Choose to be present. Choose to let your heart open. Choose love over fear.
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John Mackey
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John Mackey
@iamjohnmackey
Entrepreneur, Author, Conscious Capitalist, Co-founder of Whole Foods Market, and CEO of https://t.co/YdfkihRbe7.
Austin, TX Katılım Ocak 2022
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Fair trade is conscious business in action.
In a previous Virtual Gathering, @iamjohnmackey and Paul Rice show how farmers, companies, and consumers can transform supply chains into systems of fairness, transparency, and shared value.
👉 go.consciouscapitalism.org/every-purchase… #FairTrade
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I recently spoke with the @CatoInstitute on the win-win mentality that powers free markets, why innovation outruns monopolies, and more: cato.org/free-society/w…
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Big news for the 3rd Annual Principled Business Summit, October 28–30, 2026, this year in Austin, Texas.
We’re thrilled to announce our first keynote, @iamjohnmackey, co-founder of Whole Foods Market and CEO of Love.Life.
For decades, John has been one of the most influential voices in modern capitalism, reframing how leaders think about purpose, entrepreneurship, and building businesses that truly serve people and communities.
This year is especially meaningful as 2026 marks 250 years of both the Declaration of Independence and Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations - a milestone moment to reflect on what capitalism has achieved, confront its challenges, and explore how principled leaders can shape the next century of freedom, prosperity, and human flourishing.
Join us in Austin and be part of the conversation. Secure your ticket today: principledbusiness.org/summit
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John Mackey transformed Whole Foods from a small Austin-based grocer to an industry-reshaping chain. In this Q&A with @MrRBourne, @iamjohnmackey breaks down the win-win logic of markets, the folly of government-owned grocery stores, and why innovation always outruns monopolies.
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My friends and I often host Jeffersonian dinners, and we’ve had so many wonderful and memorable conversations. One question. One conversation.
Here’s why I love a Jeffersonian dinner: johnpmackey.com/why-i-love-a-j…
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I had the pleasure of speaking with @iamjohnmackey about conscious capitalism and spiritual leadership.
We explored how business, at its best, can become a vehicle for moral and cultural development — not just profit.
Watch Conversation and Q & A here: youtu.be/WlcOrZIdm2o
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Just as happiness is best experienced by not aiming for it directly, profits are best achieved when they are not the primary goal of the business.
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Now that I’m 72, hindsight has made a lot of things about health much clearer. Here are ten lessons I wish I’d learned much sooner: johnpmackey.com/ten-things-ive…
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No matter how many times you forget, you can always go back in the next moment and choose love.
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When a flood nearly destroyed the original #WholeFoods store, neighbors and local customers helped clean up. One of them was Larry, who took things a step further by personally guaranteeing a loan for @iamjohnmackey after the bank said no. (link in bio)
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Today's food abundance is designed for profit over health, says @iamjohnmackey. He shares that his motivation for starting #WholeFoods wasn’t to fix a broken system, but to help people live healthier lives by giving them better options to choose from. (link in bio)
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"I'd pay my entire fortune to have one more night with my parents."
"I think about my parents. My dad died in 2004. My mom died in 1987, and I still have conversations with them. I ask for forgiveness for them, and I give them forgiveness. I'd pay my entire fortune to have one more night with my parents.
That'd be so great to be able to tell them how much I appreciate all the things they did and how much I loved them. And also, 'hey, Mom, I turned out okay.' So, we'll call that a minor regret in my life that I couldn't make my mother happy on her deathbed."
