Name Zev Siegl Role Entrepreneur | ||
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Education University of San Francisco Similar People Jerry Baldwin, Gordon Bowker, Howard Schultz, Mellody Hobson, Bill Bradley | ||
Zev Siegl on "Enabling Entrepreneurialism Within Your Company"
Zev Siegl (born December 28, 1942 in Alameda, California) is an American entrepreneur.
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- Zev Siegl on Enabling Entrepreneurialism Within Your Company
- Starbucks co founder zev siegl on how entrepreneurs can grow their businesses
- Early life
- Career
- Personal life
- References
Starbucks co founder zev siegl on how entrepreneurs can grow their businesses
Early life
Zev Siegl was born to a Jewish family on December 28, 1942 in Alameda, California.
Career
In 1971 Zev Sigel, teacher Jerry Baldwin, and writer Gordon Bowker established Starbucks Coffee Company and opened the original store in Seattle, Washington. Siegl, a former history teacher, was the only paid employee in the early days of the company. After ten years as Vice President he left Starbucks in 1980, which by then had expanded to six Seattle-area stores and a wholesale business.
Zev Siegl is also a founder of Quatermaine Coffee Roasters in Washington, DC, Peerless Pie in Seattle, and BuckleUp, later renamed Socialbeesstrategy.com.
From 2004 until mid-2012 he served as the Lead Advisor of the Small Business Development Center for Southwest King County (Seattle).
Personal life
Siegl lives in Seattle, Washington.