John Mackey

And Dave and I had this call every month.

He canceled the next two months.

And then I thought, but I decided that day, I decided, you know what?

I don't have power anymore at Whole Foods.

I can't do what I think is best for the company.

I can't protect the team members.

I can't protect the culture.

It's time for me to go.

However, that's such a monumental decision that I didn't want to make that hasty.

So I wanted to think about it for a few months.

And I thought, if Dave will contact me and apologize for being a jerk, you know, maybe I'll stick around a little bit longer.

But he canceled the next two calls we were supposed to have.

And then they get back on, and it was like nothing had happened.

And it's like, okay, so that's how it's going to be.

And so then another three months, everything was kind of normal.

But I had kind of made this decision.

But I wanted to talk it over with people at Whole Foods that I love and trust.

I wanted to talk it over with my wife.

I wanted to make sure it was really the right decision, because I knew there was no going back.

So then it was pretty clear my heart was guiding me.