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Howard Schultz
Howard Schultz
American Businessman
Born: Jul 19, 1953
About Business Coffee People Think You
Related authors: Bill Gates Henry Ford Jim Rohn Les Brown Peter Drucker Stephen Covey Steve Jobs Warren Buffett
People have come to me over the years and said to me: 'I admire the culture of Starbucks. Can you come give a speech and help us turn our culture around?' I wish it were that easy. Turning a culture around is very difficult to do because it's based on a series of many, many decisions, and the organization is framed by those decisions. Howard Schultz
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I'm not losing any sleep over Dunkin Donuts. Howard Schultz
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Cutting prices or putting things on sale is not sustainable business strategy. Howard Schultz
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We need to put ourselves in the shoes of our customers. That is my new battle cry. Live and breathe Starbucks the way our customers do. Howard Schultz
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The response to the Starbucks brand has been phenomenal in our international markets. Howard Schultz
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Managing and navigating through a financial crisis is no fun at all. Howard Schultz
Financial Financial Crisis Crisis No Fun Through Managing Fun
Post-9/11, we saw an immediate uptick in the amount of people in our stores, all over the country. People wanted that human connection. We are not going to fracture the Starbucks experience. Howard Schultz
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My parents really wanted me to get out of New York, be exposed to other people, other ways of life. Howard Schultz
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I always saw myself wanting to do something deemed successful and good at the same time. Howard Schultz
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I probably have about four or five cups of coffee a day. I make myself an espresso macchiato when I wake, which is a shot of espresso and just a dollop of steamed milk. Then, if I'm going to do some work at home, I would make myself a French press. It's the best way to make conventional coffee. Howard Schultz
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California, in a sense, is almost Starbucks' largest country, with almost 3,000 stores. Howard Schultz
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I think my whole life, because of where I came from, I had a fear of failure. Howard Schultz
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Anybody can leverage celebrity for profit. Howard Schultz
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In the 1960s, if you were a blue collar worker or uneducated, and you had an injury on the job, the company basically dismissed you. Howard Schultz
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The premium single-cup segment is the fastest-growing business within the global coffee industry. Howard Schultz
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We are witnessing a seismic change in consumer behavior. That change is being brought about by technology and the access people have to information. Howard Schultz
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I'm much more concerned about America than the Democratic Party. Howard Schultz
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When you start a company, it's a singular focus. You have the wind at your back. Howard Schultz
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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. Howard Schultz
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I think we are living in a time where the consumer has lots of choices, whether it's coffee, newspapers or whatever it is. And there is parity in the market place, and as a result of that, the consumer is beginning to make decisions, not just on what things cost and the convenience of it. Howard Schultz
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We can't wait for Washington. Business leaders are going to have to galvanize their own constituencies and do everything they can to demonstrate confidence in the economy, and I think that can be contagious. Howard Schultz
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I'm optimistic about the country; I'm optimistic about the American people. Howard Schultz
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America's leaders need to put their feet in the shoes of working Americans. Howard Schultz
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The lifeblood of job creation in America is small business, but they can't get access to credit. Howard Schultz
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I really believe that you cannot use the stock market as a proxy for the economy. Howard Schultz
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