John Mackey
The Visionary
The future, and what is barely possible, reads round the next corner.
John Mackey carries The Visionary designation on the strength of what he built and how he speaks about it. As co-founder of Whole Foods, he is a leader defined by founding conviction, the belief that a business can embody an idea rather than merely exploit a market. His appearance on The David Rubenstein Show reflects that orientation, a preference for purpose and possibility over process. Visionaries lead from imagination, and Mackey plainly does.
“I was on fire for healthy eating, organic and natural foods. We just were passionate. We were young. We were playing and having a grocery store. It was so much fun.”
“One morning I woke up and it popped in my brain, what about Amazon? Their technology could help Whole Foods. We flew up to Seattle and met with Jeff — it was like we were finishing each other's sentences.”
“Whole Foods has always been purpose driven since the very beginning. We always wanted to make the world a better place through natural organic foods. That's purpose first.”
The David Rubenstein Show: “John Mackey”
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