David Senra@davidsenra
My Conversation with John Mackey (@iamjohnmackey), co-founder of Whole Foods Market. 0:00 Fanatical Entrepreneurs: Why Work Feels Like Play 2:18 The Missionary vs. Mercenary Co-Founder Conflict 6:16 The Shirtless Hitchhiking Hippie and Johnny Rockefeller 8:12 Entrepreneur Confidence: Solving Puzzles and Cracking the Code 10:19 Flying Under the Radar: How Supermarkets Ignored Whole Foods 10:52 Venture Capitalists Are Hitchhikers With Credit Cards 14:03 Builder Entrepreneurs vs. Serial Entrepreneurs 16:31 Time Is the Only Filter I Trust 20:52 How Walmart Accidentally Fueled Whole Foods' Success 24:01 The Jaw-Drop Effect: When Customers First Walked In 27:17 Growth Through Acquisition: Building Geographic Platforms 29:19 Secret Allies: The Natural Foods Network 33:17 Mrs. Gooch's and the Revelation of Scale 34:52 Missionaries Sharing Financial Statements and Building Friendships 38:10 Never Competing Head-On With Friends 41:22 Going Public and Creating Liquidity for the Network 42:00 Continuous Learning: The Michael Dell Principle 44:10 Steve Jobs and Spotting Markets With Second-Rate Products 46:50 The Joy of Watching Team Members Become Millionaires 48:09 Capitalism: The Greatest Thing Humans Ever Invented 55:59 Cult Brands Are Built by Evangelists 58:01 Passion Is Infectious: The Reality Distortion Field 1:00:08 From Busboy to CEO: The Resume of an Entrepreneur 1:02:57 Learning From Near-Death Experiences 1:04:05 Money Means Freedom: Early Work Ethic 1:05:25 Shoe Dog as the Benchmark: Belief Is Irresistible 1:09:16 Documenting Time: Why Chronology Matters in Memoirs 1:11:14 Rockefeller, Bezos, and Musk: The Master Strategists 1:14:39 Using Doubt as Fuel: The Slow Burn of Proving People Wrong 1:20:04 Daniel Ek and Having No Ceilings 1:23:09 How His Father Shaped His Ambition 1:25:52 Firing His Father From the Board: The Hardest Decision 1:28:01 His Mother's Deathbed Wish and Lasting Regret 1:34:47 The Ceremony of Forgiveness 1:36:17 MDMA Therapy and Breathwork: Accessing Deeper Consciousness 1:38:54 The Entrepreneurial Journey as a Spiritual Journey 1:40:45 Conclusion Includes paid partnerships.
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"People are always telling an entrepreneur, 'It's not going to work.' You climb this wall of skepticism.
A lot of people, they get discouraged when people criticize them. It's like, 'You know, maybe they're right. Maybe it's not going to work.'
The entrepreneur says, 'No, you're wrong. It's going to work.' And it causes them to focus even deeper.
Many people would quit. The entrepreneur, no. It just makes me more determined to succeed."
—@iamjohnmackey
David Senra@davidsenra
My Conversation with John Mackey (@iamjohnmackey), co-founder of Whole Foods Market. 0:00 Fanatical Entrepreneurs: Why Work Feels Like Play 2:18 The Missionary vs. Mercenary Co-Founder Conflict 6:16 The Shirtless Hitchhiking Hippie and Johnny Rockefeller 8:12 Entrepreneur Confidence: Solving Puzzles and Cracking the Code 10:19 Flying Under the Radar: How Supermarkets Ignored Whole Foods 10:52 Venture Capitalists Are Hitchhikers With Credit Cards 14:03 Builder Entrepreneurs vs. Serial Entrepreneurs 16:31 Time Is the Only Filter I Trust 20:52 How Walmart Accidentally Fueled Whole Foods' Success 24:01 The Jaw-Drop Effect: When Customers First Walked In 27:17 Growth Through Acquisition: Building Geographic Platforms 29:19 Secret Allies: The Natural Foods Network 33:17 Mrs. Gooch's and the Revelation of Scale 34:52 Missionaries Sharing Financial Statements and Building Friendships 38:10 Never Competing Head-On With Friends 41:22 Going Public and Creating Liquidity for the Network 42:00 Continuous Learning: The Michael Dell Principle 44:10 Steve Jobs and Spotting Markets With Second-Rate Products 46:50 The Joy of Watching Team Members Become Millionaires 48:09 Capitalism: The Greatest Thing Humans Ever Invented 55:59 Cult Brands Are Built by Evangelists 58:01 Passion Is Infectious: The Reality Distortion Field 1:00:08 From Busboy to CEO: The Resume of an Entrepreneur 1:02:57 Learning From Near-Death Experiences 1:04:05 Money Means Freedom: Early Work Ethic 1:05:25 Shoe Dog as the Benchmark: Belief Is Irresistible 1:09:16 Documenting Time: Why Chronology Matters in Memoirs 1:11:14 Rockefeller, Bezos, and Musk: The Master Strategists 1:14:39 Using Doubt as Fuel: The Slow Burn of Proving People Wrong 1:20:04 Daniel Ek and Having No Ceilings 1:23:09 How His Father Shaped His Ambition 1:25:52 Firing His Father From the Board: The Hardest Decision 1:28:01 His Mother's Deathbed Wish and Lasting Regret 1:34:47 The Ceremony of Forgiveness 1:36:17 MDMA Therapy and Breathwork: Accessing Deeper Consciousness 1:38:54 The Entrepreneurial Journey as a Spiritual Journey 1:40:45 Conclusion Includes paid partnerships.
