Funding Strategist at the City of Calgary with over seven years of project management and leadership experience. A PMI Agile Certified Practitioner with a Masters degree from Ryerson University, she is described by colleagues as a passionate, compassionate, and outstanding leader who excels at building relationships and guiding organizational transformation.

Her personal drive is centered on supporting people and advocating for social issues. She is a self-described self-development enthusiast, deeply committed to her core values of equity, diversity, inclusion, integrity, and service. Her decade of experience working with immigrant services reflects her people-first passion.

Mehr recently earned a certification in Prompt Engineering, blending her project management skills with an interest in artificial intelligence.

Personality Overview

Judgemental

Upfront

Hard To Convince

They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.  They care equally about the product and its potential impact. They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully.

Topics They Care About

AI in Public Sector
Expressed a desire to understand how AI is shaping the public sector and how to adapt, earning a certification in Prompt Engineering.
Agile Leadership
Holds a PMI Agile Certified Practitioner (PMI-ACP) certification and strives to use Agile leadership to address changing social issues.
Immigrant Support
Spent ten years at the Calgary Catholic Immigration Society, supervising teams and supporting diverse immigrant groups.

Media Appearances

Mehr has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2024
Funding Strategist at City of Calgary
11-2017
Project Manager, Information and Technology Bridging Program (ITB) at Calgary Catholic Immigration Society
Corporate Outreach Liaison at Calgary Catholic Immigration Society
5-2013 - 8-2013
Student Intern for the Client Support Services (CSS) Program at COSTI Immigrant Services
World Vision Representative at Ignite Advertising Company

Education

2020 - 2021
Public Policy Training from Max Bell Foundation
2012 - 2014
Master's degree from Ryerson University

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Insights For Selling To Mehr

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Ask them questions confidently while doing discovery, don’t be apologetic
  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly
  • Highlight the competitive differentiation of your product

DONT's

  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations
  • Avoid long winding pitches, stay objective
  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Mehr is

  • Conviction in the product matters to them, followed by proof points and strong testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Mehr

  • They may not be very forthcoming, but they will say no if needed.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Mehr move?

  • They are neither the fastest decision makers nor the slowest.
  • Can Mehr take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks but after weighing up the pros and cons.

You And Mehr

Personality Compatibility


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