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Howard Schultz

Né(e): July 19, 1953 – Brooklyn, New York, United States

Howard Schultz is an American businessman and author known for shaping Starbucks into a global coffeehouse company. Serving as CEO and chairman in multiple periods, he helped expand the brand from a small Seattle chain to thousands of stores worldwide. His books include Pour Your Heart Into It and From the Ground Up.

Biographie et Parcours de l'Auteur

Howard Schultz emerged from a very different world than the one he would later help define. He grew up in Brooklyn’s public housing, and the insecurity he saw at home shaped his lifelong preoccupation with dignity at work. A first-generation college student, he graduated from Northern Michigan University in 1975. The decisive early turn in his career came after he joined Starbucks in 1982 and then visited Milan, where he was struck by the social life of Italian coffee bars. When Starbucks’ founders resisted that model, Schultz left, started Il Giornale in 1985, and in 1987 used it to acquire Starbucks, becoming the company’s modern-day founder and chief architect. ((https://news.nmu.edu/nmu-accepts-applicants-first-generation))

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Citations

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The third place is not something we need to reinvent — it’s who we are
-In conversation at LE25
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The world needs Starbucks
-Partner Quarterly Connect
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They are the heart and soul of our company – the living embodiment of human connection
-Letter to Leaders
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My gratitude to them and the millions of stakeholders and customers that have helped Starbucks endure is beyond measure
-Board of Directors Transition
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Success is best when it’s shared
-Bocconi University Talk
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We did it together, by balancing profitability and social conscience
-Farewell to Starbucks
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This is a time for all of us to be optimistic
-Message to Partners in China

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