'The Path Is Not Linear': Starbucks GC-Turned-Adviser-to-CEO Reflects on In-House Career
"While it may not seem valuable at the time, you would be surprised at how much a certain experience will then pay off and help you in the future," said Zabrina Jenkins, adviser to CEO Laxman Narasimhan.
September 20, 2023 at 07:43 AM
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Career DevelopmentThe original version of this story was published on Corporate Counsel
Zabrina Jenkins never imagined she would end up as executive adviser to the CEO when she joined Starbucks as a junior in-house lawyer in 2005.
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