John Mackey
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Habits and Hustle
Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story
No contract was offered.
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Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story
They were not.
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Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story
They were not.
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Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story
Right.
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Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story
I don't think they were going to force me out because I was too, you know, famous or, you know, that could be really bad if they forced me out.
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Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story
But they were glad I was leaving.
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Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story
That was pretty obvious.
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Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story
Yeah.
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Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story
Really?
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Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story
They were happy.
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Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story
I was like, sure.
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Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story
Because I was arguing with them about culture.
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Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story
I was fighting back.
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Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story
I was pushing back.
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Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story
I was never a yes man.
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Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story
Whole Foods is doing really well from a financial standpoint.
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Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story
Sales are very strong.
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Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story
Sales are growing very rapidly.
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Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story
I mean, I don't actually know, but the last year I was there, we'd gotten up to $22 billion in sales my last year.
Habits and Hustle
Episode 495: John Mackey: From Living Above a Store to $13.7 Billion Exit - The Whole Foods Story
I'd say they're probably at $26 or $27 billion now.