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With Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz mere months away from ceding his CEO title to Kevin Johnson, he’s still making big waves before stepping down in April. On Sunday night, Schultz sent a letter to Starbucks employees condemning President Trump’s executive order banning immigrants and refugees from seven countries (Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen) for a minimum of 90 days.

"I write to you today with deep concern, a heavy heart and a resolute promise," Schultz’s letter begins. “We will neither stand by, nor stand silent, as the uncertainty around the new administration’s actions grows with each passing day."

In his letter, Schultz vowed to hire 10,000 refugees over the next five years, assist employees who are part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and support Mexican customers and partners.

Other major corporations to speak out over the weekend included Tesla, Facebook, Apple and Microsoft.

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Nick Powills, CFE, founded No Limit Agency in 2008 and serves as Chief Brand Strategist for the Chicago-based firm. No Limit is a full-service communications agency that establishes and elevates brands by bridging Public Relations, Social Media, Marketing, Advertising, Digital, and a lot of creativity, to best strategize well-rounded and successful campaigns for 50+ global franchise brands. By presenting visionary ideas and building real relationships, No Limit is able to create effective media branding strategies to help companies grow. Nick currently leads a staff of writers, media strategists, designers, social media experts and digital producers in an office think-tank where brands are humanized for strong, compelling media stories. Prior to starting No Limit at the age of 27, Nick spent four years working at a franchise PR agency where he mastered the art of building rapport with media outlets and creating newsworthy pitches for earned media placements. He holds a Bachelor of Journalism from Drake University in Iowa.

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