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John Mackey’s Journey From Ego Death to Building Whole Foods l HTS w/ DrG #403


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In this transformative episode, John Mackey shares his journey from a $45,000 vegetarian co-op in Austin to revolutionizing how America thinks about food. His psychedelic awakening showed him "there's only the one being" - a realization that became the foundation for conscious business practices serving customers, employees, suppliers, communities, and the environment equally.


We explore the four pillars of conscious capitalism: higher purpose beyond profit, stakeholder philosophy where everyone wins, conscious leadership focused on mission over compensation, and conscious culture where people flourish. John reveals how Whole Foods' self-insurance data exposed the health crisis - 10% of employees consumed 90% of healthcare dollars on preventable chronic diseases.


This led to his newest venture: Love.Life, a 45,000 sq ft wellness revolution in Manhattan Beach featuring healthy food, state-of-the-art fitness, biohacking recovery, integrative medicine, and three indoor pickleball courts. It's designed as medicine for loneliness - creating community connections that heal both business and personal relationships.


John's core philosophy: "Just love everyone all the time, no exceptions." Life is an eternal adventure with nothing to fear. Choose love moment by moment, practice forgiveness and gratitude, and remember - what we put out into the world reflects back to us. Business can be a force for healing when built on consciousness rather than pure profit.



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Timestamps:


0:00 - Introduction & Rapid Fire Questions

3:28 - Life-Changing Psychedelic Experience & Spiritual Awakening

7:25 - How LSD Knocked Him Off His Traditional Path

12:04 - Starting Whole Foods

21:01 - The Great Flood That Nearly Destroyed Whole Foods

25:51 - The Four Pillars of Conscious Capitalism

36:52 - "Love Is All There Is"

49:11 - The Genesis of Love Life

59:03 - Inside Love Life


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