Howard Schultz’s inspiring journey from a poverty-ridden Brooklyn childhood to creating Starbucks and the modern day cafe culture.We cover Schultz’s bold risks, from quitting a lucrative job in 1982 to join a small coffee bean retailer, then buying Starbucks in 1987, igniting a worldwide "Third Place" revolution. Throughout his life, Schultz took bold decisions betting on his intuition, and defying logic, from envisioning cafes as creative havens to expanding globally, beginning from Japan in 1996, against all odds. Featuring insights from Schultz’s memoir Pour Your Heart Into It and the Acquired podcast, explore the rise of espresso culture, its Friends-era impact, and why Starbucks’ $100 billion legacy hinges on experience, not just coffee. Tags: Howard Schultz, Starbucks, cafe culture, Third Place, entrepreneurship, creativity, risk-taking, business history, coffee revolutionSources and Acknowledgements:Pour Your Heart Into It: How Starbucks Built a Company One Cup at a Time, by Howard Schultz (https://a.co/d/diCSx8j)The Starbucks Story: How the brand changed the world, by John Simmons (https://a.co/d/diCSx8j)The Great Good Place: Cafes, Coffee Shops, Bookstores, Bars, Hair Salons, and Other Hangouts at the Heart of a Community, by Ray Oldenburg (https://a.co/d/cYuCUkW)Acquired Podcast with Howard Schultz (https://www.acquired.fm/episodes/starbucks-with-howard-schultz)Thank you for listening to All Risk is Creative. This podcast is owned and produced by COZM Entertainment Private Limited. Original Music composed by Mehul FadnavisSound Mixing and Mastering by Ankit ThakurYou can find me on X at https://x.com/ABiggerSpalash
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