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John gave me some advice after our conversation. He said “David, when you’re my age you don’t think about the 5,000th Whole Foods store. You think about the relationships you have with other people.”
David Senra@davidsenra
My Conversation with John Mackey (@iamjohnmackey), co-founder of Whole Foods Market. 0:00 Fanatical Entrepreneurs: Why Work Feels Like Play 2:18 The Missionary vs. Mercenary Co-Founder Conflict 6:16 The Shirtless Hitchhiking Hippie and Johnny Rockefeller 8:12 Entrepreneur Confidence: Solving Puzzles and Cracking the Code 10:19 Flying Under the Radar: How Supermarkets Ignored Whole Foods 10:52 Venture Capitalists Are Hitchhikers With Credit Cards 14:03 Builder Entrepreneurs vs. Serial Entrepreneurs 16:31 Time Is the Only Filter I Trust 20:52 How Walmart Accidentally Fueled Whole Foods' Success 24:01 The Jaw-Drop Effect: When Customers First Walked In 27:17 Growth Through Acquisition: Building Geographic Platforms 29:19 Secret Allies: The Natural Foods Network 33:17 Mrs. Gooch's and the Revelation of Scale 34:52 Missionaries Sharing Financial Statements and Building Friendships 38:10 Never Competing Head-On With Friends 41:22 Going Public and Creating Liquidity for the Network 42:00 Continuous Learning: The Michael Dell Principle 44:10 Steve Jobs and Spotting Markets With Second-Rate Products 46:50 The Joy of Watching Team Members Become Millionaires 48:09 Capitalism: The Greatest Thing Humans Ever Invented 55:59 Cult Brands Are Built by Evangelists 58:01 Passion Is Infectious: The Reality Distortion Field 1:00:08 From Busboy to CEO: The Resume of an Entrepreneur 1:02:57 Learning From Near-Death Experiences 1:04:05 Money Means Freedom: Early Work Ethic 1:05:25 Shoe Dog as the Benchmark: Belief Is Irresistible 1:09:16 Documenting Time: Why Chronology Matters in Memoirs 1:11:14 Rockefeller, Bezos, and Musk: The Master Strategists 1:14:39 Using Doubt as Fuel: The Slow Burn of Proving People Wrong 1:20:04 Daniel Ek and Having No Ceilings 1:23:09 How His Father Shaped His Ambition 1:25:52 Firing His Father From the Board: The Hardest Decision 1:28:01 His Mother's Deathbed Wish and Lasting Regret 1:34:47 The Ceremony of Forgiveness 1:36:17 MDMA Therapy and Breathwork: Accessing Deeper Consciousness 1:38:54 The Entrepreneurial Journey as a Spiritual Journey 1:40:45 Conclusion Includes paid partnerships.
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John Mackey retweetledi
"Capitalism created the possibility of the win win win. It used to be a zero sum game where somebody won, somebody else lost.
The biggest mistake people make, intellectuals in particular, they still think we're in a zero sum world. They're obsessed with some billionaires because Bernie Sanders thinks that Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk somehow stole the money from the people.
They don't understand that it's this prosperity machine that's creating more, not just for those billionaires, but for everything that they're touching. They're creating value for their customers, they're creating value for their employees. Their suppliers are flourishing, their investors are seeing their capital go up. It can be reinvested and compound.
All philanthropy ultimately comes from business. That's where the profits are.
