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 have no alternative. This is not a philanthropic venture. We're not trying to make money, we just want to stop losing (money).
What I'm trying to talk about is the preservation of a culture,
There's tension here, and I'm just trying to respond in a responsible way,
I never wanted to be on any billionaires list. I never define myself by net worth. I always try to define myself by my values.
When we began Starbucks, what I wanted to try to do was to create a set of values, guiding principles, and culture.
Whatever you do, don't play it safe. Don't do things the way they've always been done. Don't try to fit the system. If you do what's expected of you, you'll never accomplish more than others expect.
It's different when you're trying to turn something around, especially something that you built, at a time when so many constituents - the media, Wall Street, competitors, ex-employees - are all saying that Starbucks's best days are behind it, and that Schultz is never going to be able to bring it back.
Starbucks trying to build a different kind of company around the balance of profitably and benevolence. A social conscience. And that isn't a program it has to be a way of life.
The success of the Starbucks has been based on this balance between profitability and a social conscience. Everywhere we're doing business, were trying to manage the business through the lens of humanity.
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.
Elite teams have to demonstrate consistency. That's the challenge now, and certainly that's the expectation.
Providing our customers with innovative and unique ways to discover and acquire all genres of great music is another way we are enhancing the Starbucks Experience,
Prior to the end of the calendar year, Starbucks will be taking a modest price increase,
We are as passionate about our commitment to our communities as we are about achieving financial success.