John Mackey

Entrepreneur, Author, Conscious Capitalist, Co-founder of Whole Foods Market, and CEO of

[John Mackey @iamjohnmackey]

Certainty can end a conversation before it begins and prevent creative solutions from emerging. Curiosity changes the room: https://t.co/xW9TI9sis6

[John Mackey @iamjohnmackey]

Entrepreneurs look around and see opportunity. We’re oriented toward the future. We’re creative problem solvers. We’re optimistic.

I can sit down with a young entrepreneur who’s just launched their first startup or an older one with a series of successful exits, a fellow grocery store founder, or the creator of a tech company, and I just know we’re going to find acres of common ground.

[Principled Business @PrincipledBus]

🗣️ Capitalism is a win-win-win deal!

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[John Mackey @iamjohnmackey]

When I meet other entrepreneurs, there’s always a spark—an instantaneous recognition that we’re wired the same way. We might not agree on politics or religion or what to eat for lunch, but we view the world through a lens of possibility, and that creates an immediate bond.

[David Senra @davidsenra]

"Capitalism created the possibility of the win win win. It used to be a zero sum game where somebody won, somebody else lost.

The biggest mistake people make they still think we're in a zero sum world. They're obsessed with some billionaires because Bernie Sanders thinks that @JeffBezos and @elonmusk somehow stole the money from the people.

They don't understand that it's this prosperity machine that's creating more, not just for those billionaires, but for everything that they're touching. They're creating value for their customers, they're creating value for their employees. Their suppliers are flourishing, their investors are seeing their capital go up. It can be reinvested and compound.

All philanthropy ultimately comes from business. That's where the profits are.

Where does all the taxes come from? It ultimately comes from business as well.

This is the engine that's lifting humanity out. The entrepreneurs are the drivers of that engine. Somebody like Elon Musk, he gets a very, very, very tiny sliver of the value that he creates for the whole world."

— @iamjohnmackey

[Principled Business @PrincipledBus]

9 days until the Principled Business Summit.

@iamjohnmackey. @ZacharyLevi. @KelseyGrammer. @brockpierce.

And more investors, executives, entrepreneurs, and business leaders in Austin.

Secure your ticket before they sell out. Link in bio.

[John Mackey @iamjohnmackey]

Empowering your team changes everything. When you delegate with trust and clarity, you free yourself to focus on what truly matters: big-picture strategy, culture, and growth.

[John Mackey @iamjohnmackey]

Living and working with polarities challenges leaders to embrace complexity and move beyond binary thinking. Conscious leaders don’t try to eliminate these tensions. They learn to manage them skillfully, recognizing that sometimes the path forward isn’t choosing one side over the other. It’s learning how to bring out the best in both: https://t.co/itEsxmgiRh

[John Mackey @iamjohnmackey]

There is no more powerful source of creative energy in the world than an empowered human being.

[John Mackey @iamjohnmackey]

I turned 73 this month, and I've been thinking about a question people always ask me: If you could go back and give your 25-year-old self some life advice, what would you say?

Honest answer: he probably wouldn't have listened. And I wouldn't change a thing. Some of the best lessons had to be earned through mistakes.

But for anyone who'd listen, I want to share 10 lessons: https://t.co/kSszHSzZZX

[John Mackey @iamjohnmackey]

Choose love.

[John Mackey @iamjohnmackey]

Love is the most important thing in life. That’s why we’re here: to go deeper into love. That’s our higher purpose.

[Love Conquers Fear @LCFpodcast]

How do we make sense of a #universe this mysterious? @brettahurt's conversations with @LifeBeyondD, Chris Bache, Manoj Saxena, @MarkGoberAuthor, @JoelSchafer2, @iamjohnmackey, and Paige Britt point to a deeper reality rooted in #consciousness, connection, and love. (link in bio)

[John Mackey @iamjohnmackey]

I’m an optimist. I always have been.

The lens we look through shapes how we show up, for ourselves and for everyone around us, so let me share why I think optimism is worth choosing, deliberately and consistently:

https://t.co/xjj4tfDRWr

[FreedomFest @TheFreedomFest]

The spirit of independence lives in us.

Freedom requires people willing to think independently, challenge assumptions, and defend principles.

Join @adamcarolla @iamjohnmackey @naomibrockwell @RealSpikeCohen @nickshirleyy @cliftonduncan Barbara Kolm, @ChefGruel and hundreds more at #FFest26.

📍 Las Vegas
📅 July 8–11, 2026
📷 https://t.co/RxEoB3grEN

FreedomFest is just 1% of your year. What you gain can fuel the other 99%.

[John Mackey @iamjohnmackey]

Conscious leaders serve the business's higher purpose because they're personally aligned with it, and in doing so, they serve all stakeholders to elevate the business to a higher level.

[John Mackey @iamjohnmackey]

Six months after breaking my neck on the Colorado Trail at 72, I returned to the Appalachian Trail and hiked 171.4 miles. Here's what it taught me about aging and living well: https://t.co/rappvBZZdA

[David Senra @davidsenra]

"Capitalism created the possibility of the win win win. It used to be a zero sum game where somebody won, somebody else lost.

It's a prosperity machine that's creating more, not just for those billionaires, but for everything that they're touching.

Somebody like Elon Musk gets a very, very, very tiny sliver of the value that he creates for the whole world."

— @iamjohnmackey

[John Mackey @iamjohnmackey]

Here are three books I’ve read recently that I keep finding myself recommending to people. They cover very different ground, but each one left a real impression on me: https://t.co/I6WkICsjhD