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Howard Schultz
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 19
Businessman
Businessperson
Entrepreneur
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Brooklyn
New York
Howard D. Schultz
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We are not in the coffee business serving people, we are in the people business serving coffee.
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Europe has always represented a major strategic opportunity to achieve our goal of creating and building an enduring global brand.
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I think what we're lacking in society, not only in the U.S. but also around the world, is to find heroes once again and to celebrate these kind of people.
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Even though people are under economic pressure, they still want to support those brands with values that are compatible with their own.
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I think people will walk into the Starbucks store and overnight recognize the significant difference between what Starbucks represents day-in and day-out and all the other coffee companies that have been serving coffee in India for so many years.
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If you want to achieve widespread impact and lasting value, be bold.
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I think we are living in a time where the consumer has lots of choices, whether it's coffee, newspapers or whatever it is. And there is parity in the market place and as a result of that the consumer is beginning to make decisions, not just on what things cost and the convenience of it.
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Often, organizations need bold, grand gestures to galvanize people towards a new mission or refocus their attention.
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If you look at coffee, tea, food and juice, we think there are inherent opportunities. If you look at health bars or grab-and-go products that are in our stores, we think we can significantly enhance them and make them more widely available.
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When companies fail, or fail to grow, it's almost always because they don't invest in the people, the systems, and the processes they need.
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You cant build any kind of organization if youre not going to surround yourself with people who have experience and skill base beyond your own.
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The future of America is not an entitlement. We have been given a treasure chest of gifts and opportunities, but some people are being left behind, and success is not sustainable unless it is shared.
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Everyone must have a shot at the American Dream.
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I grew up in a working class family where there was no health insurance. I saw first hand the fracturing of the American dream and the bitterness that comes when there is no hope and a lot of despair. So I wanted to build the company, in a sense, that my father never got a chance to work for.
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The entrepreneurial opportunity in America is alive and well.
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Social and digital media is a bullet train, and that bullet train is not coming home.
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Grow with discipline. Balance intuition with rigor. Innovate around the core. Don't embrace the status quo.
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Success is best when its shared
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Work should be personal. For all of us. Not just for the artist and entrepreneur. Work should have meaning for the accountant, the construction worker, the technologist, the manager and the clerk.
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To stay vigorous, a company needs to provide a stimulating and challenging environment for all these types: the dreamer, the entrepreneur, the professional manager, and the leader. If it doesn't, it risks becoming yet another mediocre corporation.
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