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Born
Howard Schultz was born in Brooklyn, New York. -
Broken Leg
Schultz was 7 years old and his father broke his leg at work leaving the family with no income. -
High school
Howard went to Canarsie High School in Brooklyn. -
Scholarship
Howard was awarded a full scholarship in football to Northern Michigan University. -
Graduation
Howard received his bachelors degree in communications from Northern Michigan University. -
Xerox
Schultz was promoted to a full time sales representative. -
Hammarplast
Schultz became the general manager for the US operations of the Swedish coffee company. -
Visited his first Starbucks
Howard visited his first Starbucks because he was wondering why they were ordering so many filters from him. -
Married
Schultz married his wife Sheri Kersch -
First child
Jordan Schultz is the first born child. -
Opened his first store
Schultz needed a lot of money to open a Cafe store for Starbucks and they weren't willing to give him any money. A doctor came along and lended him the money. -
Second child
Addison Schultz is the second born child of the Schultz family. -
The Stores
Howard has opened 55 stores in the United States.
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Tribute Award
Schultz was awarded with the "Israel 50th Anniversary Tribute Award." He got the award for keeping Israel and the United States together. -
Seattle SuperSonics
Howard bought the Seattle SuperSonics -
Sold the SuperSonics
Howard sold the SuperSonics for $350 million. -
Fortune magazine's business person of the year
Schultz became Fortune Magazine's business person of the year in 2011. -
THe Roastery
Howard has successfully opened a total of 22,519 Starbucks stores. Including the first US Roastery.
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Resignation
Howard Schultz resigned as the Starbucks CEO and gave the position to Kevin Johnson.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4329198/Starbucks-Howard-Schultz-step-CEO-April.html
