Monthly Archives: June 2025

June 3, 2025

Secret Sauce Success: Howard Behar, Founding International President of Starbucks (Episode # 428F)

Howard Behar, Founding International President and former Board member of Starbucks says the Starbucks “secret sauce” of success is people first at every level of the organization. Howard adds, “You grow the people, they grow the organization, and the organization grows the business.” Howard’s leadership took Starbucks from 28 stores to more than 15,000 on five continents.

His career accomplishments span 50 years in consumer-oriented businesses, to include 21 years serving at Starbucks. Today in his conversation with Dr. Karen, Howard reveals the importance of shared values, diverse abilities, and the Monday night dinners of H2O, the top three leaders. He also gives powerful examples of how backing the innovative ideas of team members paid off with meteoric success.

Get Howard Behar’s books “It’s Not About the Coffee” and “The Magic Cup”

Contact Howard Behar at hb@howardbehar.com; 206-972-7776

June 2, 2025

Leadership, Policy, and Business Impact in a Shifting U.S. Landscape

From Patrick Daly, Strategic Supply Chain and Logistics Advisor Consultant: In the latest episode of Interlinks, I was joined by Dr. Karen Wilson-Starks, President and CEO of TransLeadership, Inc., to unpack some of the most pressing issues emerging from recent U.S. policy changes. With over 30 years of experience advising values-based executives in the corporate …