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Howard Schultz Biography

Howard Schultz (born July 19, 1953) is an American businessman. He is executive chairman 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 2016, Forbes magazine ranked Schultz as the 232nd richest person in the United States, with a net worth of $3.1 billion as of April 2017.

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In life, you can blame a lot of people and you can wallow in self-pity, or you can pick yourself up and say, 'Listen, I have to be responsible for myself. '

Blame, Listen, People, Say, Self, Wallow

To stay vigorous, a company needs to provide a stimulating and challenging environment for all these types: the dreamer, the entrepreneur, the professional manager, and the leader. If it doesn't, it risks becoming yet another mediocre corporation.

Challenges, Challenging, Corporation, Entrepreneur, Leader, Stimulating

Most business people today are not going to invest in the uncertainty that exists in America.

America, Exists, Invest, People, Today, Uncertainty

If it Captures Your Imagination, it will captivate others.

Captivate, Capture, Captures, Ifs, Imagination

Starbucks has a role and a meaningful relationship with people that is not only about the coffee.

Coffee, Meaningful, People, Role

I'm in a different position than most CEO's. I'm a founder. I'm not a hired CEO. Now, I can be fired by the board, but most CEO's are hired by the board.

Board, Boards, Ceo, Different, Fired, Position

I'm much more concerned about America than the Democratic Party.

America, Concerned, Democratic, Party

We are witnessing a seismic change in consumer behavior. That change is being brought about by technology and the access people have to information.

Consumer, Information, People, Technology

We woke up one day, and all the sudden Starbucks was in the middle of this political crossfire between the people who want to bring a gun into Starbucks and the people who want to prevent it. It is a very difficult, fragile situation.

Fragile, Gun, People, Political, Starbucks, Sudden

People around the world, they want the authentic Starbucks experience.

People, World, Want, Experience, Starbucks

Victory is much more meaningful when it comes not just from one person, but from the joint achievements of many.

Meaningful, Achievement, Victory, Joint, Achievements

At its core, I believe leadership is about instilling confidence in others.

Believe, Confidence, Confidence In Others, Core, I Believe

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.

Bulk, Innovation, Pave, Technology, Way, Years

I think Starbucks created a platform and, ultimately, a runway for many other companies to emulate. I suspect if we had not achieved what we have, there would have been many regional brands that would have succeeded. But I'm not sure there would have been a national brand of the scope of Starbucks.

National, Regional, Runway, Scope, Thinking, Ultimately

In many places where coffee is grown, deforestation is a major issue. With Starbucks' position in the marketplace and the respect and relationships we have, we can - and have, in some cases - been able to educate and influence people.

Coffee, Educate, Issues, Marketplace, People

China traditionally has been a tea-drinking country but we turned them into coffee drinkers.

China, Coffee, Country, Drinkers, Drinking, Traditionally

Mass advertising can help build brands, but authenticity is what makes them last. If people believe they share values with a company, they will stay loyal to the brand.

Authenticity, Believe, Loyal, People, Stay, Values

If you want to achieve widespread impact and lasting value, be bold.

Teaching, Learning, Impact, Bold, Value

Sports was a great equalizer. It didn't have color. It didn't matter whether you were rich or poor, black or white. It really shaped me in many ways to be able to deal with a lot of different personalities and different cultures. Sports were the common thread.

Matter, Rich, Rich Or Poor, Sports, Ways, White

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.

Choices, Coffee, Decisions, Market, Thinking

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