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Believe in your dreams and dream big. And then after youve done that, dream bigger.

Howard Schultz

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Howard Schultz
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: July 19
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Brooklyn
New York
Howard D. Schultz
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With a population of more than 600 million people, an emerging middle class that is driving strong consumption, and a robust and resilient economy, Southeast Asia presents a compelling growth opportunity for Starbucks.
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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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I think growth covers up mistakes.
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While we are a coffee company at heart, Starbucks provides much more than the best cup of coffee—we offer a community gathering place where people come together to connect and discover new things.
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People around the world, they want the authentic Starbucks experience.
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One of the fundamental aspects of leadership, I realized more and more, is the ability to instill confidence in others when you yourself are feeling insecure
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Starbucks has stores in America in many, many communities that are governed by many, many different municipalities. Starbucks cannot dictate to a municipality in Cincinnati or Kansas City or Sacramento how or why or when there should be a recycling program.
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I was taken by the power that savoring a simple cup of coffee can have to connect people and create community.
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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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Our history is based on extending the brand to categories within the guardrails of Starbucks.
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Overnight the digital age had changed the course of history for our company. Everything that we thought was in our control no longer was. But within a year we had invested in social media and digital experts. Now Starbucks is the number one brand on Facebook.
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In the 1960s, if you introduced a new product to America, 90% of the people who viewed it for the first time believed in the corporate promise. Then 40 years later if you performed the same exercise, less than 10% of the public believed it was true. The fracturing of trust is based on the fact that the consumer has been let down.
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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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I honestly never dreamed at the time that I would one day own the Starbucks and or be in a position where we would have more than 10,000 stores around the world. It has just been an incredible journey for all of us.
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Managing a business, small or large, today requires an extremely disciplined, thoughtful approach with regard to the pressure that people are under.
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I think the currency of leadership is transparency. You've got to be truthful. I don't think you should be vulnerable every day, but there are moments where you've got to share your soul and conscience with people and show them who you are, and not be afraid of it.
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Passionate conviction ... sparks romances, wins battles, and drives people to pursue dreams others wouldn't dare. Belief in ourselves and in what is right catapults us over hurdles, and our lives unfold.
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You must find something that you deeply love and are passionate about and are willing to sacrifice a lot to achieve.
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Growing up I always felt like I was living on the other side of the tracks. I knew the people on the other side had more resources, more money, happier families.
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