President & CEO Kevin Johnson has spent the last few years helping Starbucks make the leap from founder-led to founder-inspired by “honoring the past while imagining the future.” In this interview with Dean Hodge, you’ll hear about the courageous conversations facilitated within the company to create a safe and helpful space for difficulty discussion including the challenges faced around race and equity. Kevin shares some insights into the partner roundtables that look at languages, cultures, religions and more to connect each new Starbucks to the people and communities it will serve. He shows his pride in the ways team members have stepped up and adapted throughout the pandemic in service to others. Looking to the future, Kevin also discussing the vitality of prioritization and sequencing in touting quality over quantity for long-term success. With tens of millions of app users and Starbucks loyalists around the globe, there’s no question Kevin’s “simple job” is anything but that (even if it makes it look easy). Find out who he looks to for inspiration…as well as what he’s ordering to start each day!