This May Sound A Bit Naive, But

While We Are A Coffee Company At Heart, Starbucks Provides Much More Than The Best Cup Of Coffee—we Offer A Community Gathering Place Where People Come Together To Connect And Discover New Things.

I Was Working Probably At The Age Of 10, When I Had My First Paper Route. I Had Every Different Kind Of Job You Could Possibly Imagine As A Young Kid.

Europe Has Always Represented A Major Strategic Opportunity To Achieve Our Goal Of Creating And Building An Enduring Global Brand.

I Was Born On The Other Side Of The Tracks, In Public Housing In Brooklyn, New York. My Dad Never Made More Than $20,000 A Year, And I Grew Up In A Family That Lost Health Insurance. So I Was Scarred At A Young Age With Understanding What It Was Like To Watch My Parents Lose Access To The American Dream.

I Don't Have Any Secret Sauce And I'm No Smarter Than Anyone Else. I Will Say I Have Surrounded Myself With Unbelievable Talent That Has Made My Job Easier.