Howard Behar: Founding President of Starbucks Coffee | #ThePlaybook 62

The Playbook With David Meltzer

David Meltzer, Entrepreneur.com

Entrepreneurship, Business, Careers

4.6 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2018

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Howard Behar, founding President of Starbucks Coffee, shares secrets to building a “people-focused business”, and the strategies he used to scale Starbucks from having 28 stores into the global force it is today. Howard discusses the principles of servant leadership that are essential for any executive, as well as the importance of having a plan for your life. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Dave Meltzer here and I sat down with the founder and president of Starbucks Coffee Howard Behar and it was one of the most interesting conversations because Howard taught me how to get a job.
0:12.0	He also taught me how to get a job. He also taught me how to interview and what specific
0:15.8	things that he looked for including the bottle of wine test. So remember, when you get
0:21.5	somewhere, be kind.
0:23.8	You'll learn about all of this and more
0:25.8	with me and Howard Behar on The Playbook.
0:29.5	This is Entrepreneurs The Playbook,
0:31.8	where each week I bring you some of the greatest athletes, celebrities,
0:35.7	and entrepreneurs to talk about their personal and professional Playbook to success and what made
0:41.6	them champions on the field and in the boardroom.
0:45.0	I'm your host and CEO of Sports One Marketing, David Melzer.
0:50.0	This Dave Melzer, CEO of Sports One Marketing here with Entrepreneur The Playbook and I have a special guest who allowed us to come into his home.
1:00.0	Howard Behar, good to see you.
1:02.0	Nice to see you. Nice to see you.
1:03.0	One of the founders and president of Starbucks and
1:06.0	Starbucks International, taking, as I have read, the company from about 28 stores to over 400,
1:11.0	which I think is such a critical piece.
1:14.0	What I'm going to start with is something
1:16.2	that probably most people don't.
1:17.6	It's radical humility.
1:20.8	My life changed.
1:22.2	I've been blessed my whole life, similar to yours, it seems, as success comes.
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