We should all have the legal right to purchase health insurance from any insurance company in any state, and we should be able use that insurance wherever we live. Health insurance should be portable. John Mackey companyhealthinsurance Change image and share on social
There is nothing wrong with making money, but that's not particularly inspiring. John Mackey inspiremakemoney Change image and share on social
The idea that in the system, if you manage it in an optimum way, all of the constituent parts of the system also win, flourish, and benefit, is intrinsic to business and even to capitalism itself, properly understood. But people don't understand it because we're not taught to think that way. John Mackey benefitbusinesscapitalism share on social
Snatam Kaur is a yogini, and I find her music deeply spiritual. I feel more love and I feel more peace when I listen to her music. John Mackey deeplyfeelfind Change image and share on social
Health care is a service that we all need, but just like food and shelter, it is best provided through voluntary and mutually beneficial market exchanges. John Mackey beneficialcareexchange Change image and share on social
As a company grows, its purpose grows with it. It has the potential to evolve your purpose. John Mackey companyevolvegrow Change image and share on social
I kind of have this sense of mission now when we talk about success: I'd really like Whole Foods to contribute to the healing of America, and the success of that may be measured in decades rather than in months, but I think we're on the way to doing it. John Mackey americacontributedecade share on social
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 exception to that model. It's much easier to say, 'Yes, Whole Foods has been corrupted.' John Mackey bigcorporationcorrupt share on social
I tell students and young professionals all the time to follow their hearts, do what they truly love, and if it's business, run it by being grounded in ethical consciousness. John Mackey businessconsciousnessethical Change image and share on social
Healthier team members get a bigger food discount. We give our sickest team members an option to go through what we call the Total Health Immersion, where we take them off for a week, and we do intensive diet-and-lifestyle education. John Mackey bigcalldiet share on social