I was looking for the meaning of life when I was in college. And my deal with my dad was as long as I was taking a full course load, then he would pay. And the times that I wasn't… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
The world is getting more connected through technology and travel. Cuisines are evolving. Some people are scared of globalization, but I think people will… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
The way most people approach business - and the way they mostly teach in business school - involves the analytical mind. It divides it… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
“I realized that with everything I did from that point onward, I would have to ask myself this question: "How would I feel if… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
At a lot of companies founded on principles, the notion of making money is almost antithetical to the ethos of the place. From the… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
I think it's absolutely essential that the people that work for a company need to feel that they're part of something bigger - that… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
If you have a mental model that says big corporations are fundamentally greedy and selfish and exploitative, you don't really want to have an… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
The great thing about a culture is that once you really get it going, it evolves on its own. It's self-organizing. It's dynamic. It… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
A healthy society rests on three pillars: business, government and civil society, or non-profits. Each has a distinct and important role to play, and… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
Human beings are made up of many different values, and sometimes those values are in tension with each other. — John Mackey Copy Share Image
I was looking for the meaning of life when I was in college. And my deal with my dad was as long as I… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
Starting my own business was kind of a wakeup call in a number of different ways. I had to meet a payroll every week,… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
Free enterprise capitalism has been the most powerful creative system of social cooperation and human progress ever conceived, but its perception and its role… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
I've been doing long-distance backpacking since 2002 when I hiked the Appalachian Trail. You start to calm down and relax and get into the… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
We knew it was going to be a market, and we knew it was a food market. Well, what kind of food market? It's… — John Mackey Copy Share Image
As a company grows, its purpose grows with it. It has the potential to evolve your purpose. — John Mackey Copy Share Image
