Michael Gates Gill

Author of How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else

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How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like… 474 copies, 40 reviews
Fired Up!: From Corporate Kiss Off Entrepreneurial Kick Off Take Charge… 6 copies
Fired Up!: The Proven Principles of Successful Entrepreneurs 2 copies
How to Save Your Own Life: 15 Lessons on Finding Hope in Unexpected Places 1 copy
Como Starbucks me salvo la vida (Spanish Edition) 1 copy

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1940

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Yale University

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Advertising Executive (J. Walter Thompson)

Barista (Starbucks)

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Gill, Brendan (father)

Gill, Charles (brother)

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Michael Gates Gill grew up in a wealthy family in New York City. After dropping out of Yale University, he became a successful advertising executive at the J. Walter Thompson advertising agency. He ultimately lost his job at the age 63 and was diagnosed with a brain tumor shortly thereafter. With no job prospects, he reluctantly took a job at the coffee chain Starbucks and wrote a book about his experiences. The result How Starbucks Saved My Life was a hit and the film rights have been optioned by Tom Hanks.

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New Haven, Connecticut, USA

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New York, New York, USA

Manhattan, New York, New York, USA

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