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Shirin Barkam

Critic · DISC type C
Founder & Growth Strategist | The Future by Shirin Barkam™ at The Future by Shirin Barkam
📍 Dana Point, California, United States

Shirin Barkam is an AI Business Strategist and founder of The Future by Shirin Barkam, a global advisory practice. She specializes in integrating AI, strategy, and financial intelligence to help leaders build scalable growth systems. Her background includes management and financial accounting certifications from ACCA, underpinning her expertise in financial clarity and strategy.

Shirin focuses on guiding founders and executives to decode their financial DNA and use AI for intelligent execution. She is dedicated to helping organizations strengthen their long-term growth foundations, extend runway, and accelerate international expansion. Her work is centered on designing clarity-driven decision systems for high-growth environments.

Unique fact: Shirin has created her own advisory brand, The Future by Shirin Barkam™, to help leaders design new value, not new noise.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Founder & Growth Strategist | The Future by Shirin Barkam™
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Dana Point, California, United States
Personality Overview

How Shirin shows up

Precise
Critic
Objective Thinker

They don’t appreciate bells and whistles unless backed by data. They are quite likely to negotiate on pricing or other key terms. They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often.

Priorities

Topics Shirin cares about

AI-driven Strategy
She consistently writes about using AI to create strategic depth, shape future scenarios, and enable sharper decision-making for leaders.
Financial Intelligence
Her core focus is on helping companies decode their financial DNA to drive disciplined decisions, cash flow resilience, and scalable growth.
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Career

Work history

1-2025
Founder & Growth Strategist | The Future by Shirin Barkam™
The Future by Shirin Barkam
4-2025 - 9-2025
Business Operations & Finance Specialist
OCB Accountants
12-2020 - 12-2023
Finance Manager
Family Law Firm
2-2018 - 12-2020
Business Operations Manager
Zendegie Salem
12-2016 - 2-2018
Accounts Payable Specialist
HEINEKEN Beverages
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
8-2016 - 11-2016
Management Accounting
ACCA
2-2016 - 5-2016
Financial Accounting
ACCA
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

C

Calculativeness (C)

Calculativeness (C) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to be cautious, systematic and analytical. Those scoring high tend to emphasise quality and accuracy.

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