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USF Grounded in Coffee
Johnson brought the story of Starbucks’ origins back to the Hilltop, where the idea of strong coffee and a chain of coffeehouses was born. About people, including alumni, students, faculty, and Starbucks employees, attended the Silk Speaker Series at the University of San Francisco event Oct. 16 in the Sobrato Center at War Memorial Gym.
In a question-and-answer discussion with Professor Sonja Martin Poole and several students, Johnson talked about leadership and said he believes the pursuit of profit is not at odds with the pursuit of doing good.
Make it Right
It was Johnson’s decision to shut down 8, U.S. Starbucks stores for anti-bias training for , employees in response to the arrest of two black men who were customers in a Philadelphia store. “We failed them, and we had to acknowledge that we failed them,” he said. “And we had to make it right.”
Starbucks succeeds, he said, because the company is focused on its employees. Part-time employees have h
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Zev Siegl
American keynote speaker and presenter (born )
Zev Siegl | |
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| Born | () December 28, (age&#;82) Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| Alma&#;mater | University of Washington |
| Occupation(s) | Businessman, speaker, presenter |
| Known&#;for | co-founder of Starbucks |
| Spouse | Robin Siegl |
Zev Siegl (born månad 28, ) is an American keynote speaker and presenter. He co-founded Starbucks, with Gordon Bowker and Jerry Baldwin, in , and was a director of the company during its first decade.[1]
Early life
[edit]Zev Siegl was born on December 28, , in Detroit, Michigan[2] to a Jewish family.[3][4] His father, Henry Siegl (–), was a concert violinist who, starting in , was the concertmaster of the Seattle Symphony Orchestra for 26 years. Siegl grew up in New York before moving to Seattle in [5][6] His mother, Eleanor Shapiro Siegl (–), was an educator and founder of The Little School,[7] now loca
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Starbucks
American multinational coffeehouse chain
This article is about the worldwide coffee chain. For other uses, see Starbucks (disambiguation).
Logo since | |
Headquarters at Starbucks Center in Seattle, Washington | |
| Company type | Public |
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Traded as | |
| ISIN | US&#; |
| Industry | Coffee shop |
| Founded | March&#;30, ; 53 years ago&#;(), in Pike Place Market, Elliott Bay, Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Founders | |
| Headquarters | Starbucks Center, Seattle ,United States |
Number of locations | 40,&#;() |
Area served | 87 countries |
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| Revenue | US$ billion&#;() |
Operating income | US$ billion&#;() |
Net income | US$ billion&#;() |
| Total assets | US$ billion&#;() |
| Total equity | US$&#; billion&#;() |
Number of employees | c.&#;,&#;() |
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| Website | |
| Footnotes&#;/ references Financials as of September&#;29, [update]. Re | |