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Howard Schultz



What I'm About My name is Howard Schultz and I am the current Chairman and CEO of Starbucks. I believe in spreading the joy and quality of world-class, roasted coffee beans. I was born on July 19, 1953 in New York. As a child, I grew up in Canarsie in the Bayview Project. It wasn't the most glamorous place to grow up. I was a star football player at Canarsie High School, and got a scholarship to go to Northern Michigan University in 1971. After I graduated from university, I got a job at Xerox. I was a salesperson and they trained me in marketing and sales. In 1978, I received a job from a Swedish company in New York. Hammarplast was a drip coffee machin

e producer. Around this time, Hammarplast sent me to Seattle to sell the drip coffee makers to the coffee houses. This is when I discovered Starbucks. When I found Starbucks, I was instantly hooked. I immediately left my job at Hammarplast to work in Seattle. After some conflict with my wife, Sheri, we decided to pick up and move to Seattle. While working for Starbucks, they sent me to Italy and study how Italians drink their authentic coffee. While there I had a vision for Starbucks, why couldn’t we just brew the coffee instead of just selling the beans. When I arrived back from Italy, they didn’t agree. After a few months I left Starbucks and went on to create my own coffee business, Il Giornale. After a few years, I was able to get Il Giornale up and running and acquire Starbucks. I am extremely proud of what has came about from the merging of the two concepts: a authentic Italian coffee bar, and a high-quality coffee bean store.

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SVP 2401 Utah Ave. South Seattle, Washington 98134 (206)447-1575
 * Dave Olsen **

Former President of Starbucks 2401 Utah Ave. South Seattle, Washington 98134 (206)554-3206
 * Orin Smith**

Former president of Starbucks Coffee Company International 2401 Utah Ave. South Seattle, Washington 98134 (206)455-2554
 * Howard Behar**

hb@howardbehar.com

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