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Lance Smith is an experienced design professional with a diverse background in architecture and interior design. Currently serving as Senior Design Manager and Senior Designer at Starbucks since October 2016, Lance previously held the role of Senior Designer at Gensler from March 2014 to September 2016 and Design Director for Starbucks China from August 2012 to February 2014, focusing on the East and South China markets and specializing in sustainability. Additionally, Lance co-founded ZEROLABOFFICE, where responsibilities included Design Director and Project Manager from March 2005 to March 2012. Past experiences also include roles as an instructor at the Shanghai Expat Learning Center and as a designer and architect at various firms, including Wood + Zapata Inc. and LEO A DALY. Lance holds a Master's in Architecture from Syracuse University and a Bachelor's in Architecture from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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Starbucks ethically sources and roasts high-quality arabica coffee. They are known as the leading roaster and retailer of specialty coffee globally. Starbucks purchases, roasts, and serves award-winning coffee to its millions of customers. Their food and beverage offerings include Italian-style espresso beverages, cold blended beverages, seasonal drinks, hot breakfast, lunch, snacks, a bakery, and premium teas. Additionally, they sell merchandise like tumblrs and mugs as well as gift cards for special occasions. In some stores around the world, they sell alcoholic drinks. In everything they do, they always live by their mission: to inspire and nurture the human spirit – one person, one cup, and one neighborhood at a time. Founded in 1971 by Jerry Baldwin, Zev Siegl, and Gordon Bowker, Starbucks began as a single store front in Pike Place Market. Originally, they sourced their beans from Peet's Coffee & Tea. Eventually, Alfred Peet stopped supplying his own beans and began to train a new Roastmaster for the company. Following this transition, they sold the company in the 1980's to Howard Schultz who had Italian Coffeehouse aspirations. Originally a coffee bean store, Howard set out to make Starbucks an espresso-based coffeeshop and led much of the expansion of the franchise. With shifts in leadership over time, a decade was spent growing market share and defining corporate social responsibility. Starbucks went on acquire several operations as part of their strategy such as Seattle's Best Coffee, Torrefazione Italia, and The Coffee Connection. Today, Starbucks operates in the US, Canada, UK, Europe, and Asia with about 32,000 stores worldwide.