Meet Kazi Shafiqur Rahman, Co-founder of SunnaMusk and Firnas Airways, as he shares his journey from being a cleaner at an airport to becoming a successful entrepreneur and airline owner. This conversation literally has it all, the ultimate highs and horrific lows of entrepreneurship, to the importance of family in business.
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Coming Up
01:55 – Introduction
04:48- Coming to the UK and early education
09:28 – Why Aviation? Working at the airport
18:57 – Getting fired and working with family
24:00 - Making money vs. Religion
26:27 - Learning how to do business
29:46 - Becoming a serial entrepreneur
35:20 - Starting Sunnamusk with brothers
38:58 - Consistency, consistency, consistency!
44:12 - Setting a Northstar and raising capital
48:10 - Whitechapel market and the route to Westfield
55:38 – Entering shopping malls and early success
58:47- Pitching to Westfield mall and becoming a real brand
01:06:47 – The Channel 4 documentary
01:10:47 – Leaving Sunnamusk for the Firnas Airways
01:18:19 - What happened to Firnas?
01:21:20 - Lessons learned
01:26:49 – Conclusion and closing remarks
