Farrukh Mirza

From a part-time student job in a men’s apparel store, Farrukh started his journey in retail which led him to manage multi-national fashion brands across New Zealand and Australia. During this time, he pursued a Degree, Post-Graduate Diploma and MBA in Marketing and Management which led to an opportunity to start his own brand AZRIM offering custom-tailored clothing and accessories for men and women.

Since 2005, the business has grown Trans-Tasman operations and now exports globally servicing over 5000 customers.  The knowledge, skill and attention-to-detail was recognized and rewarded, with the business winning multiple awards in New Zealand and Australia for Excellence in Innovation (2016), Excellence in Customer Service (2017), Excellence in Export (2017) and Business Leadership Awards (2018, 2019).   

Farrukh has worked for global tech giants like Microsoft, LexisNexis and Berkshire Hathaway Group in various consulting roles, overseeing product launches, go-to-market activations, e-commerce and other innovation solutions.  

Having started and sold over 4 businesses of his own over the past 15 years in manufacturing, retail, hospitality and import-export, Farrukh understands the challenges business owners face and overcome from building something from scratch and making it grow with pure grit, determination and courage.

Since 2020 as a Licensed Business Broker, he has successfully sold businesses in Retail, Hospitality-Food, Manufacturing, Distribution, Import-Export and E-Commerce trading locally and overseas.

Farrukh enjoys working with business owners across New Zealand, as motivated vendors and buyers looking for win-win deals.