{"id":36809,"date":"2017-02-03T09:52:06","date_gmt":"2017-02-03T14:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/blog\/former-starbucks-ceo-in-europe-in-september"},"modified":"2017-02-03T09:52:06","modified_gmt":"2017-02-03T14:52:06","slug":"former-starbucks-ceo-in-europe-in-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/blog\/former-starbucks-ceo-in-europe-in-september","title":{"rendered":"Former Starbucks CEO in Europe in September"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former Starbucks CEO <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/speakers\/jim-donald\"><b>Jim Donald<\/b><\/a> has been called a \u201cTurnaround King\u201d for his ability to take flailing brands from the edge of bankruptcy back to health. He will be travelling to Europe this autumn and is available for speaking engagements at a reduced rate. I highly recommend Jim for meetings focused on strong leadership or innovating from within.<br \/> \u00a0<br \/> Jim has been named one of the \u201cTop 25 CEOs in the World\u201d by the Best Practice Institute. While at Starbucks, he led record growth including five straight years of 20%+ annual earnings increases.<br \/> \u00a0<br \/>Jim shares his experience as a leader focused on innovation, quality, service, strong relationships within the community, and risk-taking.<br \/> \u00a0<br \/> For more information regarding Jim, please fill out the form below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Starbucks CEO Jim Donald has been called a \u201cTurnaround King\u201d for his ability to take flailing brands from the edge of bankruptcy back to [&#8230;] <br \/><a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leadingauthorities.com\/uk\/blog\/former-starbucks-ceo-in-europe-in-september\">Read More 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