MEET THE OWNERS
Fahim
#FahimFix
In addition to being Co-Owner and Vice President of Island Ship Center (ISC), Fahim is also the effervescent Motivation & Mission Lead for AYM High Consultants, a coaching enterprise he launched with his son Yusuf, wife, best friend, and business partner Seema, mentor and dear friend Steve, and mentor and brother-from-another-mother Marty, in 2024.
AYM High Consultants was created after seeing such a profound and desperate need in the print, shipping, mailbox, and business centers industry for contemporary business coaching and mission focusing. After years of putting their hearts and souls into helping other businesses through countless other channels, AYM High seemed the most natural path forward to focus their coaching and help as many businesses and individuals as possible, both in their specialty industry and outside of it in businesses of all sizes and in all kinds of markets.
Since long before digital marketing was commonplace, Fahim has been a social media mentor known for his love of hashtags. He loves what he does and gets genuinely excited when he demonstrates to his clients how to make 21st-century sales and marketing easy, simply by being authentic, appreciative, respectful, responsive, empathetic, collaborative, and all-around awesome.
Fahim’s pride and joy are his five children. However, Island Ship Center, the #SpaOfShipping, which he runs with Seema and an outstanding team known as the “ISC Family,” is also something he is completely enamored with. What started as a small FedEx Authorized ShipCenter® in 2006 has evolved into a fully functional shipping depot, print shop, small gift boutique, and business center, specializing in personalized guest experiences and motivational splendor.
Island Ship Center is now a FedEx Spotlight Store, chosen as one of the top three FedEx Authorized ShipCenters® (out of 4,600) in the country, as well as a highly prized PRINTING United Spotlight Store. The award-winning business has served as a training center and model in their industry for years and now is also the flagship and training hub for AYM High Consultants, with business owners and managers frequently traveling there to spend time learning systems and best practices… and, of course, to become inspired.
A former Board Chair of the Association of Mail & Business Centers, a national nonprofit organization that guides and binds together independent shipping and mail service businesses to grow and succeed together, Fahim finished his official service in 2023 as the association’s ex officio Director of Motivation and Advisor to the Board. He still advises as needed and loves to inspire fellow AMBC Members with regular articles in the industry-leading trade magazine, MBC Today, and empower others with social media and marketing strategies that they can implement in their own businesses.
Fahim tries to live by the four Ps (Passion, Patience, Persistence, and Politeness) and the four Gs (Grace, Grit, Generosity, and Gratitude). His motto is “Resilient Optimism“ (because “Carpe Diem” was already taken); his emails are frequently signed with the phrase, “With effervescence, gratitude, and optimism.”
Contact Fahim today at [email protected].
Seema
#SeemaSolves
As President and Co-Owner of Island Ship Center, Seema captains a tight but very happy and efficient ship. She has also raised, alongside her business partner, husband, and best friend, Fahim, five outstanding children, and being a mother and friend to them remains her primary joy and the focus and drive for which she works very hard every day.
Seema is also the Innovation and Design Coach for AYM High Consultants, and when the AYM High team needs a new idea, an out-of-the-box revelation, or a reality check, they turn to her. She has a unique viewpoint that is always fresh, forward-thinking, and focused, an eye for merchandising, and a passion for finding the perfect products to sell.
The oldest of five girls, Seema was born and raised in Mercer County, Pennsylvania. She completed her education abroad in foreign language and worked full-time as a stay-at-home parent until joining her husband Fahim at Island Ship Center in 2013, eventually taking over as President of the company. Seema is also the founder and head maker at Seema’s Naturals, an exclusive line of natural, handmade body care products.
Seema consistently, year after year, increases sales at her businesses through her merchandising and sourcing skills, new profit center acumen, ability to build a winning team, and talent for finding diverse, unique individuals who complement each other to provide the best guest service possible—all while keeping a strong focus on the bottom line. She has overseen many new business development and expansion projects, including the addition of heavy palletized freight packing and shipping, the building of a warehouse to accommodate such jobs, a beautiful dedicated mailbox and business center, a state-of-the-art print room with all the advanced equipment you’d imagine, and a full remodel and rebranding of the business to reflect a new mission and updated goals—to become the “Spa of Shipping.”
Since 2015, Seema and Fahim have been traveling every year, attending industry events, interacting with industry professionals, and learning about trends in their field so they can continue growing their businesses. Seema was nominated to serve on the national board of directors for the non-profit Association of Mail & Business Centers (AMBC) and did so as Director of Innovation from 2016 to 2020. In 2018, The Zonta Club awarded her its Yellow Rose Award for “Outstanding Leadership & Service to the Community.”
Over the years, Seema has written and co-written numerous articles published in MBC Today, the leading publication for the retail shipping, printing, mail, and business center industry, as well as on business blogs and websites. Island Ship Center is currently featured as one of the top three FedEx Authorized ShipCenters® in the country (out of 4,600 locations) as a FedEx Spotlight Store and also has the tremendous honor of being a PRINTING United spotlight store. Additionally, Seema frequently travels with her colleagues at AYM High Consultants to various parts of the country to help businesses—both large and small—reach their full potential. Working with other business owners remains incredibly rewarding.
If Seema has any ultimate goal in business relationships, family bonds, and friendships, it’s that those she interacts with are lifted up and given every opportunity to be their best.
Contact Seema today at [email protected].