The Business of Conscious Capitalism
John Mackey, co-founder and co-CEO of Whole Foods Market, spoke to students as part of the VIP Distinguished Speaker Series. The speaker series is presented by the Undergraduate Business Council. John on his first job at AstroWorld, and authoritarian bosses – 2:22 On what sets his leadership style apart – 3:33 On who he admires the most – 7:52 On the revolutionary conscious capitalism philosophy – 16:22 On the roadblocks to pursuing an ethical business strategy – 19:07 On following the fire in your heart – 23:38 On starting at the bottom in order to get to the top at Whole Foods – 30:37 On Whole Foods employees being so enthusiastic about cheese – 38:22 On his favorite new idea to battle obesity – 47:56
Video Rating: 5 / 5
Tagged with: Business • Capitalism • Conscious
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Why has no one looked at this? Mackey is a fascinating guy – smart, quirky, unceremonious, ready-fire-aim. He’s only a little loopy, but loopy like a fox. That “rahodeb” business – using a pseudonym to run down Whole Foods’ competition of Yahoo finance bulletin boards – was a little much, but with creative people, you sometimes need to be able to live with the loss in favor of the very steep upside.