Twelve Questions: Stuart Deeks  Entrepreneur Stuart Deeks, 47,
and his brother Lewis brought the Esquires coffee shop franchise
to New Zealand in 2002, beginning with a single shop. They are
now the master franchisors for more than 80 stores around the
world.  Stuart Deeks is still hurting over selling his NZ
business. Photo / Greg Bowker  1. Your company has just bought
the Canadian Esquires rights from the founders, but you no
longer own the New Zealand and Australian business. Does that
hurt?  Yeah, it's gutting. I sold it because I got divorced and
had to pay my ex-wife a sum of money and I didn't have enough.
We sold it for $11.6 million and were pleased with the
arrangement we reached (with ASX-listed Retail Food Group) but
you learn your lessons. It's hard when your brother is your
partner and he had to sell as well. It wasn't good. We'd spent
eight or nine years building it up from one store but stuff
happens and the whole thing was sad. It was sad getting
divorced. Sad having to sell. Yes, it was my