Starbucks
Gary Hollenbeck is an accomplished technology leader with extensive experience in managing and delivering complex business solutions. Since January 2014, Gary has served as the Director of Tech Services for Portfolio Management and Agile Practice at Starbucks, where responsibilities include overseeing a diverse range of business solutions platforms and driving performance improvements. Prior to this role, Gary held various senior management positions at T-Mobile from 1999 to 2013, including Director of Application Support and IT Director for Enterprise Systems Development. Gary's expertise encompasses project management, vendor management, budget oversight, and technology road mapping. Earlier in the career, Gary worked as a Financial Administrator at Fluke Corporation from 1994 to 1998 and holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Business/Management from the University of Washington.
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Starbucks
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Starbucks ethically sources and roasts high-quality arabica coffee. They are known as the leading roaster and retailer of specialty coffee globally. Starbucks purchases, roasts, and serves award-winning coffee to its millions of customers. Their food and beverage offerings include Italian-style espresso beverages, cold blended beverages, seasonal drinks, hot breakfast, lunch, snacks, a bakery, and premium teas. Additionally, they sell merchandise like tumblrs and mugs as well as gift cards for special occasions. In some stores around the world, they sell alcoholic drinks. In everything they do, they always live by their mission: to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup, and one neighborhood at a time. Founded in 1971 by Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker, Starbucks began as a single store front in Pike Place Market. Originally, they sourced their beans from Peet's Coffee & Tea. Eventually, Alfred Peet stopped supplying his own beans and began to train a new Roastmaster for the company. Following this transition, they sold the company in the 1980's to Howard Schultz who had Italian Coffeehouse aspirations. Originally a coffee bean store, Howard set out to make Starbucks an espresso-based coffeeshop and led much of the expansion of the franchise. With shifts in leadership over time, a decade was spent growing market share and defining corporate social responsibility. Starbucks went on acquire several operations as part of their strategy such as Seattle's Best Coffee, Torrefazione Italia, and The Coffee Connection. Today, Starbucks operates in the US, Canada, UK, Europe, and Asia with about 32,000 stores worldwide.