Howard Schultz
Howard Schultz
Howard D. Schultzis an American businessman. He is best known as the chairman and CEO of Starbucks and a former owner of the Seattle SuperSonics. He was a member of the Board of Directors at Square, Inc. In 1998, Schultz co-founded Maveron, an investment group, with Dan Levitan. In 2012, Forbes magazine ranked Schultz as the 354th richest person in the United States, with a net worth of $1.5 billion...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth19 July 1953
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryUnited States of America
We are inspired by the tremendous response to the Starbucks brand domestically and internationally and could not be more pleased with the overall performance of the company,
Victory is much more meaningful when it comes not just from one person, but from the joint achievements of many.
The point of entry for the Starbucks experience has been much more a social experience (in China) rather than competition between coffee and tea,
We believe that there's a very, very large opportunity still in front of us in North America,
We believe that Starbucks can ultimately change the rules of the game for film marketing and distribution.
We have no alternative. This is not a philanthropic venture. We're not trying to make money, we just want to stop losing (money).
We want to stay here. We love this city. We raised our kids here. We built our businesses here and we're being forced to accept a set of circumstances that are not acceptable. We can't continue to lose this kind of money.
Giving back to the community has always been a huge focus for Starbucks and each year we strive to create new ways to become more involved in the neighborhoods where we do business. With the launch of the California Giving Program, Starbucks has the opportunity to partner with some of the most amazing non-profit organizations in all of California that work to build stronger communities by nurturing kids and inspiring grownups.
There is a direct link between how I grew up and how we tried to build Starbucks,
There is more of a consensus than I saw in the past in terms of how people see things,
China's emerging as one of the centers of the world, if not the center of the world, ... If my kids were of very young ages today, I would be asking them, and encouraging them, to learn Chinese.
We are exploring what else we can use in terms of other forms of entertainment, maybe literature? Literature is, I think, a natural extension,
We have a big opportunity in China, ... We think the number of stores here can rival the number in North America.
With less than a month to go, it's very clear to us that the city and state officials are not showing us the kind of respect we feel we deserve.