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
Howard Schultz quotes about
believe change countless films finding game marketing music numerous past perfect pursuit rules spoke starbucks studios ultimately viewed year
Over the past year we viewed countless films and spoke with numerous studios in pursuit of finding the perfect film. Just as we have demonstrated with music we believe that Starbucks can ultimately change the rules of the game for film marketing and distribution.
amazing build california community create focus giving huge inspiring involved kids launch nurturing opportunity partner starbucks strive stronger ways work year
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.
coffee thinking years
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.
technology years innovation
More than anything else, technology will pave the way for innovative change at Starbucks. The bulk of Starbucks' innovation over the next several years will be technology-focused.
lying exercise years
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.
business media years
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.
losing stop trying
We have no alternative. This is not a philanthropic venture. We're not trying to make money, we just want to stop losing (money).
accept built businesses continue forced kids lose love raised stay
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.
meaningful achievement victory
Victory is much more meaningful when it comes not just from one person, but from the joint achievements of many.
coffee competition entry experience point rather social starbucks
The point of entry for the Starbucks experience has been much more a social experience (in China) rather than competition between coffee and tea,
america believe front large north opportunity
We believe that there's a very, very large opportunity still in front of us in North America,
believe change game marketing rules starbucks ultimately
We believe that Starbucks can ultimately change the rules of the game for film marketing and distribution.
anticipate begun believe existing global growth large prospects realize stores surpass ultimately
We have just begun to realize how large the global growth prospects are, and we anticipate many years of significant development in existing and new markets, ... Ultimately we believe we can surpass 20,000 stores worldwide.
business core drove growth holiday increase led licensed locations results retail solid specialty strong
Our core beverages, coupled with a strong holiday promotion, drove results in our retail stores, while solid growth in licensed locations led to the increase in our specialty business revenues.