Gill had all the trappings of success--money, possessions, a prestigious job--and then lost it all.
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Behind the scenes at one of America\'s most intriguing businesses, an inspiring friendship is born, a family begins to heal, and, thanks to his unlikely mentor, Michael Gill at last experiences a sense of self-worth and happiness he has never known before.
He Learns the value of hard work and humility, as well as what it truly means to respect another person.
For the first time in his life he experiences being a member of a minority trying hard to survive in a challenging new job.
The two seem to have nothing in common: She is a young African American, the daughter of a drug addict; he is used to being the boss but reports to her now.
But fate brings an unexpected teacher into his life who opens his eyes to what living well really looks like.
Having gone from power lunches to scrubbing toilets, from being served to serving, Michael was a true fish out of water.
With no money or health insurance, he was forced to get a job at Starbucks.
But in a few short years, he lost his job, got divorced, and was diagnosed with a brain tumor.
In his fifties, Michael Gates Gill had it all: a mansion in the suburbs, a wife and loving children, a six-figure salary, and an Ivy League education.
Now in paperback, the national bestselling riches-to-rags true story of an advertising executive who had it all, then lost it all--and was finally redeemed by his new job, and his twenty-eight-year-old boss, at Starbucks .
This story of how he is finally redeemed by his new job at Starbucks focuses on the lessons learned, and the value of hard work.
Gill had all the trappings of success--money, possessions, a prestigious job--and then lost it all
