Businessman Howard Schultz is best known for the time he spent at Starbucks Coffee Company. Helping to develop the coffee chain into the successful brand we see today, Howard has built a plethora of knowledge in what it takes to run a business. Today, he is frequently booked as a speaker for events, speaking on how he drove Starbucks to success with lessons of management, customer service and business growth in his engaging keynote speeches.
Famed as the former CEO and Chairman of Starbucks, Howard first joined the company back in the 1980s as the Director of Retail Operations and Marketing. Spending in total an impressive 37 years with the brand, Howard revolutionised the company as we know it today, enforcing things such as the companies fair trade and ethical policies and introducing the Starbucks College Achievement Plan. As well as pioneering Starbucks, Howard has also formerly owned the Seattle SuperSonics basketball teamand built a reputation as an outspoken political independent. Howard began …