Where does all the taxes come from? It ultimately comes from business as well.
This is the engine that's lifting humanity out. The entrepreneurs are the drivers of that engine. Somebody like Elon Musk, he gets a very, very, very tiny sliver of the value that he creates for the whole world."
—@iamjohnmackey
David Senra@davidsenra
My Conversation with John Mackey (@iamjohnmackey), co-founder of Whole Foods Market. 0:00 Fanatical Entrepreneurs: Why Work Feels Like Play 2:18 The Missionary vs. Mercenary Co-Founder Conflict 6:16 The Shirtless Hitchhiking Hippie and Johnny Rockefeller 8:12 Entrepreneur Confidence: Solving Puzzles and Cracking the Code 10:19 Flying Under the Radar: How Supermarkets Ignored Whole Foods 10:52 Venture Capitalists Are Hitchhikers With Credit Cards 14:03 Builder Entrepreneurs vs. Serial Entrepreneurs 16:31 Time Is the Only Filter I Trust 20:52 How Walmart Accidentally Fueled Whole Foods' Success 24:01 The Jaw-Drop Effect: When Customers First Walked In 27:17 Growth Through Acquisition: Building Geographic Platforms 29:19 Secret Allies: The Natural Foods Network 33:17 Mrs. Gooch's and the Revelation of Scale 34:52 Missionaries Sharing Financial Statements and Building Friendships 38:10 Never Competing Head-On With Friends 41:22 Going Public and Creating Liquidity for the Network 42:00 Continuous Learning: The Michael Dell Principle 44:10 Steve Jobs and Spotting Markets With Second-Rate Products 46:50 The Joy of Watching Team Members Become Millionaires 48:09 Capitalism: The Greatest Thing Humans Ever Invented 55:59 Cult Brands Are Built by Evangelists 58:01 Passion Is Infectious: The Reality Distortion Field 1:00:08 From Busboy to CEO: The Resume of an Entrepreneur 1:02:57 Learning From Near-Death Experiences 1:04:05 Money Means Freedom: Early Work Ethic 1:05:25 Shoe Dog as the Benchmark: Belief Is Irresistible 1:09:16 Documenting Time: Why Chronology Matters in Memoirs 1:11:14 Rockefeller, Bezos, and Musk: The Master Strategists 1:14:39 Using Doubt as Fuel: The Slow Burn of Proving People Wrong 1:20:04 Daniel Ek and Having No Ceilings 1:23:09 How His Father Shaped His Ambition 1:25:52 Firing His Father From the Board: The Hardest Decision 1:28:01 His Mother's Deathbed Wish and Lasting Regret 1:34:47 The Ceremony of Forgiveness 1:36:17 MDMA Therapy and Breathwork: Accessing Deeper Consciousness 1:38:54 The Entrepreneurial Journey as a Spiritual Journey 1:40:45 Conclusion Includes paid partnerships.
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I recently had a fascinating conversation with @drmarkhyman on his podcast. Mark shared an idea that really resonated with me — something he calls “Notes from God.” Read more: johnpmackey.com/notes-from-god…
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My favorite picture from the John Mackey (founder of Whole Foods) episode. Out now!
David Senra@davidsenra
John Mackey. Whole Foods Market. Tomorrow. January 4, 2026. Available everywhere you get podcasts. @iamjohnmackey
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One of my favorite things about these first few special episodes of the show is that you can SEE my existing relationships with these founders. We laugh a lot, and we see the world in a very similar way. I respect and admire them all as people, and I appreciate you watching and listening so I can make more of these conversations public.
David Senra@davidsenra
John Mackey: Whole Foods created some fear in these other entrepreneurs that we were going to come to their territories. I kept saying: No, guys we aren’t going to compete with you head on. David Senra: [Breaks out laughing hysterically] What do you mean you’re not going to compete with them head on? John Mackey: There were markets we stayed out of for years. David Senra: And then what happened? John Mackey: Well, then we bought them. David Senra: [Still laughing] John. John. Come on man. You are unbelievably humble —and I don’t think that’s an act. But you are also this ruthlessly competitive conqueror. You admit to how competitive you are in the book. John Mackey: Yes, however…..
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