Shirin Barkam

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DISC Type : C

Founder & Growth Strategist | The Future by Shirin Barkam™ at The Future by Shirin Barkam

Dana Point, California, United States

Overview

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.

Personality Overview

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.

Topics They Care 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.
Future of Finance
Posts about the convergence of capital, technology, and macro forces, referencing major players like BlackRock to discuss the next decade of alternative assets.

Media Appearances

Shirin has no verified media appearances

Work History

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

Education

8-2016 - 11-2016
Management Accounting from ACCA
2-2016 - 5-2016
Financial Accounting from ACCA

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Insights For Selling To Shirin

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • If you can, show them industry reports or analyst comments instead of sharing anecdotal stories
  • Leverage facts and figures wherever possible; use percentages, numbers etc.
  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.

DONT's

  • Make extra effort to not seem pushy or confrontational
  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language
  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Shirin is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Shirin

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Shirin move?

  • They are neither the fastest nor the slowest decision makers, they are somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Shirin take some risk or not?

  • They can bear some risk if their analysis backs the decision.

You And Shirin

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