Dreams

Howard is a self-proclaimed dreamer, a characteristic of his personality he realizes even at a very young age. It is Howard's ability to dream that catapults him out of a severely restricted life and future in Brooklyn to become an international business success. Howard is able to dream bigger than the owners of the original Starbucks who are limited to their original business model and miss out on huge success. Howard's visit to Milan to experience the espresso cafés sets even more dreams in motion when he envisions his own network of Italian coffee shops in the U.S. Not everyone can see Howard's dreams but he reaches a moderate level of success on his own. When the opportunity to buy the original Starbucks store presents itself, Howard's dreaming mechanism kicks into high gear and he is able to convince investors that they too can have a...