About this episode
Brian Niccol, the former CEO of Chipotle, began leading Starbucks earlier this week. Transforming the coffee shops back into third places will be a tough task. (00:21) Jim Gillies and Ricky Mulvey discuss: - The situation that Niccol is coming into at Starbucks. - Why previous leadership at the coffee giant didn’t work out. - A sporting goods retailer that may have reached bottom. Then, (18:22) Robert “Bro” Brokamp kicks off a two-part interview with Dave Hatter, a cybersecurity consultant at Intrust IT, about the Social Security database hack and how to make your personal information more secure. Visit our sponsor www.factormeals.com/foolpod50 Join us at our live podcast recording in Denver with Bigger Pockets on Wednesday, September 18: https://www.meetup.com/biggerpockets/events/303028272/ Companies discussed: SBUX, ASO Host: Ricky Mulvey Guests: Jim Gillies, Robert Brokamp, Dave Hatter Producer: Mary Long Engineer: Dan Boyd Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices