Sheri Kersch Schultz is Howard's wife, a woman he meets at a Fourth of July outing in the Hamptons in 1978. Sheri is an interior designer who relinquishes her promising career in New York City when Howard's enthusiasm for working for a company called Starbucks convinces her that this will make Howard happy. Although she enjoys the life afforded by the eventual wealth provided by Starbucks success, Sheri endures cancelled family vacations and pre-empted times with her husband when critical business issues arise. Howard credits Sheri's unfailing support of him and his dreams for foundation of his success.