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we'll be sharing a special episode that is part of a series that we've created of

the greatest graduation speeches of all time. There have been some fantastic commencement

talks over the past few decades and we've collected the best of the best for you to enjoy

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of Howard Schultz, the Starbucks executive chairman and this is at Arizona State University

back in 2017. Thank you President Crow for that generous introduction. I really appreciate

our friendship and everything we are doing together. Thank you to the Arizona Board of Regents,

faculty and special guests. Congratulations to the graduating class of 2017 and for those

who are here to support you on this very very special day and to our 330 Starbucks

College achievement plan graduates so proud of you who have benefited from the Starbucks

and ASU partnership. I am incredibly proud to be your partner. Congratulations to all

of you. I would like to begin my time with you today by sharing your personal story.

Last year Starbucks coffee opened our first store in South Africa in Johannesburg. I had

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