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My Take
Howard Schultz is one of those genuinely fascinating American success stories that almost sounds too on-the-nose — a kid from the housing projects of Brooklyn who grew up to build the most ubiquitous coffee brand on the planet. What I find compelling about him isn't just the rags-to-riches arc, but the sheer stubbornness of his vision: he saw an Italian espresso bar in Milan in 1983 and basically said "I'm bringing this to America," even when nobody at Starbucks wanted to listen. His two comebacks as CEO — rescuing the company in 2008 after it had overexpanded and lost its soul, then doing a brief interim return in 2022 — show someone who genuinely can't let go of something he built from the ground up. Love him or not, he made the word "venti" part of the English language, and that's a strange kind of immortality.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Howard Schultz
- Name (Japanese)
- ハワード・シュルツ
- Reading
- はわーど・しゅるつ
- Born
- July 19, 1953 (age 73)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Snake
- Origin
- Brooklyn, New York, United States
- Occupation
- entrepreneur / writer / financier / businessperson
2. Background
- High school
- Canarsie High School
- University
- Northern Michigan University
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Howard Schultz born?
Born July 19, 1953 (age 73).
Where is Howard Schultz from?
Howard Schultz is from Brooklyn, New York, United States.
What does Howard Schultz do?
Howard Schultz works as entrepreneur, writer, financier, businessperson.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.