Business Leaders Cannot Be Bystanders.

You Cant Build Any Kind Of Organization If Youre Not Going To Surround Yourself With People Who Have Experience And Skill Base Beyond Your Own.

At An Early Age, My Mother Gave Me This Feeling That Anything Is Possible, And I Believe That.

Hiring People Is An Art, Not A Science, And Resumes Can't Tell You Whether Someone Will Fit Into A Company's Culture.

Whatever You Do, Don't Play It Safe. Don't Do Things The Way They've Always Been Done. Don't Try To Fit The System. If You Do What's Expected Of You, You'll Never Accomplish More Than Others Expect.

I Honestly Never Dreamed At The Time That I Would One Day Own The Starbucks And Or Be In A Position Where We Would Have More Than 10,000 Stores Around The World. It Has Just Been An Incredible Journey For All Of Us.