Ep 81: Building Culture at Starbucks with Howard Behar
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11/11/22 • 29 min
This episode of #TBNE features the former president of Starbucks Coffee and is the author of "It's Not About The Coffee: Leadership Principles from a Life at Starbucks".
His career in business spans decades across consumer-oriented businesses covering a number of industries. He retired from Starbucks Coffee after 21 years where he led both the domestic business, as President of North America, and was the founding President of Starbucks International. During his tenure, he participated in the growth of the company from 28 stores to over 15,000 stores spanning five continents. He served on the Starbucks Board of Directors for 12 years before retiring.
Currently, a Trustee for the Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation and is on the advisory board of Anthos Capital as well as having formerly served on the board for Starbucks, GAP, and the University of Washington Foundation among many others. He is deeply committed to the development and education of our future leaders and has been a longtime advocate of the #ServantLeadership Model Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review.
Connect with Howard Behar:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/howard-behar-24ba274/
- It's Not About The Coffee: Leadership Principles from a Life at Starbucks
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Show Produced by: Niranjan Deshpande (Nick), Broken Frames Studio, www.brokenframesstudio.com
Creative Director: Maxim Sokolov, www.maximsokolov.com
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We have teamed up with Phin, a social impact company, to give back for each episode to the communities that we serve. To learn more or get involved with Phin for your company, visit: https://www.phinforgood.com/
This episode of #TBNE features the former president of Starbucks Coffee and is the author of "It's Not About The Coffee: Leadership Principles from a Life at Starbucks".
His career in business spans decades across consumer-oriented businesses covering a number of industries. He retired from Starbucks Coffee after 21 years where he led both the domestic business, as President of North America, and was the founding President of Starbucks International. During his tenure, he participated in the growth of the company from 28 stores to over 15,000 stores spanning five continents. He served on the Starbucks Board of Directors for 12 years before retiring.
Currently, a Trustee for the Sheri and Les Biller Family Foundation and is on the advisory board of Anthos Capital as well as having formerly served on the board for Starbucks, GAP, and the University of Washington Foundation among many others. He is deeply committed to the development and education of our future leaders and has been a longtime advocate of the #ServantLeadership Model Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review.
Connect with Howard Behar:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/howard-behar-24ba274/
- It's Not About The Coffee: Leadership Principles from a Life at Starbucks
Connect with Rob:
Show Produced by: Niranjan Deshpande (Nick), Broken Frames Studio, www.brokenframesstudio.com
Creative Director: Maxim Sokolov, www.maximsokolov.com
Special offer for #BearNation listeners who are interested in trying Brilliantly Warm (https://www.brilliantly.co/), use this 10% off discount code WELCOME10.
We have teamed up with Phin, a social impact company, to give back for each episode to the communities that we serve. To learn more or get involved with Phin for your company, visit: https://www.phinforgood.com/
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Be sure to check out Matt’s book, now available for presale, at www.matthewleesawyer.com.
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Show Produced by: Niranjan Deshpande (Nick), Broken Frames Studio, www.brokenframesstudio.com
Creative Director: Maxim Sokolov, www.maximsokolov.com
Special offer for #BearNation listeners interested in trying Brilliantly Warm (https://www.brilliantly.co/), use this 10% off discount code WELCOME10.
We have teamed up with Phin, a social impact company, to give back for each episode to the communities we serve. To learn more or get involved with Phin for your company, visit:
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