John Mackey

Visionary Businessman Behind Whole Foods Market

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Austin, TX, USA
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John Mackey Biography

John Mackey is an entrepreneur and the co-founder and visionary of Whole Foods Market. In his 44 years of service as CEO, the natural and organic grocer grew from a single store in Austin, Texas, to 540 stores in the U.S., U.K., and Canada with annual sales exceeding $22 billion and more than 105,000 Team Members.

A pioneer of natural and organic foods and a passionate advocate for capitalism as a force for good, Mackey has also focused on building a more conscious way of doing business. His vision inspired the Whole Planet Foundation to help end poverty in developing nations, the Local Producer Loan Program to help local food producers expand their businesses, the Global Animal Partnership’s rating scale for humane farm animal treatment, and the Total Health Immersion program to promote health and wellness with Whole Foods Market Team Members.

A strong believer in free market principles, Mackey co-founded the Conscious Capitalism Movement and co-authored a New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling book entitled "Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business" to boldly defend and reimagine capitalism, and encourage a way of doing business that is grounded in ethical consciousness. In his 2020 follow-up, “Conscious Leadership: Elevating Humanity through Business,” Mackey provided a roadmap for innovative, values-based leadership.

Mackey has been recognized as one of Fortune’s “World’s 50 Greatest Leaders,” Ernst & Young’s “Entrepreneur of the Year Overall Winner for the United States,” Institutional Investor’s “Best CEO in America,” Barron’s “World’s Best CEO,” MarketWatch’s “CEO of the Year,” and Esquire’s “Most Inspiring CEO,” while Whole Foods Market was named to Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work for” list for 20 consecutive years.

A mission-driven entrepreneur, Mackey is deeply passionate about the connection between food and health. He is co-author of “The Whole Foods Diet: The Lifesaving Plan for Health and Longevity” and “The Whole Foods Cookbook: 120 Delicious and Healthy Plant-Centered Recipes.” His latest business venture, Love.Life™ unites the power of nourishing food, holistic medical care, and precision wellness therapies to make optimal, lasting health and vitality achievable. Mackey announced his new role as co-founder and CEO of the company following his retirement from Whole Foods Market in September 2022.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 10/10/2024.

John Mackey Speaking Topics

  • The Whole Foods Market Healthy Revolution

    A detailed conversation about the healthy eating program that Whole Foods Market has implemented for its team members. This program reverses and cures obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, heart disease, and many auto-immune diseases. Over time this program will radically improve the health of a company’s team members, while significantly cutting the cost of corporate health care.

  • Conscious Culture

    John discusses how to create or evolve an organization's culture to become both highly innovative and productive.

  • Conscious Leadership

    How leaders can personally grow and evolve to, in turn, grow and engage employees and the company itself.

  • Conscious Capitalism

    John discusses how a company's higher purpose can effect stakeholder integration, leadership, and culture... all for the better.

John Mackey Books

  • The Whole Story: Adventures in Love, Life, and Capitalism
    The Whole Story: Adventures in Love, Life, and Capitalism
  • The Whole Foods Cookbook
    The Whole Foods Cookbook
  • Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business
    Conscious Capitalism: Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business

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John Mackey is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as The Whole Foods Market Healthy Revolution, Conscious Culture, Conscious Leadership and Conscious Capitalism. The estimated speaking fee range to book John Mackey for your event is available upon request. John Mackey generally travels from Austin, TX, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Daymond John, Peter Diamandis, Van Jones, Ray Kurzweil and Paul Polman. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling John Mackey for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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