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Howard Schultz, the two-time CEO of Starbucks, who first made Starbucks what it is and then retired,

who then had to come back in and save Starbucks

once falling star to remake it again what it is today said i always wanted to do something to make

a difference here's why shultz was born in 1953 and was raised in the mean streets of bayview

housing project in brooklyn new york his mother worked as a receptionist and his father was most and was raised in the mean streets of Bayview Housing Project in Brooklyn, New York.

His mother worked as a receptionist and his father was mostly unemployed.

When his dad was employed, he held a variety of jobs, none of which paid much or offered

such basic benefits as medical coverage for him and his family.

When Schultz was seven, his father lost his job as a diaper service delivery driver

after breaking his ankle. At the time, sick pay or even legally mandated disability assistance were

luxuries to those in low-paying jobs. And in the ensuing months, the family was literally

too poor to put food on the table. It was a memory that Schultz would have and would carry with him through his adulthood.

During a vacation in Italy, Schultz had what he had, what he called his epiphany.

While sitting at one of Milan's mini espresso bars, he realized that coffee,

coffee shops there played an integral role in social life for Italians. It was a focal point for

the neighborhood where friends met, where they mingled, and where they lingered for all hours

of the day. Seeing this, he thought to himself, why not open a coffee bar like this in Seattle?

So now it's 1987, and he learned that Baldwin and Balker wished to sell their outlets. So after rounding up investors from Seattle,

Schultz purchased the original Starbucks chain

for $3.8 million.

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